58L-Y8 Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 For Sale: 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Saloon by Hooper - $105,000 - Project - Wimberley, TX 1936 Rolls Royce - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org) Seller's Description: 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III saloon, w/ Hooper body. V-12 engine. in dry storage 20+ years. starts/runs. tires good, fresh oil, new battery. could use a little paint. more inf/pics upon request. offers? Contact: Tom (512) 9-four-0-3-5-six-8 Copy and paste in your email: d3065641b31d3c788bf8abcdbd6a21c9@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Saloon by Hooper - Project.
George Smolinski Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 A little paint is measured in gallons on this one.
alsancle Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 Actually, an attractive PIIi Rolls-Royce. Most are not attractive. Just remember, it’s a 75 to 100 K engine rebuild.
edinmass Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, alsancle said: Actually, an attractive PIIi Rolls-Royce. Most are not attractive. Just remember, it’s a 75 to 100 K engine rebuild. Not anymore……….your way under the number………….
Matt Harwood Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Rolls-Royce management: Hey, let's build a V12 that's more than twice as complex as our sixes! Rolls-Royce engineers: No problem. We'll use a dozen fasteners wherever two would work. Management: And bellcranks. Dozens of tiny little bellcranks. For everything. Engineers: Already on it. How about a valvetrain with three times the usual number of moving parts? And two ignition systems? Management: Perfect! Engineers: You know, we should probably write some kind of shop manual so it can be serviced in the field. Management: Nah. It'll be fine. Edited April 25, 2022 by Matt Harwood (see edit history) 3 1 6
alsancle Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: Rolls-Royce management: Hey, let's build a V12 that's more than twice as complex as our sixes! Rolls-Royce engineers: No problem. We'll use a dozen fasteners wherever two would work. Management: And bellcranks. Dozens of tiny little bellcranks. For everything. Engineers: Already on it. How about a valvetrain with three times the usual number of moving parts? And two ignition systems? Management: Perfect! Engineers: You know, we should probably write some kind of shop manual so it can be serviced in the field. Management: Nah. It'll be fine. Matt, in fairness you’re describing much of the P2 also. I think they really screwed up with the engine placement and hood length. A Phantom II is almost always much more attractive than a Phantom III. Hindsight being 20/20, they probably should’ve just continued to improve the PII design and called it the PIII.
edinmass Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: Rolls-Royce management: Hey, let's build a V12 that's more than twice as complex as our sixes! Rolls-Royce engineers: No problem. We'll use a dozen fasteners wherever two would work. Management: And bellcranks. Dozens of tiny little bellcranks. For everything. Engineers: Already on it. How about a valvetrain with three times the usual number of moving parts? And two ignition systems? Management: Perfect! Engineers: You know, we should probably write some kind of shop manual so it can be serviced in the field. Management: Nah. It'll be fine. Matt…..a PIII is about five times more complicated than a P1 or P2 six. They are absolutely terrible to work on. And a nightmare to make go down the road correctly after a tractor mechanic has had his hands on it. See the peeling paint? Take a look at the corrosion where it has fallen off………think that will clean up with a acid wash? Nope……..can you say skin the car? The handful of PIII that I have played with, the coachwork is not very well done…….more like slapped together. I’m certain they are not all that way…….but the majority are………think like Austin Princess . Edited April 25, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 1
bryankazmer Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 The old movie "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" is brought to mind.
prewarnut Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 ...just needs some zinc chromate primer - if you can find it. The stuff I used to have was canary yellow at that!
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