John Lennon S Hand Painted Rolls Royce Phantom V
An automotive icon of the swinging sixties john lennon s white 1965 rolls royce phantom v has been back on the road this summer for the first time in more than 30 years writes chris adamson.
John lennon s hand painted rolls royce phantom v. The john lennon phantom v will be on view at the great eight phantoms a rolls royce exhibition which will take place at bonhams international flagship saleroom and galleries in new bond street london from 29 july to the 2 august. The rolls royce phantom v john lennon got was deep black in color. It was an ultra exclusive car weighing 2 5 tonnes with a 3 6 metre wheelbase and the same 6 2l v8 engine as the rolls royce silver cloud ii. The car was 19 feet long and weighed three tons.
Queen elizabeth ii and the queen mother rode them. The story of the psychedelic beatle mobile as the late icon s famed rolls royce returns to public view we look back at how it served both as a safe haven and a souped. Lennon proceeded to turn the entire surface into a countercultural statement just by changing the paint. A guarantee was issued to john on june 10 1965.
Only 517 were produced and like many aspects of lennon s life the car was fashioned with custom and outlandish design. John lennon s phantom v. Rolls royce announces the john lennon phantom v to return to london during 50th anniversary of sgt. However john lennon s phantom v outshone theirs.
On june 3 1965 a brand new rolls royce was delivered to john lennon. The story behind john lennon s psychedelic rolls royce phantom v only 517 rolls royce phantom vs were manufactured. After getting painted over the rolls royce features art nouveau stylings by a local artist bc museum victoria canada. The phantom v model had been fitted with a limousine body and was finished in valentines black.
The car s license plate was fjb111c. It has the same 6 2l v8 engine as the rolls royce silver cloud ii. British royalty owned two of them.