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PHANTOM PHOTOS MARK FAMOUS MEETING
On May 4th, Rolls-Royce marked the 118th anniversary of the meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. C.S. Rolls at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, with a near 100-year history of one model.
The company released some superb images of the many generations of Rolls-Royce Phantoms, reflecting on what set the company’s flagship product apart – and what continues to do so. Each generation took the model forwards in one or more ways, starting with the car that had to follow the Silver Ghost.
The Phantom family was born in 1925 when Rolls-Royce launched Phantom I. With its massive low-range torque, cutting-edge technology and magic-carpet ride, the new model immediately confirmed the fundamental traits that would define the family for the next 100 years. By 1929, its successor, the Phantom II was ready for the market. In 1930, the company unveiled the Phantom II Continental, which gave customers a choice of a more performance-orientated model for those who preferred to drive themselves. The ‘standard’ longer-wheelbase car was
