Rolls-Royce's pearl-inspired £20M Boat Tail: The most expensive new car
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Rolls-Royce's pearl-inspired £20M Boat Tail: The most expensive new car

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Rolls-Royce has unveiled the second in its Boat Tail trio of the most expensive new cars in the world - worth a combined £60million – and it's a pearl. The second £20MILLION new Roller: This is the pearl-inspired Rolls-Royce Boat Tail - the second of a trio of custom-made cars with a combined value of £60million Here's everything you need to know about the planet's joint most expensive new motor, including the incredible rear deck that provides everything you need for luxury alfresco dining on a long journey Hand-crafted at Rolls-Royce's headquarters at Goodwood in Sussex, which employs more than 2,000 people, the two-door four-seater will be unveiling at the prestigious Concorso d'Eleganza event at the Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in Northern Italy on Saturday. This massive Pantheon Grille is milled from a single block of aluminium and is just one of the finer details of the car that shows the extraordinary lengths Rolls-Royce goes to to make vehicles unique Rolls-Royce stresses: 'Although the trio of Boat Tails share a common body style, each are imbued with the unique, highly personal imprint of the commissioning patron, thereby telling differing stories' The main exterior colour is a shimmering blend of oyster and soft rose, with large white and bronze mica flakes adding a unique pearlescent quality that changes subtly under different light conditions But it's inside this opulent motor where things get even more interesting. The centrepiece of the dashboard is a clock made from mother-of-pearl, which was chosen and supplied by the client from his own collection Hand-crafted at Rolls-Royce's headquarters at Goodwood in Sussex, the two-door four-seater will be unveiling at the prestigious Concorso d'Eleganza event at the Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in Northern Italy on Saturday The transmission tunnel is formed from Royal Walnut veneer with rose gold pinstripes Will it fit in my many garages? - Widely travelled, internationally educated, cosmopolitan tastes, an established patron of the arts, with a sizeable collection of classic and modern cars, housed in a dedicated private museum The £20million car built as a homage to its owner's father Rolls-Royce said the influences for the second of their three Boat Tails were 'very special and personal' explaining: 'The motor car was created by a client in homage to his father and his family heritage.

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