Before Leonardo DiCaprio starred in 'The Great Gatsby' it was Robert Redford, and he drove this 1928 Rolls-Royce in the 1974 movie.
The 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton used in the 1974 movie adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel"The Great Gatsby" is headed to auction. It's part of Worldwide Auctioneers' upcoming Auburn, Indiana, sale, scheduled for Sept. 1-3.
The Rolls was prominently featured in the movie, which starred Robert Redford as enigmatic aristocrat Jay Gatsby. Following the plot of the novel, Gatsby was a wealthy Roaring Twenties partier looking to win the heart of Daisy Buchanan , and his car was part of that characterization.Fitzgerald made Gatsby a Rolls owner.
This car—chassis S304KP—was perhaps chosen for the movie role because it features Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton bodywork from coachbuilder Ascot, with the multiple windshields described in the book. It was repainted and had its interior upholstery dyed green to match the description in the novel. It was also recently given a"no-expense-spared restoration," according to the auction listing.
As a Phantom I, this car is the ancestor of Rolls' current flagship. Its inline-6 engine likely seemed impressive in the 1920s, but to maintain its luxury top-dog status,
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