Update: £6m Rolls-Royce Not For Sale
Owner confirms Pininfarina Hyperion remains a one-off
Although we were delighted to find the advert on our site yesterday, it turns out that the car's owner Roland Hall had no idea that a third party was proposing €7m copies of a car he himself commissioned from Pininfarina, and to which he owns all the rights and relevant production tooling.
Indeed Roland tells us that his car has never been for sale, in spite of a similar story that flashed around the internet last year (also published here on PH), and the Hyperion remains very much a one-off.
Roland also confirms that the production tooling for the Hyperion remains at Pininfarina, and rather disappointingly it isn't tucked away in his garden shed. So if the intriguing possibility of further copies amounts to anything in future, we must assume the Italian coachbuilder will get the work and not our optimistic erstwhile advertiser...
Meanwhile, we didn't miss the opportunity to ask Roland what motivated him to commission the Hyperion in the first place.
"I was very much inspired by the 1930s, 40s and 50s, when these sorts of cars were the lifeblood for many companies including Bentley and Ferrari," he says.
"Of course it's not to everyone's taste, but it is something very different, and the times when people will be able to do this sort of thing are dwindling. If they're not done now, they're going to be very hard to do over the next 20-30 years."
Sadly, we would probably be forced to agree, but it's great that wealthy collectors can keep the tradition alive for the time-being at least. So more power to your elbow Roland, and if you ever do decide to move the Hyperion on - you know you'll always have a free classified ad here on PistonHeads...
As long as the man who commissioned it and owns it is happy with the result then thats all that matters. Good on him for being a petrolhead and trying something different.
Also nice to get a information from the owner on what is obviously some sort of shady dealings but the supposed seller.
As long as the man who commissioned it and owns it is happy with the result then thats all that matters. Good on him for being a petrolhead and trying something different.
Also nice to get a information from the owner on what is obviously some sort of shady dealings but the supposed seller.
Funnily enough, I could be tempted. But I think I might prefer mine with a varnished mahogany body and carbon decking. You know, just to be different!
k it build me one like this dont care what it costs.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff