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Handcrafted masterpiece. The love of detail for which
Rolls-Royce is renowned is particularly apparent in the
car’s interior. Around six times a year, the manager of
interior wood trim personally visits his suppliers to select
the veneers for the Rolls-Royce Phantom, thereby en-
suring that only the highest quality veneers of the correct
colour and grain characteristics are chosen. Each of
the 60 wooden elements of the interior trim panels is
made of a core wood and an aluminium substrate of up
to 40 layers. As a result of this painstaking process, the
panels are resplendent with a perfect finish and still
perfectly protected against splintering in an accident.
Every Rolls-Royce Phantom has its own special set of
matching veneers, cut for a mirrored pattern to match
from panel to panel across the car. Such details contribute
to the motor car’s distinctive personality.
The leather used in the Phantom is dyed in a newly
developed colouring process in which the dye permeates
the hide. This produces a supremely soft, natural finish,
which will not fade or crack. In addition, each individual
skin is examined by hand and
inspected for blemishes.
Then the patterns are made, using
state-of-the-art laser
technology, and stored as individual
programs. The
leather is cut with a conventional electric
knife in order to
ensure that the parts fit perfectly. Up to 450 leather parts
are made this way for the Phantom’s interior before the
specialists take over.
In the new Phantom, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in
Goodwood continues the tradition of striving for perfec-
tion, based on the harmonious synthesis of craftsman-
ship and precision engineering, in keeping with the prin-
ciples of Sir Henry Royce.