Rushden Research Group: Museum Competition winner

Competition Winner

On Sunday Afternoon - July 29^th 2007 Rushden Museum was rewarded Leann Howell with her prize for the nearest answer in a “guess the mileage” competition held the previous week at the “Party in the Park” weekend. The main exhibition theme was John White and the shoe company he founded. This Phantom III built in 1948 was one of three Rolls Royce motor cars that John White had owned, and current owner, Mr Halgrove, took Leann for a ride around the town. The car, still in almost original condition, had the original leather luggage in the boot.

Mick Hollowell was also visiting the Museum on the same day with his own Rolls Royce.

Mick had driven the Phantom III regularly when he was chauffeur to John White. He recalled that all the company directors would line up their cars on Fridays to be cleaned and filled with petrol, if he was not required to chauffeur.