Rolls Royce Phantom V John Lennon

Rolls royce assembled the cars chassis and drivetrains with bodies made to standard designs by coachbuilders park ward and james young former vendors absorbed by rolls.

Rolls royce phantom v john lennon. Lennon asked the radiator to be black as well but rolls royce refused. Based on the silver cloud ii it shared a v8 engine and general motors hydra matic automatic gearbox with that model. The statements ended up being very layered and nuanced as the rolls royce was as it is today associated with wealth and power. Rolls royce phantom v 1965 replica of john lennon s car.

Lennon proceeded to turn the entire surface into a countercultural statement just by changing the paint. The rolls royce phantom v john lennon got was deep black in color. The story of the psychedelic beatle mobile as the late icon s famed rolls royce returns to public view we look back at how it served both as a safe haven and a souped. The story behind john lennon s psychedelic rolls royce phantom v only 517 rolls royce phantom vs were manufactured.

How john lennon s rolls royce phantom v became a controversial custom classic by chris rowlands 16 march 2019 a rolls royce fit for a beatle if not for the sixties establishment. John lennon bought a 1964 mulliner park ward phantom v finished in valentines black. Everything was black except for the radiator even the wheels. It was an ultra exclusive car weighing 2 5 tonnes with a 3 6 metre wheelbase and the same 6 2l v8 engine as the rolls royce silver cloud ii.

The rolls royce phantom v is a large four door limousine produced by rolls royce limited from 1959 to 1968.