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Rolls-Royce has used the Phantom name on full-sized luxury cars and limousines since 1925, making it the longest used car model nameplate in automotive history. In the 20th century, the Rolls-Royce Phantom was a very low volume, hand-built limousine, which in its first four generations was custom coachbuilt to the customer's requests, and sometimes extravagant desires. Whilst automobile manufacturing over time became more mechanised and prolific, and vehicles from other manufacturers could be built in greater numbers and at lower prices, the Phantoms remained hand-built, and production of individual cars only began once the order was placed. The use of the name "Phantom" is a long tradition of naming Rolls-Royce models after ghosts or spirits.

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First Rolls-Royce Phantom Hearse Rental in the World Stars in Majestic Photo Shoot
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For those who want to be chauffeured into eternity in style, the UK now brings a world first, in the form of a Rolls-Royce Phantom hearse you can hire. Earlier this week, the vehicle was the star of a majestic photo shoot in Nottingham’s Old Market Square and now we can show it to you.

The Phantom hearse was commissioned by the A W Lymn The Family Funeral Service, a company that has been handling obituaries since 1907.

As for this... Spirit of Ecstasy, its price sits somewhere around half a million pounds (that’s EUR 635,000 or $800,000, depending on where you’re reading this from).

While the Phantom appears to have been left untouched up to the C-pillar, what goes beyond and above that is new. Of course, the chassis has been strengthened to cope with the new structure. The styling is as elegant as expected - for instance, the rear overhang appears to have kept the dimensions of the one on the original car.

The details of the hearse

The conversion is handled by Biemme Special Cars, which actually calls this the Phantom Hearse B12 - it was unveiled back in 2012. The vehicle measures 23 feet (7.01 meters ) in length, which makes it 3 feet (0.9 meters) longer than the long-wheelbase version of the Phantom.

The hearse is far from being the company’s first venture into the world of lavish motoring. In fact, this joins a fleet of 39 vehicles wearing the Rolls-Royce and Bentley badges. In case you were wondering, these luxury sedans are also available for rent.

As for the photo shoot, this was taken care of by a man who knows his way around shooting a car, GF Williams. So far, he’s only released the image above, with the rest of the pics in our gallery coming from other sources.


For one thing, the Rolls-Royce Phantom is one of the quietest and most refined vehicles on the market, so at least the “Peace” part of “RIP” is covered here.

There are only two issues we see here. First of all, we’re not quite sure the “Phantom” designation is all that appropriate for something that helps you travel to the other side. Then there are the suicide doors...

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My birth city. :)

We used A W Lymn for my mum's funeral service 13 years ago and they did a great job.

Great photos as ever by GF Williams
 
I don´t want a Mercedes for my last car. But in Germany I don´t have a large choice. :(
Maybe A W Lymn would like to expand into Germany. :)
 
Unfortunately I'll be riding in one of these on Monday morning. :(

My father passed away last week and we're using A W Lymn's again for their outstanding service.
 

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 - as the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce-branded motor cars. The company is headquartered in Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. BMW AG has no direct relationship with Rolls-Royce-branded vehicles produced before 2003, other than having briefly supplied components and engines. From 1906 to 2003, cars were manufactured and marketed under the Rolls-Royce brand by Rolls-Royce Motors. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is its direct successor.
Official website: Rolls-Royce

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