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ROLLS-ROYCE TEASES NEW PHANTOM AS IT ANNOUNCES THE FINAL ICONS TO JOIN ‘THE GREAT EIGHT PHANTOMS’ EXHIBITION
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Today, as excitement builds towards the premiere of ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ Exhibition at Bonhams in Mayfair, London next week, Rolls-Royce has announced the final three great Phantoms that will join the event. In addition it has released one teaser image of New Phantom – the eighth Great Phantom which will debut at the Exhibition and will be streamed online at 21.00hrs British Summer Time on 27 July 2017 at www.greatphantoms.com.
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Today, as excitement builds towards the premiere of ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ Exhibition at Bonhams in Mayfair, London next week, Rolls-Royce has announced the final three great Phantoms that will join the event. In addition it has released one teaser image of New Phantom – the eighth Great Phantom which will debut at the Exhibition and will be streamed online at 21.00hrs British Summer Time on 27 July 2017 at www.greatphantoms.com.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has graciously
assented to her Phantom VI State Limousine being present for the
public to see. Also joining the Exhibition are the Phantom IV that
belonged to the Aga Khan III –one of 18 such Phantoms built only for
Royalty and Heads of State; and the First Goodwood Phantom VII, which
began the renaissance of Rolls-Royce on 1 January 2003.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Phantom VI State Limousine
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has graciously
assented to her Phantom VI State Limousine being present at ‘The Great
Eight Phantoms’ – A Rolls-Royce Exhibition for the British public to see.
In 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee, the UK's Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders gifted Her Majesty a new official State
Limousine, a custom-built Phantom VI.
The most striking aspect of this Park Ward-bodied Phantom VI is
its raised roofline, supporting an enormous expanse of toughened
glass. It enables Her Majesty, and indeed other members of the Royal
family who use the vehicle to see and (more importantly) be seen.
This Phantom, like others in the Royal Fleet, had the 'Royal
mascot' of St. George slaying the dragon put in place of the Spirit of
Ecstasy when Her Majesty was on board, apart from when she visited
Scotland, when a silver lion is used instead. It also had a fitment to
hold the Queen's Shield and the Royal Standard. As with all the fleet
it was finished in Royal Claret and Black Livery and being a state
car, it had no need for a number plate.
The Phantom VI was present at another milestone in The Queen's
long reign in 2011. On April 29 of that year Prince William, her
grandson, married Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge and her
father were driven to the Abbey in the Phantom VI, taking full
advantage of the panoramic glass to give the delighted crowds the best
possible view of her last few minutes as Kate Middleton before she
transformed into a Princess; a happy ending for both Kate and the
splendid Silver Jubilee Phantom VI.
‘The Aga Khan Phantom IV’
The second Royal Phantom to be present at the
Exhibition will be that of the Aga Khan III. The Aga Khan III is
famous for combining a jetset lifestyle as thoroughbred horse owner
with his role as leader of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community. The
Aga Khan was among just 18 heads of state and members of royal
families to commission a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV.
Aga Khan III was President of The League of Nations from 1937 to
1938, but also owned five Derby winners and won British flat racing’s
Champion Owner title 13 times. He liked the finest things in life and
so his choice of a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV was no surprise.
The Hooper coachwork of the Aga Khan's Phantom IV has remarkable
flowing lines, the rear wheels are enclosed and the body is in the
Sedanca de Ville style, whilst the interior features sumptuous red
leather, using Connolly hides. It took two years to build, from 1950
to 1952, thanks to its many bespoke additions; an adjustable mirror,
concealed silver brush, comb and compact – all engraved with the Aga
Khan's royal crest which was also to be seen on the doors – as well as
a built-in Dictaphone and a full picnic set.
‘The Aga Khan Phantom IV’ has been kindly loaned to ‘The Great
Eight Phantoms’ by Mr Ion Tiriac.
The First Goodwood Phantom – Phantom VII
The First Goodwood Phantom is the motor car that began the
renaissance of Rolls-Royce in 2003. Known at the time as “the last
great adventure in automotive history”, this renaissance has seen
Rolls-Royce retake its rightful place as the world’s leading luxury
brand with highly progressive models beginning with Phantom, then
Ghost, Wraith and Dawn, and the only true luxury approach to
satisfying the desires of every individual customer – Bespoke.
Three months after its debut at 00.01 on 1 January 2003, the
First Goodwood Phantom was shipped from Southampton, England to Perth,
Western Australia for its Australian debut in April 2003. Following
that debut, the Phantom was to undertake its first big adventure in
the hands of its owner – a 4,500-mile epic drive across Australia. The
route left Perth, heading down the coast of Western Australia, across
the Nullarbor Plain to Adelaide in South Australia, then into Victoria
and along the Great Ocean Road until finally arriving at the Harbour
Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales.
The owner provided daily updates of ‘driver impressions’ to the
team back at Goodwood, declaring the new Phantom to be “a Grand Tourer
in the truest sense of the words”. The car performed faultlessly, its
only issue some sand that had entered the Spirit of Ecstasy retraction
mechanism during a dust storm in the Australian desert.
14 years after its creation, this First Goodwood Phantom remains
in exceptional condition. It is loaned to ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ –
A Rolls-Royce Exhibition by its owner, the same gentleman who
originally commissioned it.
‘The Great Eight Phantoms’
– A Rolls-Royce Exhibition will take place at Bonhams, 101 New
Bond Street, London, from 29 July to the 2 August. The Exhibition
is held in support of The Princes’ Trust to which voluntary
donations are invited.