Posh tourist
The Italian Riviera also regularly captures the imagination of car manufacturers. What about the Ferrari Portofino, for example? However, Rolls-Royce can also do something, as it has now proven with a particularly decorated Phantom.
The Cinque Terre, five picturesque villages in a row along the Italian west coast, are flooded by millions of tourists every year. Recently, the enormous flow of people had to make way for a photo shoot of Rolls-Royce with the Phantom, it seems. Or someone at the British brand is very good with Photoshop, that is also possible. In any case, we see the Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in the deserted harbor of Vernazza, where you can normally just about walk over the heads.
This Phantom, painted appropriately ‘Ligurian blue’, is of course there for a reason, because not only the paint color is a tribute to the Cinque Terre. The one applied by hand pinstripe in Navy Blue and Jasmine is interrupted by a bunch of grapes, also hand-painted, a reference to the vibrant grape cultivation for local wines on the picturesque terraced fields behind the five villages. We see those bunches again in the interior, namely in a handmade inlay in the folding tables in the rear and they are embroidered (with more than 9,000 stitches) in the door trim.
Speaking of upholstery, the Phantom features Navy Blue and Grace White colored leather upholstery. You are also well reminded of the Cinque Terre in the front, with an image of Riomaggiore on the dashboard. On the sills you will find a decorative frame with part of the Italian coastline etched in it, with the five villages specially indicated. A similar story can be found on a larger scale in the headliner. Between the illuminated ‘stars’ you will also find a representation of the whole of Italy, in which the Cinque Terre can be seen as a row of illuminated dots. This is again an embroidery and consists of no less than 14,338 stitches.
With all these details and the undoubtedly absurd number of man hours that went into it, the price will undoubtedly be a big step above the standard 5 tons. The exact amount will probably never be known. This is a one-off built for a wealthy customer. Who knows, the car might one day be spotted in Vernazza, although normally even as a Rolls-Royce driver you are not allowed to just drive into the village.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl