The Goodwood Phantom: Dawn of a New Er

The Goodwood Phantom: Dawn of a New Er by Tucker, Malcolm. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781854432100.

Page Size 280 mm square Page Extent 216 pages Editions Standard Edition ISBN 1-85443-210-9 In 1998, the German car manufacturer BMW acquired the rights to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. that most British of institutions, whose name has been a byword of engineering excellence for one hundred years. In less than five years, BMW has re-launched the company as an independent entity, albeit with access to the resources of its new parent. A completely new Rolls-Royce – the Phantom, has been designed and produced, along with the building of a brand new manufacturing plant. This book describes how The Project Rolls-Royce team members were recruited from all over the world, how the new Phantom was developed, and how the purpose designed manufacturing plant on the Goodwood Estate near Chichester, Sussex is a triumph in its own right. It serves all the needs of production but was also constructed to minimise the impact upon the environment and the surrounding South Downs. These challenges, the personalities involved and how they succeeded are all enumerated. Finally, although it is only just over a year since the first production Phantom was delivered to its proud owner, an exciting experimental derivation – codenamed 100EX – has already been produced. The Goodwood Phantom is the first book to contain details of this outstanding car. Illustrations: 184 colour and 60 black and white photographs and illustrations.