Rolls-Royce Phantom V

Rolls-Royce Phantom V
Overview
Manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Ltd
Production	1959–1968 518 produced
Assembly	Crewe, England (engine and chassis)
Designer	John Polwhele Blatchley of Park Ward for design #980 and Mulliner Park Ward design #2003 et al A. F. McNeil of James Young for designs #PV10, PV15, PV16, PV22 et al.
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Related	Silver Cloud II
Powertrain
Engine	6,230 cc Rolls-Royce V8
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	145 in (3,683 mm)[1]
Length	238 in (6,045 mm)
Width	79 in (2,007 mm)
Height	69 in (1,753 mm)
Kerb weight	5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Phantom IV
Successor	Phantom VI

The Rolls-Royce Phantom V is a large four-door limousine produced by Rolls-Royce Limited from 1959 to 1968. Based on the Silver Cloud II, it shares a V8 engine and Rolls-Royce Hydramatic automatic gearbox (manufactured under license from General Motors by Rolls-Royce) with that model. Rolls-Royce built the cars' chassis and drivetrains, with bodies mainly made to standard designs by coachbuilders Park Ward, Mulliner Park Ward and James Young, former vendors absorbed by Rolls-Royce.^[2] Other coachbuilders, including Hooper, Henri Chapron and Woodall Nicholson, built one or two bodies each on Phantom V chassis.^[3]

The engine is a 6,230 cc 90-degree V8 with twin SU carburettors, coupled to a 4-speed automatic transmission. The car has massive drum brakes and a wheelbase of 3,683 mm. Power assisted steering was standard.^[2]

A low final drive ratio allowed a walking speed which was suitable for ceremonies.^[1]From 1963 onward, the Silver Cloud III's 7% more powerful engine and new front wings (incorporating the latter's quad headlamps) were fitted.