Rolls-Royce revealed the primary of 4 distinctive Droptail convertible coachbuilt automobiles at a non-public occasion near Pebble Seaside in California that has been commissioned for a really particular shopper.
The Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail was impressed by “the attract of the Black Baccara rose”, which is a flower that originates in France and is “beloved by the mom of the commissioning household”.
This commissioned Droptail comes with a detachable hardtop that has been designed to make the automobile appear like an open-top roadster with out its roof, or a “dramatic” coupe with it put in.
The La Rose Noire Droptail’s detachable roof is uniquely low slung. It additionally options an ingot with the automobile’s title, which is a primary for Rolls-Royce.
The bespoke hardtop additionally has an electrochromic glass part which transitions to a near-translucent shade on the contact of a button.
One of many La Rose Noire Droptail’s highlights is its exterior paintwork. The car’s True Love darkish pomegranate paint took over 150 iterations to good, whereas the darker Thriller paintwork modifications color when considered from totally different angles.
With a view to create the one-off Droptail’s True Love paint end, Rolls-Royce used a base coat of a color which is a “carefully guarded secret”, adopted by 5 layers of clear lacquer which might be every blended with a barely totally different tone of purple.
The La Rose Noire Droptail’s ‘Pantheon’ grille vanes have True Love paint that’s hand-applied as an accent on the reverse floor of the vanes. That is continued on the decrease entrance air consumption that was 3D-printed in a light-weight composite and incorporates 202 hand-polished stainless-steel ingots.
There are a set of 22-inch alloy wheels which might be completed in Thriller paint, then machine-finished and polished.
In line with Rolls-Royce, the La Rose Noire Droptail’s inside took practically two years of improvement, “intense experimentation” and hand craftsmanship.
There are a complete of 1603 purple and black wood veener items that had been hand-finished and hand-placed across the car.
A single particular person tasked with creating this “paintings” did so in a sound-insulated area, and will solely work in one-hour classes for not more than 5 hours complete per day.
The remainder of the inside is completed in darkish purple Thriller leather-based and light-weight purple True Love leather-based with copper highlights.
There’s additionally a particular built-in one-off timepiece by Audemars Piguet that matches the automobile’s colourway.
The shopper commissioned an unique classic of Champagne de Lossy, one in all their favorite wine properties, to go along with this Droptail.
On the press of a button, the so-called Champagne Chest opens, revealing an intricate champagne set with hand-blown crystal champagne flutes. The outside lid additionally converts right into a serving tray product of open pore Black Sycamore wooden.
Rolls-Royce by no means lists the worth of its bespoke automobiles, although it’s anticipated to hold fairly a hefty asking value.
