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Brewster’s 1930 Playboy roadster body on a Springfield-built Phantom I chassis is the defining detail here, one of approximately 13 such conversions, with family correspondence documenting its long life from 1952 onward. The record also includes a 1934 front-end collision, aluminum and wood repairs, a reported 240,000 miles by the early 1950s, and unresolved deficiencies noted in a 1954 letter to Momo.

Strengths

  • Springfield-built New Phantom with documented 1930 Playboy coachwork installed by Brewster & Co.
  • The 1992 refurbishment combines a documented engine overhaul with body, wood-frame, brightwork, and period-fitting work by named restoration shops.

Watch For

  • The car underwent repairs after a front-end collision in 1934.
  • The refurbishment included a repaint in Sapphire Blue and repairs to the aluminum body and wood framework
  • Landis Gores' correspondence states that the car had been driven 240,000 miles by the early 1950s, while the current five-digit odometer shows 57,000 miles.
  • A 1954 letter to the Momo Corporation describes unresolved deficiencies in earlier shop work.