One would have thought that Rolls-Royce would never have to stoop so low as to offer Special Editions of its models, but then, a Special Edition Rolls is a wee bit different to a Rip Curl Clio (no disrespect to Renault implied).
This then is the Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver, built to celebrate the 100th birthday of the original 1907 Silver Ghost, the car that established Rolls' reputation for quality and engineering prowess by driving non-stop between London and Glasgow. 27 times. in a row.
A journey that would be entirely easy in the modern Phantom, what with that whisper quiet 6.75-litre V12 doing to driving. To distinguish the Phantom Silver from lesser (if that's the right word) Phantoms, Rolls-Royce has added silver paint (obviously), a solid silver Spirit Of Ecstasy mascot, unique leather and straight-grained wood inside and a specially commissioned solid silver Conway Stewart fountain pen. Which would be handy for signing the €550,000+ cheque you'd need to land one of these remarkable cars on Irish soil.
Let us know how the saving goes...
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