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| Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:08am On Sep 15, 2025 |
The Phantom is the top of the line Rolls Royce model. Rolls Royce Phantoms have been produced since 1925, making it the longest-used car model nameplate in automotive history. Earlier generations of Rolls-Royce Phantoms consisted of the chassis and engine, then arrangements were made to manufacture the body and interior, customised to the buyer's requests. Customers could commission famous coach builders like H.J. Mulliner, Hooper and Park Ward to build the body and interior. In the 20th century, the Rolls-Royce Phantom was a very low volume, hand-built limousine, which in its first four generations was custom coachbuilt to the customer's requests, and sometimes extravagant desires. Whilst automobile manufacturing over time became more mechanised and prolific, and vehicles from other manufacturers could be built in greater numbers and at lower prices, the Phantoms remained hand-built, and production of individual cars only began once the order was placed. Photo: Generations of the Rolls Royce Phantom. 11 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:09am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce New Phantom (1925–1931) The original Rolls Royce Phantom was the replacement for the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (the most iconic Rolls Royce ever made). 3,512 of the cars were made. It was manufactured in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Only the chassis and mechanical parts were produced by Rolls-Royce. The body was made and fitted by a coachbuilder selected by the owner. The Rolls Royce company called it the New Phantom, but enthusiasts now refer to it as the Phantom 1. 5 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:10am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 2 (1929–1935) The Phantom 2 was only produced in the UK (the US factory was closed). 1,681 cars were produced, 1,400 "regular" cars, 281 Continentals and 9 experimental cars. The Continentals were shorter and had a stiffer suspension. 4 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:11am On Sep 15, 2025*. Modified: 7:40am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 3 (1936–1939) The Rolls Royce Phantom 3 was the number 1 state car in Nigeria for many years. A landaulet version was used by heads of state of Nigeria including Sir John Stuart Macpherson, Sir James Wilson Robertson, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Major General Johnson Thomas Umanakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi and General Yakubu Gowon. It was the final large pre-war Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1936, it replaced the Phantom 2 and it was the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the 1998 introduction of the Silver Seraph. It is the first of the three V12-powered Rolls-Royce Phantoms, with the 2003-2017 Rolls-Royce Phantom 7 and 2018- Rolls-Royce Phantom 8 being the other two. 727 V12 Phantom 3 chassis were constructed from 1936 to 1939. The Phantom 3 was the last car that Henry Royce worked on – he died, aged 70, a year into the Phantom 3's development. Video of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in the Rolls Royce Phantom 3 State Landaulet during his swearing in as president of Nigeria in 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYsHVeCCNr4?si=l8awCVy2inQx2IJ 3 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:12am On Sep 15, 2025*. Modified: 8:45am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 4 (1950–1956) The Rolls Royce Phantom 4 is a very rare car that was produced by Rolls Royce. Only 18 of the cars were made and they were mainly sold to Arab, British and European royalty. Rolls Royce did not sell the car to just anyone. They first determined whether the customer was a fit and proper person to buy the car. Rolls Royce had agreements with most of the owners that they would never sell the car to third parties, but would instead return the car to the Rolls Royce company if they no longer needed it. Queen Elizabeth II had two of the cars, a personal car that she bought before she became queen and an official car. She used the official car during her tour of Southern Nigeria. It was a landaulet. That car was returned to the Rolls Royce company in 2002. Video of Queen Elizabeth II in the official Rolls Royce Phantom 4 Landaulet in Lagos in 1956. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pC_aKoUias?si=sGW4xB6brUuJfZaX Photo of Queen Elizabeth II in her personal Rolls Royce Phantom 4 a few days after she was crowned queen. 3 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:13am On Sep 15, 2025*. Modified: 7:26am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 5 (1959–1968) The Rolls Royce Phantom 5 was introduced in 1959 and a specially made version was ordered for the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. This car had the Nigerian coat of arms on its center console. This car was auctioned in France in 2011. This is a video of the visit of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah to Nigeria in 1959. You can see him in Tafawa Balewa's Rolls Royce Phantom 5 during his visit to Yaba Trade School. You can also see the Governor-General's Rolls Royce Phantom 3 during the dinner party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOoWT-uFwCM?si=_XEkrgd9UTr2EehM Video of Tafawa Balewa in the Phantom 5 and Nnamdi Azikiwe in the Phantom 3 during Nigeria's first anniversary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Kk2G3tzIM?si=H7TTpgkKXNSLiyC4 General Yakubu Gowon also used this car. A Rolls Royce Phantom 5 was also bought to serve as the official car of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK. 518 of the cars were made and famous owners included Queen Elizabeth II, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Elton John and Liberace. Photo 1: A Rolls Royce Phantom 5. Photo 2: The Nigerian Prime Minister's official Phantom 5. 3 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:14am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 6 (1968–1990) The Rolls Royce Phantom 6 was the last Rolls Royce Phantom with a separate chasis. Most of the coachwork was created by Mulliner Park Ward, usually in limousine form, although a handful of landaulets were made. 374 of the cars were made. We used black and silver license plates in Nigeria when I was a kid. The license plates of most Federal Government cars began with the letters FGN (Federal Government of Nigeria). FGN 1 was reserved for the president (even though he usually did not use license plates). As the representative of the president in the UK, the Nigerian High Commissioner used the license plate FGN 1. This Rolls Royce Phantom 6 was made for the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK. It was the official car for many years. The license plate is FGN 1 and you can see the Nigerian flag on the plaque on the roof of the car. Photo of the official car of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK. 3 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:16am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 7 (2003–2017) The giant engineering company, Vickers, owned Rolls Royce Motors (which made Rolls Royce and Bentley cars), Rolls Royce PLC (which made aircraft jet engines) and other businesses that made armoured tanks and other military equipment (Nigeria bought Vickers Eagle tanks from them). Vickers decided to sell Rolls Royce Motors in 1999 and both BMW and Volkswagen bid for the company. Volkswagen won the bid, but BMW and the families of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce were not happy. BMW had a deal to supply engines for Rolls Royce and Bentley cars and they threatened to stop supplying the engines. Volkswagen began as a car for the masses (folks wagon) and the Rolls Royce families, which still held the rights to the name, believed that it did not gel with their brand. A deal was eventually reached in which Volkswagen got the original Rolls Royce factory and the Bentley name, while BMW got the Rolls Royce name and it was to build a new factory. BMW created a new company called Rolls Royce Motor Cars and it built a new factory in the UK. The Rolls Royce Phantom 7 was the first car that was produced by the new company. The car was made in sedan/limousine, drop head coupe and coupe body styles. The Rolls Royce Phantom 7 was less exclusive than all previous Phantom models, 10,327 of the cars were produced. It was the first new Phantom in 35 years. 5 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by naptu2(op): 5:17am On Sep 15, 2025*. Modified: 6:07am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Rolls Royce Phantom 8 (2017–present) The Rolls Royce Phantom 8 is the second Phantom that has been produced by the BMW owned Rolls Royce Motor Cars. It is the current flagship of the company. 5 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by LillyandDaisy: 7:52am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Phantom 5 is dope |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by SpaceX: 8:05am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Naptu2 on the beat, today na Monday no yab ni? Abi na you be the boss?  |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by mightyhazel: 8:06am On Sep 15, 2025 |
All fine Not enough original content kwa? Okay oo 2 Likes |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by AdolfHitlerxXx: 8:09am On Sep 15, 2025 |
I have all the models... I am now allergic to the brand  Shifted my sights to Aston Martin  5 Likes |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by flexyrule(m): 8:09am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Nice thread. Never been a fan of the Rolls-Royce though. Aston Martin or the Porshe 911 anyday anytime. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by PulaPower: 8:11am On Sep 15, 2025 |
For all these luxurious cars, nah Bentley I like pass.. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by AdolfHitlerxXx: 8:11am On Sep 15, 2025 |
EazyGoingMan:Yeah... work harder. Good luck! But it's all the same. My farts inside my Rolls don't smell better than those in Molue.  Trust me on this. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Gotocourt: 8:16am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Emperor wicked Wike got one of this wips in his garage |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Dronedude(m): 8:18am On Sep 15, 2025 |
The transitions are a beauty to behold, speaking class and luxury since time past. 2 Likes |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by MaziObinnaokija: 8:18am On Sep 15, 2025 |
| . I think 🤔 Bishop Oyedepo dey use the present 2017 to date one.Oni of Ife too dey use 2003-2017 one.. Dino too have one 3 Likes |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by otherway: 8:21am On Sep 15, 2025 |
In another 10 or 20 years, people will hardly buy the current design. Life is so funny |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Sabadon(m): 8:22am On Sep 15, 2025 |
I love how things evolve, from phone to cars and even humans, just imagine the world 400yrs from now |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by osuofia2(m): 8:23am On Sep 15, 2025 |
The Rolls Royce Phantom 4 is a very rare car that was produced by Rolls Royce. Only 18 of the cars were made and they were mainly sold to Aab, British and European royalty. Rolls Royce did not sell the car to just anyone See pwople wey de chop life, forget religion |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by 3kay945(m): 8:33am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Where are the pics na? So, I need to Differentiate mine from them. 1 Like |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by ukaegbuikedia: 8:41am On Sep 15, 2025 |
This is one of the companies that stand that can never liquidate due to there legacy |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Konquest: 8:45am On Sep 15, 2025 |
naptu2:The thread is indeed highly impressive. A historic timeline of the iconic Rolls Royce Phantom model. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Shimbo96(m): 8:48am On Sep 15, 2025 |
This new Rolls Royce is not convertible like the one Queen Elizabeth used. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by Konquest: 8:54am On Sep 15, 2025 |
naptu2:Earlier generations of Rolls-Royce Phantoms consisted of the chassis and engine, then arrangements were made to manufacture the body and interior, customised to the buyer's requests. Customers could commission famous coach builders like H.J. Mulliner, Hooper and Park Ward to build the body and interior. In the 20th century, the Rolls-Royce Phantom was a very low volume, hand-built limousine, which in its first four generations was custom coachbuilt to the customer's requests, and sometimes extravagant desires. Whilst automobile manufacturing over time became more mechanised and prolific, and vehicles from other manufacturers could be built in greater numbers and at lower prices, the Phantoms remained hand-built, and production of individual cars only began once the order was placed. Absolutely brilliant takes right above. |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by marlow1962(m): 9:36am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Double R phantom 2 is way older than the zoo. What a shame. E sure me say then Nigerians dy use leaves as wrapper but other countries (western) don advance to the extent they get 4 wheels. But Nigerians then and now still dy do ogun and ifa (not even for their own progress, but to pull their fellow Nigerian down.). |
| Re: Evolution Of The Rolls Royce Phantom (Photos) by MemphitzDgreat1(m): 10:46am On Sep 15, 2025 |
Gotocourt:*In Nyesom Wike's voice*..... And so what?? I have one cos my father was General Manager of so many companies 1 Like |
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