1931 Phantom I Marlborough Town Car by Brewster
Only ten examples of Brewster’s distinctive Marlborough Town Car were constructed on the Phantom I chassis, making it one of the rarest formal coachwork designs of the period.
This particular configuration featured an open chauffeur’s compartment with a folding convertible top over the rear passenger compartment, allowing occupants the option of open-air motoring while retaining formal town car appointments.
The Marlborough’s crisp lines included front doors that flowed into the cowl, complemented by a relatively low roofline and blind rear quarters.
Built during 1931, the final year of Phantom I production at Rolls-Royce’s Springfield, Massachusetts factory, these cars represented American coachbuilding at its most refined.
Power came from the Phantom I’s 468-cubic-inch inline-six with overhead valves, while the formal town car body style catered specifically to chauffeur-driven service.
Brewster, owned by Rolls-Royce of America since 1926, maintained its reputation for elegant proportions and carefully executed craftsmanship on these limited-production examples.
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