Matte Black Rolls-Royce Phantom Menace

Video reveals mysterious Rolls Royce Phantom decked in matte black

By Alex Ricciuti
December 8, 2008 9:28 PM
Filed Under: European, Rolls Royce, Tuners

A Rolls Royce Phantom decked out in matte black? Okay, we'll have a look but we can't promise we will like it.

After all, ultra-luxury vehicles like a Rolls, with its own distinct styling and baroque design, are not something you can easily take home and re-model yourself.

Some speculation is in order here on this Rolls. Judging by this video, the setting is Southern California and one has to wonder who this car belongs to. A movie star? No, this car screams music industry outlandishness. Probably a hip-hop artist. By the way, is this thing bulletproof?

There is something about a matte black job that gives a vehicle that certain testing-phase, pre-production, camouflaged look. As if the car isn't really finished.

On the inside, the black and metal industrial-design theme seems to work much better. But a charcoaled matte black finish on the outside makes the car look, well, not quite done. Where is the opulence and sheen of the Rolls of yore? Your thoughts?

 

Source: streetfire.net via jalopnik.com

Comments

Tuner_Mad
December 8, 2008 9:36 PM
.... ok then. NEXT!

BabyMilo
December 8, 2008 9:53 PM
i agree with you for once, NEXT

Motor_Yakuza
December 8, 2008 9:39 PM
Mr. Al Capone here is ur new car.

ck314
December 8, 2008 10:03 PM
another tacky sacrilegeous jerkoff making an ode to new rich bad taste.. rapper? more like porn industry tycoon.. hell, look at the poorly executed seams in the front armrest compared to the immaculate factory art finish: pathetic

Beetle
December 8, 2008 11:16 PM
Matt black is the only colour a police helicopter cant pick up.

ck314
December 8, 2008 11:25 PM
If you can afford a RR Phantom, you can afford as well a portable missile launcher, copkiller by Ice T screaming out of the 800W hi-fi sound system. So I'd say color shouldn't be an issue.

unknown
December 8, 2008 11:29 PM
this car comes with a salvage title

Nurchus
December 8, 2008 11:49 PM
HAHA! So true! I'll pay $12K and not a pence more!

afterace2
December 9, 2008 12:27 AM
it must be kinda hard to notice on a parkinglot at night

chizz
December 9, 2008 2:48 AM
I'll take that fake RR from 350Z over this one.

lucifa
December 9, 2008 3:16 AM
looks kind of weak, but at night, it'd look cool.

politz
December 9, 2008 4:45 AM
mtv, un-pimp my ride.

blay
December 9, 2008 5:20 AM
what is this matte paint sh!t that's infecting the world's cars these days? I've seen that SLR in matte black and that looks alright...but this? it just looks like it's made out of a f**king chalk-board.

Dragos_DreS
December 9, 2008 6:31 AM
what a waist of money

mmr66
December 9, 2008 7:31 AM
i have a matt black lp640

Indykat
December 9, 2008 8:05 AM
It looks like a home made job. Its tragic.

122
December 9, 2008 11:31 AM
jeremy clarkson must've painted this car..

Decypha
December 9, 2008 12:04 PM
*hangs his head in shame*

jdog
December 9, 2008 12:35 PM
if they only could have done the trim in the blacked out chrome this ride would be the shizznit!

eric_92
December 9, 2008 3:46 PM
Mr. Soprano, your car is wating for you...

Bristol411S3
December 9, 2008 3:57 PM
Proof that the monetary correction the credit crunch will bring is long overdue.

Growlbacks
December 10, 2008 7:13 AM
The Rolls is one of two in the world and is a show car and is used file, video and special use only. The car was recently featured in Los Angeles at the Toys for Tots event fundraiser in Dec 2008. The vehicle was done by specialtycarcraft.com with a full Matt Black finish and has several thousand visitors come by and compliment the vehicle as it looks completely different and better in person rather than this low budget film that was ill produced.

ck314
December 10, 2008 9:23 PM
As a curiosity it's not that bad from the outside, but they shoud have left the interior untouched, esp. considering the high level of factory (unmatchable in terms of finish) customization available.

mk1978
December 15, 2008 2:18 PM
Gentlemen,

This car is in Dubai not souther Cali. Saw it on the road yesterday!! Very typical of Dubai, so many new supercar and luxury car owners are decking their cars out in the matte-black paint job. I must say it looks good on some cars but awful on most!!

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