1967 Rolls-Royce Phantom V State Landaulette

This 1967 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Mulliner Landaulette Limousine is the fourth of five State landaulette bodies built by the coachbuilder Mulliner Park Ward. It was ordered by Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu in 1966 and cost about twice the price of a normal Phantom V, making it the most expensive automobile ever built at that time. In March of 1967, the Romanian government, concerned about using one of capitalism's most potent symbols, tried to rescind the order. Nevertheless, the car was shipped to Bucharest. When U.S.S.R. President Leonid Brezhnev learned of the car he made his displeasure known, and on his instruction it was exchanged for a more modest model. Rolls-Royce found another buyer, Dr. Earl Heath of Pennsylvania, who owned the landaulette for more than 20 years. The car was twice borrowed by Queen Elizabeth II for visits to the Cayman Islands and Bermuda and was also used by Princess Grace of Monaco on a trip to the United States.