Vehicle Description
1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom V James Young Limousine LHD: 1960 New York
Auto Show CarIf you had stopped by the New York Auto Show in the
spring of 1960 and breezed past the Rolls-Royce stand, one of the
cars you would have seen would have been this exact Left-Hand Drive
Phantom V James Young Limousine chassis 5LAS73. There it sat
proudly displaying the height of British luxury and the specific
ways in which it could be tailored for you, not least of which was
to have the extremely elegant offerings by James Young in terms of
coachwork, over and above the more staid Park Ward versions. Just
out of long-term storage, the car is not presently running and will
require mechanical recommissioning to return it to the road.
Regardless of this, its aesthetics remain in very tidy order, the
paintwork being finished in a two-tone coppery red with rose
metallic roof and the interior in magnolia leather hides to front
and rear. It is not quite clear whether the car's original owner,
C.F. Seabrook of Seabrook Farms Inc. had already commissioned the
car, or if he was enamored with it at the New York Auto Show and
acquired it there and then. Either way, he and his family remained
enamored with it for some 24 years. It was not until 1984, when
John Seabrook, presumably the son of the original owner advertised
the car in the Flying Lady, Rolls-Royce Owners Club publication,
where it is listed as having covered 36,000 miles from new. The
next owner was Barry Cooney of Portland, Oregon, who elected to buy
the Phantom from the Seabrooks and drive it all the way home,
recording his fascinating journey in the May/June edition of The
Flying Lady. In the entire ensuing near 40-year period a mere
13,000 miles have been added to its 1984 tally, for a total figure
of just 49,498 today. Coachwork by James Young, Design PV15Chassis
no. 5LAS73Engine no. PV36A The 1960 New York Auto Show Car Original
USA delivery, Factory Left-Hand Drive Example Original ownership
from 1960-1984 Featured in The Flying Lady recording a
transcontinental tour in 1985Price: $67,500
