Chassis No. 61OR

Engine No. QP65

Upon its founding in 1927 by John Donald "Jack" Barclay, Jack Barclay Ltd. serviced London with a dealership and service center at Hanover Square and a smaller dealership in the Battersea neighborhood. In 1929, one M. Poulson ordered a long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom I through the Hanover Square dealership with Sedanca De Ville coachwork by Barker & Co. A digital copy of the original Rolls-Royce build sheet shows that chassis number 61OR completed its final production in Derby on 13 August of that year. The car was then dispatched to Barker & Co., where it would be finished on 23 September and delivered to its first owner shortly afterward. Even after a 25 percent discount was applied, the new Phantom cost £1,850, which would be nearly $185,000 today.

According to documentation provided by the Rolls-Royce Foundation, the car was imported to the United States by 1968, as it was listed for sale in the Rolls-Royce Owner's Club classifieds. The listing shows that the car was owned by T.D. Flemming of Atlanta, Georgia. More interestingly, the listing indicates that the original Barker & Co. Sedanca De Ville bodywork had been replaced by a Tourer body by Duff & Adlington. The accompanying digital copy of the owner's card also mentions the car having a Duff & Adlington Tourer body, although the name is misspelled. The car was then shown to have been purchased by Alain Lewing of St. Louis, Missouri, in April 1969.

The car went to James E. Alverson of Kennesaw, Georgia, and then to George D. Cummans of Gadsden, Alabama, in February 1976. The car was next purchased by Claudius A. Cochran, also of Gadsden, Alabama, on 14 November 1986. Prior to their ownership, the car was restored and received its final Barker & Co. Tourer coachwork, which is believed to be an original body and is still on the car today. Being the last name listed on the ownership card, the car is thought to have remained in the southern United States as the current owner purchased the car from the previous owner in Alabama, in 2014. Under the care of the current owner, the car received a cosmetic restoration, bringing the car up to the same standard seen throughout the other cars offered from The Gregorie Neck Collection.

Please note, this vehicle is titled by its engine number QP65.