By Jose Ramos
Updated: 19:20 AEDT, 4 November 2024
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The one-off £4.5million golden Rolls-Royce inspired by Auric Goldfinger's Phantom III which featured in the 1964 007 film has just been sold.
The yellow and black two-tone Phantom which comes with a gold golf putter was sold to an English collector and Bond enthusiast.
And to make matters worse for anyone deep-pocketed enough to splash out on a similar one, Rolls has no plans to make another one.
The design of the car is loosely inspired by the car in the film driven by Oddjob.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic 1964 James Bond spy movie Goldfinger - starring Sean Connery in his third outing as 007 - Rolls-Royce has created a new one-off £4.5m-plus long-wheelbase Phantom
The yellow and black two-tone Phantom which comes with a gold golf putter was sold to an English collector and Bond enthusiast
The design of the car is loosely inspired by the car in the film driven by Oddjob
The £4.5million golden Rolls-Royce is inspired by Auric Goldfinger's Phantom III which featured in the 1964's 007
The modern equivalent features umbrellas designed to match those stowed in the car by Oddjob, Auric Goldfinger's chauffeur, after Goldfinger finishes cheating in his round of golf against Bond.
The Rolls Royce has 21-inch black wheel discs with 'floating' silver hubcaps which remain vertical at all times. It even features real gold accessories.
Although Rolls-Royce declined to name the buyer, it did say that they had been involved in the project from an early stage.
Nick Rhodes, lead designer at Rolls-Royce's Bespoke division, the Phantom Goldfinger has been three years in the making had previously said: 'We approached EON Productions, which owns the Phantom III featured in the film, with a view to creating something special to mark the 60th anniversary of the film,' said Nick.
'The original car was on display in Brussels, where we were able to examine it in detail.
'However, we didn't want to simply create a copy. This Phantom is very much a modern interpretation.
'The most challenging part of the project was the two-tone paintwork.
'Its vibrant yellow was precisely matched to the 1937 Phantom, with a contrasting black draped over the upper surfaces of the car.
'The 21-inch disc wheels are also finished in black, with silver 'floating' hubcaps that remain vertical at all times.'
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