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Rolls-Royce Phantom IV 4AF20 – Aga Khan III

Historically documentedChassis 4AF20
IDENTIFICATION CARD · ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM IV CHASSIS 4AF20
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Identity

Chassis number4AF20
ModelRolls-Royce Phantom IV
Engine numberP10A1 Independently researched
Body number97501 Independently researched
CoachbuilderHooper
AuthenticationHistorically documented
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Why this car matters

Built to the specifications of the Aga Khan III; Gooding reports an unbroken ownership history from new.

How rare is it?

Model rarityNot yet assessed
Specification rarityNot yet assessed
Colour rarityNot yet assessed
Individual rarityNot yet assessed
Historical rarityNot yet assessed
Survival rarityNot yet assessed

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

History & provenance

Ownership, competition, restoration and sales, in date order.

  1. 1952
    Delivery Sedanca de ville by Hooper, delivered to Aga Khan III.2
  2. 2011-08
    Auction Offered at Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, lot 132 (estimate US$850,000–1,100,000; result not shown).1

Known modifications

None documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

Technical specifications

Values specific to this car. The general specification is on the model page.

No car-specific values recorded – see the model page for the Phantom IV specification. Have a source? Contribute it.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Sedanca de Ville, lot 132, Pebble Beach 2011 Level C Gooding & Company
    • Engine no. P10A
    • Body no. 9750
    • Lot 132, estimate
    • “Custom-Built to the Strict Specifications of the Aga Khan III”
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  2. 2
    1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Sedanca de Ville, chassis no. 4AF20 (lot 104, Important Collectors' Motor Cars and Related Automobilia) Level C Christie's
    • Originally supplied to HH The Aga Khan; Hooper Sedanca De Ville (Lot description)
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  3. 3
    1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Sedanca de Ville (lot 132, Pebble Beach 2011) Level C Gooding & Company · 2011-08
    • Chassis 4AF20, Hooper Design 8293, Sedanca de Ville (Lot description)
    Accessed 2026-11-11