The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail represents the peak of modern vehicle with contemporary design, as crafted using historical techniques and time-honored craft.
The British carmaker revealed the first Boat Tail in May 2021, creating a huge wave in the luxury car segment.
Just a year after, Rolls-Royce is introducing the second Boat Tail to the global public.
Exclusivity: Coach-Built Rolls-Royce For A Patron From Pearling Industry
Rolls-Royce is building only three Boat Tails – each coach-built according to the taste and preferences of their respective owners.
So far, the carmaker has revealed two Boat Tails, and the timing for the reveal of the third Boat Tail could fall around May 2023.
The first Boat Tail – reportedly belonging to JayZ and wife Beyoncé – had a price of around $28 million.
Rolls-Royce unveiled the second Boat Tail at the Concourse d'Eleganza, Villa d'Este 2022, on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy.
The price tag for the second example is unknown, but the Boat Tail belongs to a wealthy patron involved in the pearling industry, built as a homage to his father and family heritage.
The client even presented Rolls-Royce Coach builder Designers with a selection of four pearl shells, which served as inspiration for the car’s exterior color.
Making The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail The Most Opulent British GT Car
As the client willed, the exterior of this Rolls-Royce Boat Tail blends oyster and soft rose, with large white and bronze mica flakes.
Creating a beautiful contrast, the cognac-colored hood feature fine bronze and gold-colored aluminum mica flakes, with a layer of crystal and iced matte clear coat.
The car’s technical fiber lower sills feature a rose gold woven thread.
Rolls-Royce hand-built all sections of the Boat Tail, crafting body panels from single sheets of aluminum to create an outline that takes inspiration from the racing yachts of the early 20th century.
The carmaker fashioned the Spirit of Ecstasy in rose gold, and milled the Pantheon Grille from a single, solid billet of aluminum.
Housing the Boat Tail's distinct butterfly-design hosting suite, the wooden rear deck features Royal Walnut veneer, as inlaid with rose gold-plated pinstripes with a satin-brushed finish.
British Engineering And World Design: Horsepower And Pearls
Inside, the Boat Tail employs cognac and oyster-colored leathers as well as Royal Walnut veneer, complemented with rose gold and mother-of-pearl accents throughout.
Rolls-Royce crafted the transmission tunnel from Royal Walnut veneer, as graced with rose gold pinstripes.
The dashboard features a timepiece made from mother-of-pearl supplied by the client from his own collection.
This precious pearl also adorns the car’s control switches and instrument dials.
Source: Rolls-Royce