Wednesday 2nd October 1935

Rolls-Royce announced their new 7.3 litre, 12-cylinder Phantom III, costing £1,850. It replaced the Phantom II and was the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the 1998 introduction of the Silver Seraph. Over 700 V12 Phantom III chassis were constructed from 1936 to 1939; many have survived.