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Owls Head Transportation Museum will be participating in the 2022 Misselwood Concours d'Elegance, held at the Misselwood Estate at Endicott College. This year's theme is "Celebrity and Movie Cars," and OHTM will be exhibiting the museum's 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer.
This 1929 Springfield Rolls-Royce is part of the museum’s permanent collection. In addition to its beautiful lines, the automobile also has a unique history. The car’s original owner was silent film actress Clara Bow, best known as the original Hollywood “It” Girl. Bow was 24 when she took delivery of the Rolls-Royce in December 1930 at Paramount Studios.
The chassis of the Rolls-Royce was built in Springfield, Mass. after American investors obtained a license to build Rolls-Royce vehicles following World War I. Vehicles manufactured at the Springfield factory during the approximately decade-long production run are known as Springfield Rolls-Royces. The Springfield plant built about 20 Derby Tourers, the model of the Clara Bow car, in 1929. To date Springfield is the only location outside of the United Kingdom where Rolls-Royce vehicles have ever been built, thus the Clara Bow car’s significance as a Massachusetts built vehicle.
More information about the 2022 Misselwood Concours d'Elegance is available at:
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