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Before the 2008 Williamsburg meet, John stopped by New York and picked up his
newly purchased 2005 Arnage R Mulliner saloon, LC510814. This car, too, won an
award: Second Place in the Bentley GT/Spur/Azure Concours class. Burgundy over
Black Velvet with Signal Red coachlines, special wood, cocktail requisites, and a
unique color of interior leather. (RROC member Woody Richey was the one who
spec’d the car for the original owner.)
Although John loves the big coachbuilt cars, he chose to
own modern ones because his business kept him busy and he
wanted to be able to get in a car and go. By 1990 John was able
to begin keeping his cars instead of selling them, and so he
zeroed in on low-production models with bespoke features.
John has the distinction of having purchased the last car sold
by Rolls-Royce in 1999. While relaxing on New Years Eve of
1999, he received a phone call from a dealer who just needed
to close his year with one more sale of a 1999 Silver Seraph.
After discussions, John acquiesced and purchased the car, his
first new Rolls-Royce. Since California is just about the end of
the dateline, his claim of having made the last purchase of the
year is valid.
Whenever I see John I always have to ask if he has a new car
because chances are he will. By the time you read this, a 2006
Goodwood Phantom will have joined his stable.
John is an educated enthusiast and 40-year RROC member
from whom you will learn a lot when you chat with him. He is
one of only two of the founding San Diego region members to
have kept his membership current since 1972 and the lwb
Shadow he drove at our first meet still lives in San Diego, but
with a different owner.
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This 1972 P VI (PRH4703*) Park Ward limousine A few cars have the hooded tail light
was purchased new by Sir Lew Grade (1906–1998), cluster, as shown here, similar to the
a showbusiness impresario and television company Park Ward SC III 2-door models.
executive known as the “King of Showbiz World” in
Britain for his dynamic leadership of Associated Tele-
Vision (ATV) Corporation. The car was ordered in
August 1971, took nine months to finish, and rang up
at about £15,000. It was used by him until his death
and remained in the family until his wife’s death a few
years ago.
The car is uniquely fitted with custom removable
burl wood picnic tables on the front fenders and
bumper-mountable leather stools, a custom burl wood
entertainment cabinet (TV and radio), a cocktail service
in the rear compartment, and a wine cooler in the
trunk. The rear compartment is upholstered in dark
red velour and has wool carpet, the seats are poweradjustable
and have gold-trim pillows. There are two rear jump * The P VI uses the Silver Shadow’s serial numbering system. The P V and
seats and a fixed glass sunroof with sliding curtain cover. The VI were initially not that different from each other, and it is not clear at what
time the Company settled on the decision to issue a new model designation.
rear and side windows are fitted with gold-trimmed privacy curtains.
The front compartment is finished in matching leather. in 1968, is still called a “P V” on its Sales
This indecision is evident in the fact that the first production P IV (PRH4108),
Card.
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9146 THE FLYING LADY January / February 2009
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