The Story Behind John Lennon's Psychedelic RollsRoyce Phantom V


John Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V custom painted by The Fool Rolls

John Lennon Rolls-Royce now on display at Royal BC Museum NOW PLAYING Lennon ordered the Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine in December 1964 and it was delivered to him in June 1965..


John Lennon’s Rolls Royce back on display at the Royal BC Museum

John's newly painted psychedelic car drew some public outrage when a old woman, in London's downtown, attacked the car using her umbrella and yelling: "You swine, you swine! How dare you do this to a Rolls-Royce." Obviously, the Rolls-Royce is passionately regarded in England as one of the many symbols of British dignity!


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John Lennon's Phantom V: The Story of the Psychedelic Beatle-Mobile As the late icon's famed Rolls-Royce returns to public view, we look back at how it served both as a safe haven and a.


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2 min read In 1964, John Lennon and The Beatles were everywhere in the news. To celebrate the success of the Hard Day's Night album, Lennon decided to give himself a Rolls-Royce Phantom V luxury sedan. But this wasn't just any Phantom V.


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John Lennon bought the 1965 Phantom V limousine before he even owned a driver's license. Paint it black, he ordered, with black leather upholstery. It was manufactured at a factory built atop potato fields in the Cheshire railway town of Crewe.


John Lennons Painted Rolls Royce Photograph by Bettmann Fine Art America

John Lennon John Lennon's Phantom V Beatle John Lennon bought a 1964 Mulliner Park Ward Phantom V, finished in Valentines black. Everything was black except for the radiator, even the wheels. Lennon asked for the radiator to be black as well, but Rolls-Royce refused. [5]


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John Lennon’s Psychedelic 1964 RollsRoyce Phantom V Joins “Eight Great

This car is covered from top to bottom in a bright, floral, psychedelic motif: a fitting testament to Beatlemania and the pop culture of the swinging sixties. Rolls Royce Phantom V (1965) - replica of John Lennon's car. Photo by Andrew Bone CC BY 2.0. The Phantom V is a highly prized, exclusive car, as only 514 were ever manufactured.


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The John Lennon Phantom V Touring Limousine Rolls-Royce was purchased by John Lennon in December, 1964 and delivered in June, 1965. When Lennon ordered the car, he did not yet have his driver's licence. It was originally painted "valentine black" and was the largest model made by Rolls-Royce with all options and many custom orders.


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Currently owned by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada, 'The John Lennon Phantom V' will travel from Canada to London to join 'The Great Eight Phanto.


John Lennon’s Psychedelic 1964 RollsRoyce Phantom V Joins “Eight Great

John Lennon's Rolls Royce Limousine is a Psychedelic, Souped-Up Work of Art Do you remember where you were on February 9, 1964? I do. I was 16 years old and living in West Vancouver. That evening, as my sister and I lay on the living room floor watching The Ed Sullivan Show, history was made.


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John Lennon's iconic 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine (RBCM 992.66.2) is on display in the Royal BC Museum's glass lobby now until April 30, 2020. Lennon purchased the car in December, 1964; it was delivered to him in June, 1965. When Lennon ordered the car, he did not yet have his driver's license. It was originally painted "valentine black" and was the largest model.


How John Lennon’s Psychedelic RollsRoyce Ended up in B.C. MONTECRISTO

The Story Behind John Lennon's Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V Only 517 Rolls-Royce Phantom Vs were manufactured. It was an ultra-exclusive car, weighing 2.5 tonnes with a 3.6-metre wheelbase and the same 6.2L V8 engine as the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. The British Crown owned two of them, ridden by Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother.


John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce Phantom V

John Lennon wanted to be remembered, amongst other things, as an eccentric millionaire. He already owned a subtle all-white Rolls-Royce Phantom V, yet to fulfill this mission, on June 3, 1965.


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How John Lennon's Rolls-Royce Phantom V became a controversial custom classic. A Rolls-Royce fit for a Beatle, if not for the Sixties establishment. By Chris Rowlands. 16 March 2019.


The Story Behind John Lennon's Psychedelic RollsRoyce Phantom V

Rolls-Royce, in celebration of the 50th anniversary year of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, is releasing images of John Lennon's so-called "Psychedelic Rolls," a tricked-out Rolls-Royce.