Behind the scenes at Rolls-Royce’s Coachbuild division, we explore the extraordinary details of this bespoke commission, an open-topped Speedster imbued with the spirit of a rose
’s newest coachbuilt model, La Rose Noire, the first in a quartet of Rolls-Royce Droptails that are being handmade by this specialist division. Each car will be substantially different in detail, if not in overall form.
As a manufacturer whose ‘standard’ models regularly top out at over half a million pounds each due to the sheer amount of customisation that each client demands, the Coachbuild series represents another step up. ‘This car is contemporary patronage in its truest form,’ says Müller-Ötvös, explaining how La Rose Noire is the culmination of a four-year journey for a very particular client.
Another piece of history that informed the design team was a 1913 special edition of the Silver Ghost, nicknamed ‘The Sluggard’ in a typically self-deprecating English way. This one-off was capable of exceeding 100mph – exceptional for the time – and had a fuselage-like polished metal body that was both functional and beautiful. The initial sketches of Droptail attempted to capture the sense of enclosure and visual drama of these cars, a look that Warming describes as ‘high collared’.
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