Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection
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9th September, 2012
Inspired by Charles Stewart Rolls and the legend of the Schneider
Trophy-winning Supermarine S6B seaplane (powered by a Rolls-Royce R Type engine), Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents the
Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection. The collection celebrates the spirit of human endeavour that drove a very British hero
and subsequently led Rolls-Royce to simultaneous world speed records on land, air and in the water.
The first in the collection of 35 Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection models – which feature a suite of exclusive design
concepts, colour combinations and new materials – debuted last month at the Pebble Beach Quail gathering in the United
States.
“Our founding forefather Charles Stewart Rolls was a pioneer who pushed the boundaries of motoring and aviation to
the limit,” said Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Rolls-Royce CEO. “With our exclusive Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection we
celebrate this great British hero, presenting a car which hints at experiments in early flight married to the best
engineering, modern design and exquisitely crafted materials. The collection takes Rolls-Royce Bespoke to new levels of
subtle, yet beautiful detailing.”
Finished in Aviator Grey, the Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection features a contrasting matt bonnet, window and grille
surround while inside, the interplay of wood and metal hint strongly at a cockpit theme. A Thommen, aviation-grade clock
with blood orange needle tips is embedded in the metal foil upper fascia, complemented by matt black dials for power
reserve, speedometer and fuel gauges.
The lower fascia is veneered in mahogany, painstakingly shaped by craftspeople just as the early record-setting
propellers were fashioned and features Sapele contrast. Polished stainless steel veneer ‘onlays’ with bullet-shaped ends
are designed to match floor mat fixings.
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Between 1931 and 1933 the Schneider Trophy was held in the South of England, soaring over the Solent and the
Witterings in West Sussex, a location no more than 10 miles from the current 'home' of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in
Goodwood, England. Collection cars celebrate the victorious S6B aircraft with transmission tunnel in anodised aluminium
with exposed torx fixings and swage lines that echo the oil cooling veins on the S6B fuselage side. These highlights are
repeated on collection car armrests.
The leather-lined glove compartment includes an embossed Charles Rolls quote following his first flight with the
Wright Brothers in 1908: “The power of flight is as a fresh gift from the Creator, the greatest treasure yet given to
man.” A centre console chrome plaque describes Rolls – the second man in Britain to hold a pilot’s licence – simply
as Pioneer Aviator, below a representation of his sweeping signature.
Fitted with leather floor mats, Aviator Collection cars have also been designed to incorporate the Rolls-Royce of cup
holders. Beautifully engineered in highly polished aluminium, the designer’s aim was to deliver functionality, but with
that special combination of theatre and jewellery, both of which are expected by every Rolls-Royce client.
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