1968 Rolls Royce

Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire 38000 - 45000 Registration No: T.B.A Chassis No: PRH4295 MOT: T.B.A � One of just 374 Phantom VIs manufactured � Treated to over �15,000 of expenditure with marque specialists Ristes Motor Company in 2019 � In regular and continued use since 1979 across the ownership of three funeral companies � In current ownership since 2008, and fully repainted, retrimmed, and woodwork restored shortly after By far the most expensive car that money could buy when launched in 1968, the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI remained in production for twelve years (although the final few examples were not finished until 1991/92 due to the model�s handbuilt nature). Notable as the last Rolls-Royce to employ a separate chassis, the majority were bodied by Mulliner Park Ward as seven-seater limousines, though a hearse and even convertible versions were constructed (the latter conceived by the Italian carrozzeria Frua). Equipped with independent front suspension, a leaf-sprung back axle and four-wheel drum brakes, the Phantom VI was all about passenger comfort and boasted the world�s first dual zone air-conditioning system. Powered by a 6,230cc (later 6,750cc) OHV V8 engine allied with an automatic transmission, gearing was chosen so that it could be driven at anything from walking pace to 100mph. Customers were encouraged to test the ingenuity of Rolls-Royce�s in-house craftsmen to the extent that very few, if any, of the 374 completed were to standard specification. Hailing from the first year of production, our stately Mulliner Park Ward Limousine is an exquisite machine. With its high-quality hides, plush carpets and rich, glossy walnut contributing to an interior of unparalleled luxury, it very much represents a car for the privileged few. Sold with its original registration �YLR 854G�, it has had only four owners from new, of which three have been funeral directors, who have maintained it to high standards of presentation and reliability. It entered the funeral trade in 1979 and has been cared for meticulously since joining its present fleet in 2008, when the mileage stood at 37,400 miles. Remarkably, mileage records can be checked against a near-complete collection of MOTs running back to 1978. Significant mechanical attention included relining the brakes in 2010, installing electronic ignition in 2011 and overhauling the master cylinders in 2013. It was in 2014 that the Phantom received a full respray, and the starter motor was overhauled the same year. Also on the cosmetic front, we understand the Rolls-Royce has been fully retrimmed and had its woodwork renovated during the present ownership. Between 2015 and 2018, the Phantom received new tyres, headlamps, a handbrake cable and a replacement alternator, with the front bumper being replated in 2017. Extensive refurbishment was undertaken by marque specialists Ristes Motor Company in 2019, costing over �15,700. The work included a thorough brake overhaul and localised welding near the body mounts. With only 374 ever produced, opportunities to acquire a Phantom VI are rare at the best of the times, and first-year models rank among the most desirable. Complete with a partitioned interior, occasional seats, a discreet modern radio and even a cut-glass drinks set, a survivor like this would make an ideal addition to any Rolls-Royce collection, or a flagship for the chauffeur fleet that�s a cut above the rest.