Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver

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Rolls-Royce has unveiled the Phantom Silver, a limited edition model that will be produced in 25 units to mark the 100th anniversary of the Silver Ghost, built in 6,000 units between 1907 and 1925.

Rolls-Royce Phantom SilverIn tribute to the specifications of the original, the Phantom Silver is finished in a new Bespoke paint, Metallic Ghost Silver. The 21-inch wheels have chrome centres and on top of the grille sits a hallmarked solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy.

Inside, Rose Leaf or Crème Light leather is accompanied by seat piping and headrests embroidered with the Rolls-Royce interlinked RR badge. Straight grained Santos Palissander wood veneer is used throughout.

Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver - InteriorThe same veneer is also used on a specially designed presentation box that houses the key, two solid silver key fobs and a specially commissioned solid silver Conway Stewart fountain pen.

The Phantom Silver will be produced in only 25 units, with a price increased by £22,000 compared to the standard Phantom.

Phantom Silver specifications

  • Bespoke Ghost Silver paintwork
  • 21-inch alloy wheels chrome centre caps
  • Roseleaf or Crème Light leather interior trim
  • Santos Palissander veneered wood
  • Coolbox
  • Solid silver and enamel Conway Stewart pen
  • Solid silver key fob
  • Solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy
  • Bespoke drinks holder
  • Bespoke champagne flutes and tumblers detailed with silver
  • White instrument dials
  • Bespoke clock matched to instrument dials
  • Phantom Silver tread plates

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (1907-1925)

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Centenary The largest gathering of Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts ever, took place
on 26 May 2007 at the Rolls‑Royce plant (Goodwood, West Sussex).
More than 60 cars, built between 1907 and 1926, were displayed
before they embarked on a 17-day, 2000-mile tour.

The Silver Ghost was first built in 1906 to publicise the then new Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. six-cylinder model.

The name was coined in 1907 by Rolls-Royce Managing Director, Claude Johnson, by virtue of its silver coachwork and its ‘extraordinary stealthiness’.

The original Silver Ghost, registered AX-201, competed in the 1907 Scottish Reliability Trial, for which it won the gold medal in its class for hill climbing speed and reliability.

The Silver Ghost went on in that year to break the world record for a non-stop motor run, covering a London to Glasgow route 27 times, with mileage totaling 14,371 miles.    

More than 6,000 “Silver Ghosts” were built between 1907 and 1925, and sold in every corner of the world. The majority are still in good running order.

(Source: Rolls-Royce)