1961 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine

Rolls-Royce dropped its 4.9-liter long-wheelbase Silver Wraith from its lineup after 1958, replacing it with the Phantom V the following year. The new car was introduced simultaneously with the updated Silver Cloud II, both featuring the marque's new 6,230cc aluminum V8. The Phantom V was considerably larger than the Silver Wraith, with a wheelbase of 144 inches, weighing 2.5 tons, and had a length just two inches short of 20 feet. Despite its size, the car was noted in contemporary tests as having the ability to cruise in excess of 100 mph in virtual total silence. Limited production continued through 1968. Just 581 were produced, of which 197 sported coachwork by James Young in three versions: a seven-passenger limousine, a touring limousine, and a sedanca de ville.

This Phantom V limousine joined the collection of the Rolls-Royce Foundation in September of 2006. It was converted from right-hand to left-hand drive in the late-1960s before it was imported into the United States.