Elton John’s Rolls-Royce limousine was a thing of beauty. The 1973 Phantom VI was built by H.J Mulliner & Co., a luxury English coachmaker. The chassis for the vehicle was built by Rolls-Royce, and the finished product was customized to the buyer’s specifications. Only 374 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIs were built, making this a uniquely luxurious and ultra-rare commodity. He sold his in a 2001 auction for $292,000.
The Phantom VI Limousine was a new addition to the Bentley lineup that replaced earlier iterations when it was introduced in 1968. These cars had routinely been deployed only as a transportation vehicle for heads of state and the world’s royalty. Elton John’s was powered by a 6.7L V8 engine that produced 200 horsepower.
The car included a four-speed automatic transmission, and could reach a top speed of 112 miles per hour. It took this workhorse 13.9 seconds to reach 60 miles an hour from a stop, but speed was certainly not the goal with an elegant limousine-coach of this sort.
Instead, the vehicle was engineered to produce one of the smoothest and most comfortable rides a passenger could ask for. The rear compartment benefitted from a separate air conditioning circuit from the front, and it even included a built-in bar compartment that made for a luxurious ride to anywhere Elton and his guests might want to go.
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