The
Best Car in the World” was how the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was
once famously described. After riding in the new Phantom motorcar, it
seems to us that in so many ways, the cars made by Rolls-Royce
arguably still are. To commemorate 100 years since the introduction
of the legendary Silver Ghost, Rolls-Royce is building 25
limited-edition Phantom “Silver” edition cars, with unique
“Metallic Ghost Silver” paint, a solid silver key, and a solid
silver Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, as well as other sterling
accouterments inside and out. Mechanically, the limited edition
version remains the same as the standard Phantom, meaning that
fantastic six and three-quarter liter V12 surge is still present
beneath the glitzy new trimmings.
Also
new at Rolls-Royce is the news from
Car
Magazine that the British carmaker is mulling plans to engage the services of
renowned coachbuilders such as Zagato of Italy to fit bespoke bodies
on pre-built rolling chassis. That is, wealthy individuals – who
presumably are not satisfied by the standard Phantom's imposing looks
– can design their own car based upon the mechanically-superb
limousine's engine, gearbox, and suspension. As we have
featured
before,
the fine art of coachbuilding is making a comeback, with some pretty
astounding new designs improving on great cars, so the new,
individualized Phantoms could prove to be very special indeed.
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com