GTP Cool Wall: 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Freestone and Webb

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1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Freestone and Webb

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1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Freestone and Webb nominated by @Snikle

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Body Style: Four-Door Town Car
Engine: 7.32L Aluminum-alloy pushrod V12
Power: 165hp
Torque: n/a
Weight: approx. 3500kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Additional Information: The Phantom III was the last car Henry Royce had a part of before he died at the age of 70 -- It was the only V12 Rolls-Royce until 1998 -- The body on this Phantom was built in 1946 by coachbuilder Freestone and Webb -- Copper skin placed over sections of the steel body work -- Ivory and Brass adorn the maroon interior


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Certainly a marvelous machine, but is it cool by modern standards? I wouldn't say so. Also, it's a little too ostentatious for my liking.
 
Sub-Zero. One of my favorite cars of all time. I think it's the best looking Rolls Royce ever built, and that's coming from someone who quite likes almost all of them (I don't even find the Cullinan to be that bad looking). Coachbuilt '30s cars are among my favorites because they have so much variety and style between them. This one is Ostentatious, yes, but in all the right ways, unlike the Mohs Ostentatienne Opera I have as my avatar. (Another car I'd vote SZ, but for different reasons) I'm sure driving this Rolls isn't the best experience compared to luxury cars of today, but damn if it doesn't make even the best of them look bland in comparison.
 
Cool, definitely cool (certainly for the driver when it is cold outside).
 
So much copper present that the LAPD would blush.........I'll get my coat.

Bad joke aside, this is insanely ostentatious, even by pre-war coachbuilding standards. While very neato, definetly not cool.

Engine: 7.32L Aluminum-alloy pushrod V12
Power: 165hp
Weight: approx. 3500kg
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Ok, this has nothing really to do with the coolness, because this thing is clearly not a racer, but Jesus-Tapdancing-Christ. The Power-to-weight ratio is basically non-existent. :lol:
 
Personally I love the copper... First thought is this is what Tony Stark would be driving if he was around back then lol.

It's a conflicting car... I can't whether it's Sub-Zero or Seriously Uncool
 
Why does the chauffeur get all the fun on sunny days? Oh right, it's a British car: cold winters and rainy days.👎 Uncool.
 
I really struggle to put a rating on this one. Something about it is really cool, and something about it is the least cool thing I've ever seen. And it definately doesnt deserve a meh either.:confused:
 

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