Rolls-Royce Phantom V
| Rolls-Royce Phantom V | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Ltd |
| Production | 1959–1968 516 produced |
| Assembly |
Crewe, England (engine and chassis) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Silver Cloud II |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6,230 cc Rolls-Royce V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 144 in (3,658 mm) |
| Length | 238 in (6,045 mm) |
| Width | 79 in (2,007 mm) |
| Height | 69 in (1,753 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Phantom IV |
| Successor | Phantom VI |
The Rolls-Royce Phantom V is a large, ultra-exclusive four-door saloon produced by Rolls-Royce Limited from 1959 to 1968. Based on the Silver Cloud II, it shared a V8 engine and General Motors Hydramatic automatic gearbox with that model. Rolls-Royce assembled the cars' chassis and drivetrains with bodies made to standard designs by coachbuilders H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward, and James Young, former vendors absorbed by Rolls-Royce.
The engine was a 6,230 cc 90-degree V8 with twin SU carburetors, coupled to a 4-speed automatic transmission. The car had massive drum brakes and a wheelbase of 3,683 mm. Four speed automatic transmission and power assisted steering were standard.
From 1963 onward the Silver Cloud III's 7% more powerful engine and new front wings incorporating the latter's quad headlamps were fitted.
A total of 516 Phantom V's were made.
Notable Phantom V owners included Queen Elizabeth II and her mother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Those owned by Elizabeth II were official state cars, adapted for that purpose with a flag staff and illuminated heraldic shield above the windscreen and a glass canopy fixed over the back seat for the better visibility of the Queen. These two cars built in 1960 and 1961 joined the fleet of two earlier Phantom IV's. Having been retired from active service in 2002, both are now on public display: one in the royal motor museum at Sandringham, and the other in the special garage aboard HMY Britannia in Leith, Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother acquired Rolls-Royce Phantom V Landaulette in 1962, painted in the royal colors.
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