Will a Phantom fit through a single garage door?
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1990mm wide overall, mirror to mirror, so you have about 10mm to spare going through the door, or much more if you fold them in. Once inside, you should be OK as far as body clearance and opening the door to get out is concerned.
My Turbo R isn't a Phantom, but it fits inside a normal single garage in a normal house on a normal housing estate (admittedly with just a few mm to spare on either side, but I don't have a problem). Strangely many of the neighbours don't use their garages, they say they are too small for their Corsas and Astras
My Turbo R isn't a Phantom, but it fits inside a normal single garage in a normal house on a normal housing estate (admittedly with just a few mm to spare on either side, but I don't have a problem). Strangely many of the neighbours don't use their garages, they say they are too small for their Corsas and Astras
Once inside, it should be OK, I think the OP said it was a double garage but with two single doors?
My car is 2110mm wide mirror to mirror (wider than a Phantom), my garage door opening is 2114mm. I can place the car to 2mm on either side easy enough and I have only caught the passenger side mirror once in 8 years, and that did no damage. Folding in the mirrors would make it a lot easier, but leaving them out gives a good margin of safety for the panels. I'd rather scuff the edge of a door mirror than scrape a panel.
I guess it comes down to how confident and accurate you are at placing your car.
My car is 2110mm wide mirror to mirror (wider than a Phantom), my garage door opening is 2114mm. I can place the car to 2mm on either side easy enough and I have only caught the passenger side mirror once in 8 years, and that did no damage. Folding in the mirrors would make it a lot easier, but leaving them out gives a good margin of safety for the panels. I'd rather scuff the edge of a door mirror than scrape a panel.
I guess it comes down to how confident and accurate you are at placing your car.
The Phantom is bloody enormous. I don't intend that as a criticism, but I really don't think you could get it in top what one might call an ordinary garage. Like Balmoral, if you are a reasonably careful and alert driver you will get it in through the door easily enough using the power mirror foldback which I assume they have. But will it fit?
I once put my old Boxster into an 'ordinary garage' and it went in, just, but I then had to drop the hood and climb out over the boot.
I once put my old Boxster into an 'ordinary garage' and it went in, just, but I then had to drop the hood and climb out over the boot.
I have a similar size double garage but with two single doors. I have a Mulliner Continental R which has a width of 2058mm with the mirrors out. I have about 10mm clearance either side. I judge the entry on the mirrors going through the door aperture which then use the mirrors to look at the interior posts as I move in. I bought a laser light pointer from Lidl which is mounted on the garage ceiling in the middle of the bay. It only comes on when the car enters the garage and as you enter the garage this red dot moves up the bonnet to the alarm light on the dash. When the two align I know I am 2 inches from the end wall. Its all down to practice and quite easy when you get the hang of it.
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as you enter the garage this red dot moves up the bonnet to the alarm light on the dash. When the two align I know I am 2 inches from the end wall.
A bit more high-tech than the red plastic ball from my kids ball-pool which is suspended from a string and when it hits the flying 'B' on my Bentley S3, I know I'm lined up correctly!Simpler than that, a wooden baton screwed to the floor, the front tyre nudges up against it when you're in as close to the wall as possible. My wooden baton is quite a large section, with no risk of climbing over it, so I can steam in quite fast. Which with just the 2mm to spare on each side of the mirrors, both impresses and scares the bejeesus out of onlookers in equal measure 
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I bought a laser light pointer from Lidl which is mounted on the garage ceiling in the middle of the bay. It only comes on when the car enters the garage and as you enter the garage this red dot moves up the bonnet to the alarm light on the dash. When the two align I know I am 2 inches from the end wall. Its all down to practice and quite easy when you get the hang of it.
It only cost a fiver!! Lidl are well worth a visit, they sell lots of motoring bits as well as the occasional bottles of Amarone and Brunello.Fenland vintage said:
Hi all, whilst the subject is regarding vehicle size,does anyone know what the overall width of the pre war 20 or 20/25 cars might be,I ask this please as I'm considering buying one but I'm not sure if it will fit in my garage, many thanks in advance.
Hi FenlandIt is a very good question - something I worried about with the purchase of my own car. It isn't quite as straight forwards as you might think. As each car could be different with contributions from different coachbuilders etc, and the 20/25, at least, came in 2 wheelbase lengths AND many have had their bumpers removed (for aesthetics).... what I do know is this:
My 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25 is a "long chassis" - 132" frame (129" was the original standard). It is not fitted with front or rear bumpers. From some approximate measurements taken this evening, it is about 4700mm long and 1800 wide and nearly 1750 tall. The late 6.0 V12 XJS which used to sit in the same place in the garage is listed as 4,856mm long and it was certainly a tighter fit lengthwise than the 20/25.
The 20HP would be shorter than this.
I hope this helps!
AF
Hi Andy, many thanks for the reply and the info, I was worried about the overall width of the cars, my old fashioned type garage that was here at my house is 6ft 10 wide, the length is 17ft, I had a big worry about getting the car into it if it would fit and being able to get out of it !! I've purchased a 1928 20h.p, so I'll have to build a custom motor house otherwise,hence my initial question. Thanks for your help,regards,RT
Hi Andy, many thanks for the reply and the info, I was worried about the overall width of the cars, my old fashioned type garage that was here at my house is 6ft 10 wide, the length is 17ft, I had a big worry about getting the car into it if it would fit and being able to get out of it !! I've purchased a 1928 20h.p, so I'll have to build a custom motor house otherwise,hence my initial question. Thanks for your help,regards,RT
Fenland vintage said:
Hi Andy, many thanks for the reply and the info, I was worried about the overall width of the cars, my old fashioned type garage that was here at my house is 6ft 10 wide, the length is 17ft, I had a big worry about getting the car into it if it would fit and being able to get out of it !! I've purchased a 1928 20h.p, so I'll have to build a custom motor house otherwise,hence my initial question. Thanks for your help,regards,RT
No problem! I am really pleased you decided to go for a 20HP..... but now it needs a Reader's Cars thread! Pictures, chassis number etc? And have you joined the RREC?:-)
AF
Hi Andy, thanks very much, she's a nice car that has had a tough life, she deserves to be done properly now. I saw it at the annual rally last year, but was looking at other cars at the time. I am a member of the RREC and the SHRMF also, I've been around this marque all my ,ife as my late uncle was in the trade for 54 years. I guess you'll be at Burghley this year?,
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