Rolls-Royce Phantom V

Rolls- Royce Phantom V ( U.S. version, 1968)

The Rolls -Royce Phantom V is a in the 1960s built by Rolls- Royce cars type the luxury class.

As a V8 engine with 90 ° cylinder angle, a displacement of 6230 cc and twin SU carburettors was used, to which a four-speed automatic was flanged. The car had all-round drum brakes and a wheelbase of 3683 mm. The Phantom V was produced from 1959 to 1968 in 516 copies and was based on the Silver Cloud II, from which he also took over the engine and the automatic transmission, a Hydra-Matic by General Motors. Starting in 1963, the more powerful machine to 7% of the Silver Cloud III was installed and the later models also received new front fenders with inset double headlights. The car reached a top speed of 163 km / h

John Lennon's Phantom V was shipped from the factory in white exterior color, but he let him provided by an artist with a psychedelic special paint. This car belongs to the most valuable memorabilia of pop music.

Other famous holder of the vehicle were or are Queen Elizabeth II, can be visited by the one of its copies in a special garage aboard Britannia in Leith (Scotland ), and her mother, the Queen Mother. The cars of Elizabeth II were official state bodies of the United Kingdom and were equipped with a standard and a lighted escutcheon above the windshield.

King Olav V of Norway also had a Phantom V from the year 1962.

The Governor of Hong Kong took advantage of a Phantom V for ceremonies. The British Royal Navy brought the car right after the handover of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997 back to England.

Numerous Phantom V chassis were fitted with special bodies independent body corporate. A number of very different structures originated by James Young.