Rolls-royce Will Offer Limited Edition Phantom Silver

Rolls-Royce will once again offer something that wouldused throughout. The same veneer is also used on a
surely make car enthusiasts so excited that they willspecially designed presentation box that houses the
probably buy floor mats first just so you know tokey, the two solid silver key fobs and a specially
make sure that their new "Rolls-Royce" remainedcommissioned solid silver Conway Stewart fountain
unspoiled.pain.
Rolls-Royce to mark the 100th anniversary of itsPhantom Silver specification:
legendary Silver Ghost has developed the limited• Bespoke Ghost Silver paintwork
edition Phantom Silver. This special model, of which• 21-inch alloy wheels chrome centre caps
only 25 are to be produced, pays homage to the one• Roseleaf or Crème Light leather interior
of the most famous automotive names of all time.trim
The Silver Ghost was first produced in the year 1906• Santos Palissander veneered wood
with the main intention of promoting the then new• Coolbox
Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp six-cylinder model. The Silver• Solid silver and enamel Conway Stewart
Ghost has helped to develop the Rolls-Roycepen
reputation for reliability and engineering excellence.• Solid silver key fob
The name Silver Ghost was coined in 1907 by• Solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy
Rolls-Royce Managing Director, Claude Johnson by• Bespoke drinks holder
virtue of its silver coachwork and its extraordinary• Bespoke champagne flutes and tumblers
stealth-ness. The original Silver Ghost was registereddetailed with silver
as AX-201 and competed in the 1907 Scottish• White instrument dials
Reliability Trial wherein it won the gold medal in its class• Bespoke clock matched to instrument dials
for hill climbing speed and reliability. For that year, the• Phantom Silver tread plates
Silver Ghost was able to break the world record for aAbout Rolls-Royce
non-stop motor run, covering London to Glasgow routeRolls-Royce Motors was the result of the merger of
27 times with a total mileage of 14,371 miles.the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce
From 1907 to 1925 more than 6,000 Silver GhostsLimited in 1973. Rolls-Royce Limited has been
were built and was sold in different parts of the world.nationalized in the year 1971 due to the financial
And until today majority of those Silver Ghost are stillcollapse of the company which was attributed to the
in their immaculate conditions.development of the RB211 jet engine. Then in 1973 the
To give tribute to the specifications of the original, theBritish government sold the Rolls-Royce car business
new Limited Edition Phantom Silver is finished in a newto allow the Rolls-Royce Limited to concentrate on jet
Bespoke paint, Metallic Ghost Silver. It's equipped withengine manufacturing.
21-inch wheels that have chrome centers and on topIn the year 1980 Rolls-Royce Motors was acquired by
of the grille is hallmarked with solid silver Spirit ofVickers. Then in 1998 Vickers decided to sell
Ecstacy. The interior of the Phantom Silver is a RoseRolls-Royce Motors. BMW was among the interested
Leaf or Crème Light leather which is accompaniedbuyers since it is already the supplier of engines and
by seat piping and headrests embroidered with theother components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars.
Rolls-Royce interlinked RR badge.Unfortunately, their final offer of £340m was
Straight grained Santos Palissander wood veneer isoutbid by Volkswagen who offered £430m.