31/08/2026
Did you know...? 🧐
This extraordinary 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, chassis 3AX79, was commissioned by Alan Samuel Butler, chairman of De Havilland Aircraft Company.
Inspired by aviation, its unique Mulliner body featured a streamlined tail, a reverse-raked windscreen tested in De Havilland’s wind tunnel, and even an altimeter on the dashboard.
During WWII, Butler offered the car to the War Office. It went on to serve General Alan Brooke, carrying some of the most important figures of the era, including King George VI, Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower.
After covering an astonishing 300,000 miles, it was later assigned to Field Marshal Montgomery, who loved it so much that he eventually bought it — earning the Phantom its nickname, “Monty’s car.”
Beautifully restored by us at P&A Wood, it still retains its original leather and even a burn mark on the dashboard, believed to have been left by Churchill’s cigar.
A remarkable Rolls-Royce with an equally remarkable history.
