Rolls-Royce Phantom- an expensive car for rich people

When the factory had been building the so called Silver Ghost, Frederick Henry Royce decided that it is high time for a new model. So, in 1925, he presented his New Phantom. The vehicle was powered by a six-cylinder engine with a volume of 470 cu. in. with over­head valves, extraordinary at that time. For about 4 years 2 212 of the cars were sold. Its successor was the Phantom 2. By 1935, 1 767 of them were built. The Phantom 2 was the last Rolls Royce with which Sir Henry Royce was personally engaged.The first two Phantom series were forced by a large six?cylinder engine, but a V12 engine roared under the long aluminum hood of the Phantom III These unbelievably  expensive cars were built only on demand.

The post-war Phantoms were not exceptions to the rule. The Phantom IV , offered in 1950 for example,  was sold exclusively to kings, emperors and other rulers. The new trend was that The Phantom V, could be bought by anyone with lots of money.  832 models of the car were sold from 1959 to 1968. The PhantomVI stood in the London Motor Show in Earl Court in November of 1968. It was the last model of the illustrious series.The difference between both models Phantom V  and Phantom VI was that  the four headlights, with which some Phantom Vs had been equipped. Even the measurements remained the same. Other differences appeared in small details-for example, the Phantom V was powered by the V8 engine of the Silver Cloud III and the Phantom VI was equipped with the stronger engine of the Silver Shadow.

This engine had been built with the utmost consistency and the factory could claim with pride that the cylinders were truly round. The tolerance limit was a mere 0.0005 in. The other engine parts were also produced with the greatest precision. For instance, the cutting tolerance for the crank­shaft was 0.0001 in. An interesting fact is that, the entire engine was built by a single mechanic who remained responsible for it for the rest of his life. The mechanic tested the engine on a water brake for 150 miles. The construction of a Rolls-Royce PhantomVI lasted about 9  months. If the coachwork was not according to the standard, several months would have to be added. In an “ordinary” P-VI, approximately 500 sq ft of leather were processed.

The leather was placed on the seats chairs and couches and side panels, as well as around the arm and headrests and even around the handle for the car horn. Although nothing much was changed about the P-VI, the model received a bigger 412 cu. in. V8 engine in 1979. What is more, a Turbo- Hydramatic gearbox was installed. Nothing else changed because the model was perfect. In 1990 Rolls-Royce constructed the last models of Phantom VI. Today the rich people in the world must satisfy themselves with a Silver Spur or a Rolls-Royce Limousine.