Yahoo Autos 'Goldfinger'-Inspired Rolls-Royce Phantom Is a One-Off Fit for a Supervillain
Rolls-Royce showcased a new one-of-one Phantom Extended that celebrates 60 years since the debut of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger.
The Goldfinger Phantom Extended draws inspiration from the 1937 Phantom III Sedanca de Ville driven by Auric Goldfinger in the 1964 Bond film.
The car is filled with Easter eggs including an 18-karat-gold Speedform model and seat trays that show a fictional map of the Fort Knox bullion reserve in 22-karat gold.
Sometimes there's nothing for it but to call up your lifelong contact at Rolls-Royce and tell them you'd like to commission a one-of-one model inspired by your favorite Bond supervillain. At least, we assume something like that occurred in the process of designing this very special Rolls-Royce model designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger.
Aston Martin recently revealed its own celebratory edition in the form of a Goldfinger DB12 limited to 60 examples. Nice, but pales a bit in comparison, perhaps? This one-off Rolls is a Phantom Extended that draws inspiration from the 1937 Phantom III Sedanca de Ville. Much more fitting for a vehicle driven by the film's chief villain.
Saying the Goldfinger edition is inspired by the movie car is a bit of an understatement. It's the exact same spec. The yellow paint in the two-tone finish is the exact shade used on Goldfinger's car. The same goes for the floating hubcaps designed to recall the design of the '37 Phantom III.
The rest of the car is an endless homage to the film. In addition to the gold detailing throughout the cabin from the base of the seats to the glovebox, the center console features a hidden vault with a solid 18-karat-gold Speedform block model. A golden putter is mounted to the trunklid in a reference to Bond and Goldfinger's first encounter in the movie. Even the picnic trays in the back seat are an homage. The Royal Walnut trays use a 22-karat-gold inlay in the shape of a fictional map of Fort Knox, which Goldfinger attempted to sabotage in the film.
We haven't even mentioned the craziest details yet. The Phantom's Gallery, which runs the full width of the dash, is a hand-drawn 3-D re-creation of Furka Pass, where Bond trailed Goldfinger in his DB5. The map itself required a year of development. Then there's the headliner, which is designed to perfectly reflect the constellations as they were positioned over the Furka Pass on July 11, 1964, the last day the movie filmed in Switzerland. Talk about attention to detail.
The details don't stop there. The clock on the dash is designed after the iconic "gun barrel" sequence that takes place in every Bond film, and when you open the trunk, a light shines the 007 logo on your luggage to reference the Q division's tracking device that Sean Connery places in the movie.
This is our type of one-off car. If you're going to spend unthinkable amounts of money on a single vehicle, at least have the class to make it this cool.
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