Rolls-Royce 1950 Phantom IV, Chassis 4AF2
H. J. Mulliner Limousine 7-seater,
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Elizabeth
Commemorating the first annivery of the death of Queen Elizabeth II ,Limited edition issuance of 20 units.
Model scale Scale: 1:18
Material: Resin,
Brand: Sapphire Model Car
Color: Green
Model size: long 32.5 CM x 11CM x 10CM
Packaging: Premium Gift Wooden Box,size: long 40CM x 15.5CM x13CM
Weight: 2.5kg
More about the car:
The
chassis 4AF2 was built under the code-name Nabha and Mulliner was
selected as the coachbuilder, so they prepared drawings for approval.
The chassis, was delivered to them on 20 July 1949 for erection of the
body. Prince Philip visited the workshops more than once while it was
being built. When the automobile was completed in July 1950 its delivery
was accompanied by a public announcement stating the Phantom IV had
been "designed to the special order of Their Royal Highnesses, the
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh".
As the car was
privately owned when delivered to the couple it was painted Valentine
green (deep green with a slight blue secondary hue) with red belt-line
striping. The limousine became an official state car of the United
Kingdom upon Princess Elizabeth's accession to that country's throne in
1952; as such, it was repainted in the sovereign's colour scheme of
royal claret and black. It remains in the Royal Mews and is still
occasionally used for royal and state occasions. For example, it was
used at the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton to
carry Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, from Clarence
House to Westminster Abbey. In 2018 it brought Meghan Markle to St.
George's Chapel, Windsor Castle for her marriage to Prince Henry
(Harry).
The Phantom IV is a British automobile produced by
Rolls-Royce. Only eighteen were made between 1950 and 1956. They were
only built for buyers Rolls-Royce considered worthy of the distinction,
the British royal family and heads of state. Sixteen are currently known
to still exist in museums as well as public and private collections.
Characteristics
Indeed,
in 1948 the Duke of Edinburgh heard about the Bentley nicknamed Scalded
Cat and asked if he might test it out. He enjoyed this experimental car
immensely and drove it for considerable distances. When he returned it,
he apparently murmured about how nice it would be to have a car with
performance in the Royal Mews. On 15 November 1948, not long after
Prince Philip had driven the aforementioned automobile, an order came
through for a Rolls-Royce motor car for Their Royal Highnesses Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Philip. They placed the order through The Car Mart,
Ltd., RR official retailers. Such a vehicle would have to meet their
official needs which meant it must be a limousine, it would also have to
have good performance since the Prince wished to drive it himself. The
car would be the first RR in the stables. It was originally planned to
be the only Phantom IV, a strictly one-off piece.
Rolls-Royce,
aware that Daimler had held the Royal warrant to provide motor cars
since 1900, was very keen to ensure that the car was the best there had
ever been, and a great deal of hand work was lavished on the
construction of the chassis. The board had earlier considered making a
replacement for the pre-war Phantom III, but were wary that such a large
and expensive motor car might not have a market in the weak post-war
economy. Production of the first two units of the new model was not at
Crewe, but at the experimental Clan Foundry at Belper, which had been
the home of the motor car branch during the Second World War. The
experimental department still continued there until the closure of Clan
Foundry in 1950, when it was finally transferred to Crewe.
Without
intending it, the Government of Spain triple order (along with the
later Duke's commission) probably helped to give a decisive impulse to
the existence of this model, as suggested by Martin Bennett in his book
Rolls-Royce & Bentley: The Crewe Years and the number 9 September
1990 of the British magazine Classic Cars. All these three historical
vehicles are property of the Spanish Army and are still in ceremonial
use for the Spanish head of state.
It is not known exactly when
the "Royalty and Heads of State only" policy was decided, nor indeed
whether in fact there was such an explicit company policy. It is known
though, that a boardroom decision was reached that it would be
impractical and disruptive to production of standard models to attempt
to build more than three Phantom IVs per year. It is also clear that no
private customer other than Royalty and Heads of State ever took
delivery of a Phantom IV. Nevertheless, a considerable number of
coachbuilder's drawings exist of proposed Phantom IVs that never were
built.
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