{"id":33366,"date":"2017-06-15T04:52:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T08:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/rare-sighting-of-field-marshall-montgomerys-rolls-royce-phantom-iii\/"},"modified":"2017-06-15T04:52:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T08:52:17","slug":"rare-sighting-of-field-marshall-montgomerys-rolls-royce-phantom-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/rare-sighting-of-field-marshall-montgomerys-rolls-royce-phantom-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Sighting of Field Marshall Montgomery\u2019s Rolls Royce Phantom III"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Field Marshal Montgomery\u2019s Rolls-Royce Phantom 3
Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Although he was nicknamed \u201cthe Spartan General\u201d due to his strict military bearing and ascetic lifestyle, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery greatly appreciated\u00a0mechanically efficient and powerful vehicles\u00a0for\u00a0his own personal transportation, for that, he demanded the best car. Inevitably, the selection criteria for engine power, stately countenance and endurance fell to the makers of the best car of known to man\u00a0\u2013 Rolls Royce.<\/p>\n

A veteran of both World Wars, the British Field Marshal had the use of three Rolls-Royce Phantom IIIs. As a consequence of a deeply historic car combined with a fabled owner, Bernard Montgomery\u2019s three Rolls-Royce Phantom IIIs will be appearing in a gathering of the greatest Phantoms from the last 92 years in Mayfair, London.<\/p>\n

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The Rolls-Royce \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom 3, one of Monty\u2019s Triple joins the lead up to the opening of the fair as Rolls-Royce Phantoms from all over the world journey to London to share their legendary histories
Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dubbed \u201cThe Great Eight Phantoms\u201d, a Rolls-Royce Exhibition slated for the end of July, Monty\u2019s Triple joins the lead up to the opening of the fair as Rolls-Royce Phantoms from all over the world journey to London to share their legendary histories and stand witness to the arrival of the next generation of the world\u2019s most recognisable and celebrated luxury car, the eighth generation of the Phantom.<\/p>\n

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Field-marshal Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein, one Of England\u2019s greatest soldiers Since Wellington was known as \u201cThe Spartan General\u201d. He loved his Rolls-Royce Phantoms, especially his \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III.\u00a0He ended his military career as Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO with a\u00a0uniform with ten rows Of ribbons. He is considered the longest service Officer in the British Army.
Photo: ANL\/REX\/Shutterstock (1357743a)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A gifted military tactician, Montgomery was\u00a0notorious for his lack of tact and diplomacy. So much so that mentors and friends would make remarks on his \u201clack of tact and egotistical outlook which prevented him from appreciating other people\u2019s feelings\u201d. Thus, it is historical irony that this keen believer in the power of image would cultivate such a prickly demeanour and yet choose to use a symbol of elegance and stateliness like the Rolls-Royce Phantom to convey his preferred attributes of\u00a0permanence, solidity and reliability. To Monty, the Rolls-Royce Phantom III was a bulwark of strength and visual representation of endurance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable.\u201d \u2013 Winston Churchill on Montgomery<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The first of Monty\u2019s Triple Phantoms,\u00a0a 1936 model coachbuilt by Freestone & Webb, was owned by the head of English Talbot Motor Company, Frederick Wilcock. Then, as declarations of war were being made against Nazi aggression, the Ministry of War Transport Section requisitioned the Rolls-Royce Phantom for use as Montgomery\u2019s personal transport where he ferried\u00a0Winston Churchill, General Eisenhower and King George VI to D-Day planning sessions at his base in Southwick House, Hampshire. Where luxury car meets legendary leaders and great historical events, the provenance which accrues is simply awe-inspiring. Yet, of the trio of Monty\u2019s Triple, it is his \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III which is Montgomery\u2019s most beloved.<\/p>\n

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the \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III featured a signature front-sloping windscreen that made the car 15 per cent more aerodynamically efficient than the standard configuration
Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Present at the July \u201cThe Great Eight Phantoms\u201d Rolls-Royce Exhibition, Montgomery\u2019s\u00a0Rolls Royce \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III was originally commissioned\u00a0\u00a0for Alan Samuel Butler, Chairman of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, with bodywork by HJ Mulliner of Chiswick, the \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III featured a signature\u00a0front-sloping windscreen that made the car 15 per cent more aerodynamically efficient than the standard configuration, further enhanced by the enclosed spare tyre and swept tail design in the rear.<\/p>\n

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The Rolls-Royce \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III served Montgomery, plying the streets of London to\u00a0eminent addresses as 10 Downing Street, the War Office on Whitehall, the British Prime Minister\u2019s country residence Chequers, and military operations centres such as Northwood in Hertfordshire and eventually, as World War II came to a close,\u00a0the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers-Europe in Rocquencourt, near Versailles, France.<\/p>\n

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Elmwood dashboard of the Montgomery Rolls-Royce Phantom 3, worth taking a wristshot with during \u201cThe Great Eight Phantoms\u201d, a Rolls-Royce Exhibition slated for the end of July Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Heck, I\u2019d take a ride in Montgomery\u2019s Rolls-Royce Phantom 3 during \u201cThe Great Eight Phantoms\u201d, a Rolls-Royce Exhibition just so I could say I shared a seat with history\u2019s legends. Photo: James Lipman \/ jameslipman.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It is not clear how the\u00a0\u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom became personally owned by Monty but the Field Marshal retained use of it after the war, carrying other luminaries of the era like \u00a0the Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand till his retirement from the position of Deputy Supreme Commander of\u00a0NATO\u00a0in Europe in 1958, thereafter, he used the Rolls-Royce \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III till 1962 as a civilian.<\/p>\n

In preparation for\u00a0\u2018The Great Eight Phantoms\u2019 Exhibition, the \u2018Butler\u2019 Phantom III underwent\u00a0extensive refurbishment at Rolls-Royce specialist P&A Wood in Essex, England.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Great Eight Phantoms\u2019 Rolls-Royce Exhibition, will take place in Mayfair, London, at the end of July\u00a02017 and it would the first and only opportunity for members of the public to see this legend before it attends the \u201cinvite only\u201d\u00a0Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance in the United States in August, after which it will return to its current owner\u2019s private collection.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to own one of Monty\u2019s Triple, a 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III owned by the Field Marshall and used to drive King George VI, General Eisenhower and Winston Churchill to secret D-Day meetings, is on sale with Cheshire Classic Cars for \u00a3199,995<\/p>\n

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