Rolls Royce made history when it revealed the first unit of the Boat Tail model which was estimated to cost a record setting $28 million. Only three units are to be made and today, the automaker has announced the second example of its ultra – rare series.
Boat Tail models are the product of the Rolls-Royce Coachbuild division. Three wealthy clients agreed that the models will have a similar body but each unit will be bespoke, tailored made to the client’s taste.
The client who commissioned the second Boat Tail has a family history in the pearling industry, and gave designers four pearls to use as inspiration for the exterior color, according to Rolls. The company says the car “creates a highly personal and emotionally resonant homage to the client’s father”.
The bonnet, is finished in a “cognac colour”, there are also elements in bronze, rose gold as well as crystalised and ice matt coating.
At the rear of the car, there’s a wooden deck concealing a bespoke “hosting suite”, with a unique “butterfly design” dining set and an umbrella.
Inside, you will find walnut-coloured leather with rose gold accents and a walnut veneer. Rolls Royce claims walnut was chosen because it “matures over time” and will eventually transition to look similar to the cognac-coloured bonnet. In line with the client’s history, there’s a bespoke pearl-coloured timepiece that sits on the dashboard.
Alex Innes, Rolls-Royce’s head of Coachbuild design, said: “Every Rolls-Royce Coachbuild commission is, of course, incredibly special, but in this case, there was an additional depth of feeling.”
“Creating a motor car in honour of a revered client’s father and family history is an extraordinary privilege – a responsibility that we took very much to heart. The commissioning patron’s deep-rooted connection to Boat Tail is an inspiration. The result far exceeds a means of conveyance to become, quite literally, a moving work of art.”
