50 Rolls-Royce Phantom Zenith Cars Will Hold Pieces of the Assembly Line
In car years the Rolls-Royce Phantom is old as dirt. The car debuted in 2003, the drophead came out in 2007, and the coupe dropped in 2008. There have been numerous updates and special editions, but the only true refresh came in 2012 with the Series II, and even that was minimal.
It’s a great case of a company believing in its product and still maintaining prestige and exclusivity because it’s so premium. I mean, hell, the car by no means looks terrible, and it’s not something you really could get tired of, because they’re so rare. Extremely few companies could pull of something like that. Still, the time has come to say goodbye, but not without another special edition first. Rolls-Royce just released information and images on the Phantom Zenith Collection.
The bespoke packages were applied to the Phantom Drophead Coupé and the Phantom Coupé, and only 50 of them will be built (naturally, they’re already spoken for). We’ll start from the rear and work out way forward. In the boot, you get a champagne fridge big enough for two bottles and space for eight special Rolls-Royce glasses, as well as a padded leather seat for a tailgate. A custom Rolls-Royce ‘picnic hamper” is included, as well. Lots of Green Bay Packers games in these cars’ futures, obviously.
The paint schemes and interior contrasts come inspired by old Phantoms. The Madeira Red and Jubilee Silver combo calls back to the 1930s Phantom II. Midnight Blue and Arctic White means the 1930s Phantom II Continental. Then there are the armrest caps. When you open the doors, you’ll see laser etchings of the locations of the debuts of their concepts (Villa D’Este on the shores of Lake Como for 100EX, Lake Geneva for the 101EX).
That’s not even the coolest part. Inside the “central fascia drawer” (just look at photos), owners will each get a “priceless memento signifying each car’s status as one of the very last.” That means an aluminum case that’s been laser etched with an I.D. number and the Best English Blacking. And inside of that will be a piece of the Phantom Assembly Line at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England. That’s actually one of the coolest little touches we’ve ever heard of.
From there, there a bunch of little subtleties. The speedometer is brushed steel. The starlight headliner will be a concentrated up front and fade to the rear. The instrument dials will have blood orange tips in a call back to the Wraith, and hints of the 2011 Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection “can be seen in the presentation of the central tunnel.” Guess you’ll have to do your homework for that one.
It’s a lovely package for a lovely send off for a lovely car. Hard to say anything negative about Rolls-Royces.
via [Rolls-Royce]