Goldfinger special

produced by Rolls

Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, front
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, nose
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, side
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, overhead
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, Spirit of Ecstacy
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, interior
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, facia
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, facia
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, picnic table
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, rear seats
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, golf club
Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger, 2024, boot

ROLLS-ROYCE has unveiled a one-of-one Phantom Extended that pays homage to the 1964 James Bond film,Goldfinger- one of twelve Rolls-Royce appearances in the 007 film franchise.

Revealed in the film's 60thanniversary year, it takes inspiration from the 1937 Phantom III Sedanca de Ville owned by theeponymous villain, Auric Goldfinger.

The story is explored in Phantom Goldfinger, with bespoke features linking to the plot and iconography of this enduring film.

The Phantom Goldfinger incorporates some of the most extensively engineered bespoke features applied to a one-of-one motor car in Rolls-Royce history, each linking to theGoldfingerfilm plot.

A total of three years of continuous development was required to bring each of these features to life - from a complex sculptural gallery, inspired by the famous scene filmed on the Furka Pass, to a gold golf putter mounted to the inside of the motor car's boot, recalling the club used by Auric Goldfinger during his first encounter with James Bond.

For the exterior of this contemporary tribute to Goldfinger's motor car, Rolls-Royce paint specialists precisely matched the exterior yellow hue to the original 1937 Phantom III Sedanca de Ville used in the film.

The Spirit of Ecstasy at the prow of Phantom Goldfinger has been given a unique finish, subtly referencing the motion picture's plot.

In the film, the villain Auric Goldfinger was smuggling gold in body panels of his Phantom. As a nod to this concept, sections of the figurine appear to reveal gold underneath, suggesting it is made of solid gold, concealed with a silver coat.

Since it is not possible to silver-plate gold, Rolls-Royce specialists used a solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy and skilfully gold-plated it with 18-carat gold to achieve the ‘gold reveal' effect.

In honour of theGoldfingerfilm, the designers, engineers, and artisans within Rolls-Royce developed several highly complex details and features that incorporate 18 and 24-carat gold. One such feat is the hidden vault created in the centre console between the front seats. The area was re-engineered to house an illuminated solid 18-carat gold bar, shaped as a Phantom ‘Speedform' - a stylised representation of the motor car's design in miniature.

The base of the front and rear centre consoles is also lined with an exquisite gold finish, as is the inside of the glovebox.

The inner lid of the glovebox is also debossed with Goldfinger's iconic quote: "This is Gold, Mr. Bond. All my life, I have been in love with its colour, its brilliance, its divine heaviness."

The air vents and ‘organ stops' throughout the motor car also have a lustrous gold finish. The speaker frets are given the same finish and inscribed with the film's title treatment. The treadplates, designed to look like the gold bars that featureGoldfinger, are gold-plated and embossed using the same font developed for the film in 1964.

The 24-carat gold-plated VIN plaque is engraved with a specially obtained vehicle identification number, which ends in 007.

The artwork installed in the Phantom's Gallery, which runs the full width of the front facia, is the true centrepiece of the motor car. The three-dimensional design, which was hand-drawn, is a precise isoline map that shows the contours of the Furka Pass; in the film 007 is seen on this legendary road, discreetly following Auric Goldfinger to his smelting plant in the Swiss Alps.

This highly complex feature required a year of painstaking development, in which the ten complete prototypes were produced to perfect the design. The Bespoke clock surround at the centre of the artwork is inspired by the ‘gun barrel' sequence which has been featured in every James Bond film sinceDr. Noin 1962.

The motor car pays another subtle tribute to the memorable Furka Pass scene. The marque's Bespoke Collective designed the Starlight Headliner of Phantom Goldfinger to perfectly reflect the constellations as they were positioned over the Furka Pass on 11 July 1964 - the last day of filming the scene in Switzerland. 719 ‘stars', which glow with a subtle gold hue, are surrounded by a further eight ‘shooting stars' - all individually placed by hand.

The Royal Walnut picnic tables are adorned with a 22-carat gold inlay with a depth of only 0.1 mm, which feature a fictional map of Fort Knox, the bullion depository where the United States' gold reserves are stored. The design, which took six months to finalise and was developed over three prototypes, incorporates key locations including Gold Vault Road, Bullion Boulevard, and the Bullion Depository that Goldfinger plans to attack in ‘Operation Grand Slam'.

The Phantom Goldfinger is finished in Navy leather and Royal Walnut veneer, selected as an elegant and refined canvas to showcase the gold detailing, inspired by the interior colourway of the original motor car. The seating, which includes reclining Serenity Seating in the rear suite, is subtly elevated with gold stitching, gold-coloured ‘bullets' to cap the seat piping sections, and headrests that incorporate gold ‘RR' monograms.

James Bond's initial encounter with Goldfinger takes place at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, where 007 challenges him to a round of golf. Goldfinger uses a gold putter, which is safely guarded by his henchman, Oddjob.

For the 2024 Phantom Goldfinger, the gold-plated putter has been recreated and mounted on the underside of the boot lid. The club is adorned with a specially designed ‘AG' monogram, inspired by the engraving on the signet ring worn by Goldfinger on-screen.

Later, while alone with Goldfinger's Phantom III, Bond places a Q Branch-issued tracking device on the motor car, which he uses to follow the villain across Europe. To acknowledge this, the Bespoke Collective developed a device, inspired by the original gadget, that subtly projects the 007 logo onto the carpet of the luggage compartment floor whenever the lid is opened.

During the Stoke Park scene, Bond is nearly caught interfering with the Phantom III by Oddjob, who loads Goldfinger's golf clubs and a harlequin umbrella into the boot. For the 2024 Phantom Goldfinger, the umbrellas that fit into the motor car's rear doors have been finished in the same red, blue, green, and yellow colours.

As a finishing touch, the prized British numberplate ‘AU 1', which graced the Goldfinger Phantom III in the film, has been secured - a reference to the chemical symbol for gold on the periodic table of elements. This will remain with the Phantom Goldfinger, which has now been delivered to a significant Rolls-Royce client and collector based in England.

Rolls-Royce motor cars have featured in a dozen James Bond films throughout the film franchise's history. However, the marque's most enduring and memorable role is in the 007 film,Goldfinger.

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