Rolls-Royce Phantom V
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.JPG) Rolls-Royce Phantom V (US version, 1968)
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| Phantom v | |
| Production period: | 1959-1968 |
| Class : | Upper class |
| Body versions : | Pullman limousine , landaulet |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 6.25 liters |
| Length: | 6045 mm |
| Width: | 2007 mm |
| Height: | 1753 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 3658 mm |
| Empty weight : | 2537 kg |
| Previous model | Rolls-Royce Phantom IV |
| successor | Rolls-Royce Phantom VI |
The Rolls-Royce Phantom V is a luxury-class passenger car built by Rolls-Royce in the 1960s .
The engine was a V8 with a 90 ° cylinder angle, a displacement of 6230 cm³ and two SU carburettors, to which a four-speed automatic transmission was flanged. The car had drum brakes all around and a wheelbase of 3683 mm. 516 copies of the Phantom V were produced from 1959 to 1968 and were based on the Silver Cloud II , from which it also took over the engine and the automatic transmission, a Hydramatic from General Motors . From 1963 the 7% more powerful machine of the Silver Cloud III was installed and the later models also received new front fenders with recessed double headlights. The cars reached a top speed of 163 km / h.
John Lennon's Phantom V was delivered from the factory in a white exterior color, but he had it given a special psychedelic paintwork by an artist . This car is one of the most valuable memorabilia in pop music.
Other famous owners of the vehicle were or are Queen Elizabeth II , of whom one of her copies can be viewed in a special garage on board the Britannia in Leith (Scotland) , and her mother, Queen Mum . Elizabeth II's carriages were the official state coaches of the United Kingdom and were fitted with a standard and an illuminated coat of arms above the windshield.
King Olav V of Norway also owned a Phantom V from 1962.
The governor of Hong Kong used a Phantom V for ceremonies. The British Royal Navy returned the car to England on July 1, 1997 after Hong Kong was handed over to China .
Numerous Phantom V chassis were provided with special bodies from independent body construction companies. A number of very different constructions came from James Young .
literature
- David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
