10 Sweet Classic Cars

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9. 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I

The Phantom was Rolls-Royce’s replacement for the original Silver Ghost. Introduced in 1925 the Phantom I was the second 40/50 horsepower model built by Rolls Royce. To differentiate between the two, Rolls-Royce renamed the old model “Silver Ghost” and the new model “New Phantom.” When The New Phantom was replaced by a new model it was renamed Phantom I and the new model named Phantom II. The Phantom I used a pushrod OHV straight-6 engine, constructed as two groups of three cylinder with a single detachable head. In 1928 the cylinder heads were changed from cast iron to aluminium, this caused the Phantom I to be plagued with corrosion problems. A grand total of 3,509 Phantom Is were produced, 2,269 in the UK and 1,240 in the US.