The British car maker Rolls-Royce has revealed a one-off car inspired by the James Bond film Goldfinger to mark its 60th anniversary.
The footage shows the unique Phantom Extended with a gold plaque on it commemorating 60 years since the release of the iconic James Bond film in 1964.
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The footage shows the unique Phantom Extended with a gold plaque on it commemorating 60 years since the release of the iconic James Bond film in 1964.
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00:00Growing up watching James Bond, I always loved the action, the gadgets, and of course, the
00:17cars. Goldfinger is no exception, full of iconic moments. So naturally, when we were
00:22given the brief to design Phantom Goldfinger, it was really exciting.
00:27The film features a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedanca de Ville, used by Bond's nemesis
00:33Ulrich Goldfinger to smuggle gold out of England.
00:41With Phantom Goldfinger, we wanted to design a modern interpretation, an evolution of the
00:45original, whilst also recalling key memorable scenes from the film.
00:52The car contains a host of whimsical features which, in some cases, have been playfully
00:57hidden to echo how Goldfinger conceals the gold in the coachwork of his Rolls-Royce.
01:02So for example, the Spirit of Ecstasy has been given a unique gold-plated finish on
01:07select areas of her body that gives the illusion that it's been worn back and there's solid
01:11gold underneath. It's quite subtle and not something you realise at first glance, partially
01:16because your eyes are drawn to the striking yellow paint scheme, which is colour matched
01:20to the original.
01:24One key Rolls-Royce moment in the film is when Bond is following Goldfinger, driving
01:29along the Furkapass in Switzerland. Here, we've designed a phantom gallery that features
01:34an artistic, ice-aligned map of the Swiss Alps, with the Furkapass highlighted by a
01:39slither of gold. The clocks around at the centre is inspired by the gun barrel opening
01:44sequence of Goldfinger, and many subsequent Bond films.
01:48Another subtle reference to this scene is the golden hue constellation depicted in the
01:52Starlight Headliner, which references the day that the Furkapass scene was shot, 11th
01:57July 1964.
02:00The film's storyline can also be found on the inside of the picnic tables, where we've
02:03recreated, through a gold inlay, a fictional map of Fort Knox, the US gold reserves which
02:09Goldfinger plans to attack in the film. To complement this storyline is also an 18-carat
02:14solid gold speed form housed inside the centre console of the car, as if it were secured
02:18in a vault.
02:20Throughout the car, we've placed a few fun easter eggs. For example, there's a small
02:24device in the boot designed to look like a tracking device Bond places in the rear of
02:28Goldfinger's Rolls-Royce, to trace him to his smelting plant in Switzerland. Here, it
02:33acts as a projector for the 007 logo.
02:36Inside the boot lid, we've mounted a gold-plated golf putter, which references the first meeting
02:40of Goldfinger and Bond during a round of golf. The head of the club is adorned with a monogram
02:45AG, matching that found on Goldfinger's signet ring.
02:50Phantom Goldfinger stands to be our most ambitious and creative one-off project to date, a fitting
02:55tribute to the legacy of a classic Bond film.