Rolls Royce Phantom In A Miniature Form

Roll Royce Limited was founded entrepreneurial motoring pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls and engineer Sir Fredrick Henry Royce, as a result of their partnership formed in 1904. The Phantom V continues the company’s tradition of large, exclusive four-door saloons made by Rolls Royce Motor Car from 1959 to 1968. It shares some components the Silver Cloud II, including the V8 engine and GM automatic gearbox. A total of 518 Phantom V cars were assembled, With different body styles (some to custom order) from various coach-builders.

With the enormous wheel-base of 3683 mm (145 in) and a particularly rigid and strong chassis the Phantom V was perfectly suited to the coach-builders art. Rolls Royce purchased Park Wood before WWII and later bought H.J. Mulliner in 1959, amalgamating them into Mulliner Park Ward in 1962. The independent coach-builder James Young maintained themselves with 195 bodies on elegant designs by A.F.Mcneill..

This earned it in a place in ceremonial occasions for heads of state. It was the official state car for the Queen Elizabeth II, whilst another saw service for the Governor Of Hong Kong until 1997 handover. Norway saw the Phantom V as a state car for King Olav, Whilst Shah Of Iran and Yugoslav President Tito privately owned a Phantom V. Most of these cars still survive either in museum or with private owners, including Elton John and the late John Lenon.

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