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The enormous (145 inch wheelbase) but graceful Phantom is the culmination of the coachbuilders art. They were much admired by royalty and the super-rich of the day.
Unlike the Phantom IV, the later Phantom V and VI coach-built cars were available to anyone with the money to buy them. As well as heads of state and royal families, the Phantom was chosen by the newly wealthy: among the more famous owners of a Phantom V was Beatle John Lennon.
Built on a huge 3,683mm wheelbase, the vast majority featured Silver Cloud style bodywork built by Mulliner Park Ward.
It was produced from 1959 to 1968 and mechanically mirrored the V8 Silver Cloud II. Some 516 examples were built.
The Phantom VI, which stayed in production from 1968 right through to 1991, was built in small numbers - 373 - and was a mild evolution of the Phantom V.
Interestingly, some early examples had rear-hinged coach doors. It was to be some three decades before technical advances allowed the current Phantom to bring the elegance of coach doors back in complete safety.Source - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited
Built on a huge 3,683mm wheelbase, the vast majority featured Silver Cloud style bodywork built by Mulliner Park Ward.
It was produced from 1959 to 1968 and mechanically mirrored the V8 Silver Cloud II. Some 516 examples were built.
The Phantom VI, which stayed in production from 1968 right through to 1991, was built in small numbers - 373 - and was a mild evolution of the Phantom V.
Interestingly, some early examples had rear-hinged coach doors. It was to be some three decades before technical advances allowed the current Phantom to bring the elegance of coach doors back in complete safety.Source - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited
1966 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Young |
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| Year | 1966 |
| Make | Rolls-Royce |
| Model | Phantom V Young |
| Engine Location | Front |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Body / Chassis | Aluminum body |
| Production Years for Series | 1959 - 1991 |
| Coach Work | James Young |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Engine | |
| Engine Configuration | V |
| 90-degree | |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Hydraulic valve lifters | |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 412.00 CU IN. | 6752.7 cc. | 6.8 L. |
| Valvetrain | OHV |
| Horsepower | 200.00 BHP (147.2 KW) |
| HP / Liter | 29.4 BHP / Liter |
| Compression Ratio | 9.0:1 |
| Main Bearings | 5 |
| Engine Electronics | 12-volt electrical system |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
| Fuel Feed | Carburetor |
| 2 SU Diaphragm-type carburetors | |
| Block | Cast-Aluminum |
| Head | Cast-Aluminum |
| Standard Transmission | |
| Gears | 4 |
| Transmission | Automatic |
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