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Well, not really. But if Nick Hogan did have one, this is totally the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe he'd drive. In fact, we bet he has a poster of this exact car on his jail cell wall right now. We'd also say the odds are high on this Phantom sticking out like a sore thumb at the Pebble Beach Concours . galleryPost('dropheadcoupe', 4, 'Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe'); ( Thanks to J.F. Musial for the tip! )
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Bugatti Veyron? Gauche. Bentley Continental T Red Badge? Slow. Rolls Royce Phantom? Piteously un-British. Why would you choose any of these rides when a 1040 HP, blown 592 Hemi-motivated, four-passenger Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is at your beck and call? We'll pause while you do a double take. That's right, this Silver Shadow has been fortified with a leather-bound roll cage, massive sticky rubber, an array of billet goodies, more gauges than a 2010 Chevy Camaro, and 592 cubic inches of good times. galleryPost('1040rolls', 3, 'A Rolls Royce For The Drag Racing Set'); Hey, there's even a little TV in the back, so you can watch as you sip champagne through a straw while your driver pulls off 9 second quarters. We love how even the fuel cell is covered in leather — how properly British. The owner of this monster hasn't yet been determined, but we suspect he wears a monocle etched with racing stripes. [ SouthFloridaStangs and Pistonheads ]
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Here's your chance to buy the "Rolls Royce of Rolls Royces," a pristine 1954 Phantom IV H.J. Mulliner Limousine, and one of only 18 built. This particular example belonged to Princess Margaret, the only member of the British royal family known to have engaged in a life-or-death struggle with her breakfast. Phantom IVs were only available for purchase to royalty or heads of state, and came equipped with a 5.7-liter side-valve straight-eight and the all-important four-bottle "drinks cabinet." Princess Margaret's Phantom IV was a gift from Queen Elizabeth II, who had just purchased herself a Rolls Royce Phantom IV Hooper landaulette; she wanted Margaret to have a Phantom IV H.J. Mulliner limousine, just like her first one. How sweet. No word on what kind of mileage the big Rolls limo gets, but with that back seat it sure would make a sweet summer road trip ride. [ Bentleyspotting.com ]
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And then there were ten. With a completely expected shoo-in for JFG like the Porsche 959, the margin of acceptance standing at 95.1% is no surprise. Impressive yes, but still bested by the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes 300SL, though we suppose that to be good company to keep. Today's offering is far less well known, with a far murkier history, and much, much more beautiful coachwork. What the bloodlines of the recently axed Rolls Royce Phantom cannot offer is everything this car represents. Complete and utter disregard for cost, opinion, standard, and precedence. This automobile set a benchmark we doubt will ever be reached again in within our lifetimes; the 1938 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe. galleryPost('jonckheere', 9, '1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe'); With this car, it's easy to draw comparison to Aristotle's model of the tragic hero. The tragic flaws are not in its character but in its history. It is not for lack of greatness but for...
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Remember Autorama last spring? Remember the insane Caprice/Rolls Royce Phantom mashup that sported 30-inch wheels? Now, nearly a year later, we can show you photos of how the creation was created. Seems the fellows at Spate--and here comes that word again--Creations are master sculptors, as the entire nose was preformed in closed-cell foam then skinned with fiberglass. Translation: That's some goddamn creativity! We also get details on exactly what kind of money went into creating this one-of-a-kind...ahhh yeaaahhh...creation! galleryPost('phantomdonk', 6, 'Spate Creations Phantom Conversion'); Plastic surgery is never cheap, and this is no exception. Putting a Rolls nose on a Chevy seems to have had an impressive price tag. Rumors place it in the neighborhood of $150,000. But what's above the bottom line on that total? A $23,000 572 cubic-inch supercharged Merlin marine engine, for one thing. And those flashy TIS 30s run up to about $20 large. Candy-apple paint...
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If the Rolls Royce Phantom you heathens voted out of the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage just isn't luxurious or ostentatious enough for your needs, consider the option from Mutec. They've upped the factory offering by stretching its wheelbase 110 centimeters and adding a duplicate, rear facing set of super seats. Now you can conduct meetings of World Bank policy changes and oil futures run up planning or other Illuminati business on the run. No need to take two cars to the helicopter anymore. [via Sybarites ] galleryPost('phantomstretch', 6, 'Mutec Modified Rolls Royce Phantom');
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With the departure of the hairy but golden penned Mr. Lieberman, I have been passed the torch of the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage. It is with honor and deference I accept this great undertaking and I hope to carry on where he left off, bringing you the best of the best in this galaxy of automobilia. Unfortunately, my first duty in this endeavor is striking the final coffin nails on two former occupants of the garage which you've deemed unworthy. The writing was on the wall early for the RUF RT12. It's early inception and it's lack of respectable progeny placed it high on the list of potential victims of the ax. Apparently prodigious power and fancy paint jobs do not a fantasy make. Progeny, it seems rang, the death knell of the ultralux Rolls Royce Phantom as well. Perhaps a bit too much Swabish blood flows through its once proud British heart to readily usher it into the garage. Perhaps the whiff of bourgeoisie excess overcomes the admiration of its craftsmanship. Regardless, it...
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For those who think the base model Phantom is only for poor people and dermatologists, Rolls Royce is issuing a few Tungsten Edition Phantoms to each of the continents. The name comes from the special Xiralic Darket Tungsten paint treatment the car gets, which would have looked great on our old 300D. What will really standout at the charity galas and secret gay trysts with Yendrick the Tennis Pro is the brushed aluminum hood from the 101 EX concept.galleryPost('tungstenphantom', 4, 'Rolls Royce Phantom Tungsten Edition'); On the inside, Rolls Royce spares nothing, throwing in Smoke Grey seats with contrasting Navy Blue hide, straight-grained East Indian Rosewood veneer on the dash with micro engraved metal and the usual assortment of Rolls goodies. The piece d'resistance is the starlight headliner, which uses fiber-optics to create the illusion of a starry night, marking the first time that H2 limo tech has ended up in Royce. [ Sybarites ]
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