- The Rolls-Royce Koa Wood Phantom Extended is a highly customizable car built for a single collector.
- Inside, it is inspired by a beloved koa wooden rocking chair and has an exhibit depicting the night sky on the day its owner was born.
- It took the Rolls-Royce Wood Specialist three years to find the perfect koa stump to use.
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Rolls-Royce is a business that constantly reminds me that the air is only as long as you have money.
I saw the car manufacturer honor cars with contemporary African art and literal bird feathers. What I do not have seen is a Rolls-Royce inspired by a rocking chair.
Until now.
This is the Rolls-Royce Koa Wood Phantom Extended – a custom Phantom designed for Jack Boyd Smith Jr. was created and inspired by a koa-wood rocking chair that has been in the family for years, according to a press release from the company.
Since it was a pure job, Rolls-Royce did not disclose how much the Koa Wood Phantom cost. But a regular Phantom starts at $ 463,350, if that’s an indication. Inside, there was real cow wood veneer, which was very scarce and difficult to obtain. It also features a light show that shows the night sky on the day Smith was born, because it’s important to love yourself. Even if you sometimes like yourself a little too much.
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