My grandfather owns a 1921 Phantom II RR and I 'd like to make him a model of it. I can’t find a kit though. I recall seeing an Italiari kit that I would have been able to convert about 6 years ago but haven’t seen it since. Can you help me?
Hi, try the Ebay (www.ebay.com), you should be able to find it there.
USS - If it’s a 1921 Royce, then it’s not a Phantom II. If it is indeed a Phantom II, then it would likely be a 1931.
I have a number of Phantom II models in both 1:24 and 1:16 scale. If you can get me the engine number of the plate mounted on the car’s firewall, I can tell you exactly what model it is, who did the coachwork and which model you will want to use as the basis for your replica.
You’ll also want to check a couple of things in terms of whether or not it’s a PII Continental (if it is, they’ll be an exhaust cut-off switch on the floor by the driver’s feet and whether what kind of air cleaner it has. Also, is it right-hand or left-hand drive - that’s going to be important for obvious reasons.
If it is truly a 1921 Royce then it’s a Silver Ghost and that’s a beast of an entirely different color.
Let me know. I’ve got a stack of Royce models in my workshop that I’d love to see someone build.
Andy.
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I’ll check my records and pull the history on 21JS. If it’s a Hooper bodied car, it likely has large proportions in the boot and rear quarter area. the stand-up air cleaners weren’t introduced in the '31 models, but the heat sheilds between the exhaust manifold and block were. Give me a few hours and I’ll get you the rest of the history on the car and the engine.
Monogram made a 1:24 version of the Picadilly Roadster. This would be the easiest piece to convert into a Hooper-bodied DHC. Revell (1:16) and Pocher (1:8) also offered versions of a Sedanca (Gurney Nutting Body) that could be converted into a drop-head. I need to see the bonnet and scuttle and then I can offer a little more help. Hooper-bodied Royce were big cars so you’re probably going to need to do some body work. The 1:16 Sedanca from Revell may be a good donor model as it’d be easy to drop the head. Plus, it already has the rear-mounted trunk on the boot, a common feature of Hooper cars.
By the way - what are the interior and exterior colors and are they original. Also, since it’s not a Continental, I’d expect the spare tires to be side-mounted. Is that so? Also, do you know if the wheels are wearing their spats or are the spokes exposed?
Andy.