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THE KING’S CHOICE
At this sad time of reflection it is good to see that the new King has chosen to use the Phantom IV, chassis 4AF2, as his official transport for the time being at least. This car, as most of you know, was built to the special order for the Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and is said to have been a gift from the King. It was based on the Silver Wraith with a chassis extended by a foot to accommodate the 5,675 cc ‘B80’, 8 cylinder in-line version of the celebrated ‘B’ series engines, since the Prince was reputedly anxious for the new car to be less sluggish than the Royal Daimlers of the time. The Phantom was mechanically completed in July 1949 and the
