Rolls-Royce Phantom Centenary Private Collection: An Archive on Wheels

Three years of development and over 40,000 hours of work went into the collection. The Bespoke Collective spent a full year in research, exploring archives and early sketches with a Rolls-Royce historian. Before any material was chosen, 147 motifs were hand-drawn — 77 made it into the finished cars.

Outside, the Phantom Centenary wears a two-tone finish recalling 1930s Phantoms: Super Champagne Crystal over Arctic White or over Black. The paint’s cinematic shimmer comes from a clear coat infused with crushed-glass particles, doubled and tinted for depth. The Spirit of Ecstasy is a centrepiece of its own — recreated in solid 18-carat gold and plated in 24-carat, based on the very first figurine fitted to a Phantom in 1925. For the first time, the RR Badges of Honour are also rendered in 24-carat gold and white enamel.

Inside, the cabin becomes a layered tribute to Phantom’s past. The front seats are trimmed in white leather with laser-etched artwork, while the rear seats use fabric inspired by the 1926 ‘Phantom of Love’. Developed with a fashion atelier over more than a year, the fabric combines high-resolution printing with embroidery in White and Golden Sands threads. It shows Conduit Street, the landscapes of Southern France and West Wittering, and seven Phantoms from I to VII. Hidden within the design are seven embroidered motifs — subtle references to notable Phantom owners.

The craftsmanship continues across the doors and veneers. Stained Blackwood depicts landscapes tied to Phantom’s history: Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, the experimental 17EX and 18EX models, and the 4,500-mile Australian crossing of the first Goodwood Phantom. The panels combine laser etching, 3D marquetry, 3D ink layering and 24-carat gold leafing — a trio of techniques introduced for the first time. Thin gold ‘roads’ trace historic journeys, sealed beneath lacquer.

Above, the Starlight Headliner tells another story: 440,000 stitches forming mulberry leaves, honeybees and the Phantom Rose, inspired by the garden in West Wittering where Sir Henry Royce once held engineering discussions. Across the fascia, the Anthology Gallery becomes the collection’s sculptural centrepiece — 50 brushed aluminium fins carrying quotes from Phantom’s first century, illuminated like shifting pages. Each car also receives a centenary plaque engraved ‘Phantom – 100 Years – Since 1925’, and the disc wheels mark the moment with 25 engraved lines on each — one hundred lines in total.