Sybarites (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The Rolls Royce Hyperion was designed and built by Pininfarina for a private client who wanted a unique Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé. The Rolls Royce Hyperion is based on the chassis of the Drophead Coupé but numerous changes have been implemented most notably the steering wheel has been pushed back forty centimeters and the [...]
Driive (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe owned by Hall provides the base for the Hyperion, the rear seats of the model are removed leaving enough area to nudge the driving position back an extra 400mm.To accurately depict the styling of the pre-war cars, Pininfarina had to extend the roof which simultaneously shorten the rear end whilst keeping a beautiful array of soft flowing design lines. The classic...
whipdaddy | 08/20/2008
Custom coach builder Pininfarina recently revealed a one off Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop-Head at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car was dedicated to the recently deceased Andrea Pininfarina and recieved quite the enthusiastic reception! Pininfarina Hyperion Photos
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
.. And here it is: the love child of a BMW Z3 and a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. The fact that this Gorgon-on-wheels is trust fund-busting expensive is just icing on the pie-in-the-poseur's-face (a la Three Stooges). As for Autoblog's irony-free report on this monstrosity, someone needs to take Noah Joseph out and get [...]
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Pininfarina has taken the wraps off the Hyperion - a one-off custom-built car based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach. Roland Hall, the owner...
Daddy Types (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
I guess it is a small island, so how far could they go? DT's family car man in London Wesley first crossed paths with this 1976 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow wagon on the street, in front of the V&A....
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
While we're all at the greatest single day car event in the world, we hear some people decided there's something going on on our nation's left coast. Whatever. The Pininfarina Hyperion — a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe with a coachbuilt body — has been unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours . Its owner, Roland Hall, for whom the regular $412,000 car wasn’t exclusive enough, has dedicated the Hyperion...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
It is the car of kings, queens, rock stars, and potentates all over the world. In various forms, it has been setting the standard for luxury worldwide for over a century. Ron Amadon takes you for a ride in the spectacular 2008 Rolls Royce Phantom.
shugaray | 08/16/2008
This is a 2007 Rolls Royce Phantom with 26″ Giovanna Gello wheels and Pirelli Zero tires which was customized by DG Motoring. You’re looking at a half of a million dollars worth of automobile right here.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Well, not really. But if Nick Hogan did have one, this is totally the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe he'd drive. In fact, we bet he has a poster of this exact car on his jail cell wall right now. We'd also say the odds are high on this Phantom sticking out like a sore thumb at the Pebble Beach Concours . ( Thanks to J.F. Musial for the tip! )
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
When it comes to armored cars we’ve seen everything from Rolls Royce Phantoms to stretched Bentleys, but the latest bullet-proof vehicle to hit the streets is based on the more mundane BMW X5. Dubbed the X5 Security, the latest model is based on the new E70 BMW X5 and fulfills the safety requirements [...]
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Love it or loathe it, this is Pininfarina’s latest creation that is based on the Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe. Although we’d like to see the Hyperion...
<B>Patrick Joubert Conlon</B> (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Neal Boortz linked to this review of the new Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé to illustrate "wealth envy": [A] government think tank has looked carefully at the question of second homes and has announced that the rich bastards who have them should be forced to rent them out to underachieving, fat people. [...] Just the other day, I read a report that said musicals in London’s West End are bucking the trend...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Not content with the boundless luxury exuded by the standard Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, the sole dealer of the bespoke cars in Abu Dhabi has taken delivery of a unique version decked in a gold metallic paint scheme and finished off with a gold-plated Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. Almost certainly built [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
First picture of the Pininfarina Hyperion, based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe.
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whipdaddy | 08/20/2008
Custom coach builder Pininfarina recently revealed a one off Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop-Head at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car was dedicated to the recently deceased Andrea Pininfarina and recieved quite the enthusiastic reception! Pininfarina Hyperion Photos
shugaray | 08/16/2008
This is a 2007 Rolls Royce Phantom with 26″ Giovanna Gello wheels and Pirelli Zero tires which was customized by DG Motoring. You’re looking at a half of a million dollars worth of automobile right here.
whipdaddy | 06/30/2008
David Beckham was spotted cruising Beverly Hills with his three sons in his all-new, already fully customized Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe . His Drophead is slammed on custom built 24” Savini Forged wheels , color-matched exterior trim and Beckham’s “23” embroidered onto the seats. Photos and VIDEO HERE: David Beckham Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
