Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Mulliner Park Ward Limousine, 1969
Rolls-Royce Park Ward
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Chassis No.: PRH4573
- Exterior: Green
- Interior: Green
- Body: Limousine
- Mulliner Park Ward coachwork
- 1 of 374 produced over a 22 year production run
- Delivered new to J&J Dyson Ltd. on November 12, 1969
- Documented with Rolls-Royce factory order records, ownership history and restoration details
- Acquired in 1994 by the Fayed family, owner of Harrod’s
- Comprehensive restoration to exacting standards
- Extensive engine rebuild with 17,000 miles accrued since completion
- Custom interior built by Marque Specialists SC Gordon, Ltd.
- Finished in Harrod’s Green with golden weave on side panels
- Fax machine, TV, three telephones, wine cooler and cocktail cabinet
- Right-hand drive
- Spirit of Ecstasy mascot
In 1969, the new Rolls-Royce Phantom VI limousine was quite simply the most expensive car in the world, considerably more costly even than the Mercedes-Benz 600 limousine. But if you wanted one, you had to be patient, as the painstaking work of handcrafting each Phantom VI to order routinely took skilled coachbuilders and trimmers 18 months. It was a mammoth undertaking; the Phantom VI boasted a wheelbase of 145 inches and overall length of 238 inches, and as the last Rolls-Royce built on a separate chassis, it represented a final flowering of traditional coachbuilding.
Although based on the preceding Phantom V, the VI is considerably rarer, with just 374 chassis produced through 1990 as opposed to 832 for the Phantom V. The VI is also a particularly rare sight in the U.S., as it was never officially available here. At the heart of the Phantom VI was the 6230cc aluminium V-8 that gave the leviathan a 101 MPH top speed. This car, however, is fitted with the larger 6750cc V-8 adopted from 1978 on that raised top speed to 112 MPH. In fact, there’s much in the detail that distinguishes this Mulliner-Park Ward crafted limousine.
The Phantom VI commonly had front-hinged rear doors, but on this example, they’re rear hinged, meaning the chauffeur didn’t have to walk as far to open them. Also make note of the unusual faux landau irons and distinctive fabric roof covering complemented by faux wicker work along the waistline. The livery tips a wink to its acquisition in 1994 by Mohamed Fayed—the former owner of London department store Harrod’s, with its famous green and gold branding. The theme carries over to the lavish custom interior created for Fayed by marque specialists SC Gordon Ltd.
Conveniences include a TV, air-conditioning, three telephones, a wine cooler, cocktail cabinet and a fax machine, which serves today as a conversation starter. Specified far beyond its original build and restored to exacting standards, there is simply no Phantom VI quite like this.
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