Rolls-Royce Phantom III cars have been converted to hearses and shooting brakes. In 1964, more than 20 years after the end of production, the villainous Auric Goldfinger (played by Gert Fröbe) drove an excellently preserved black and yellow Phantom III (Chassis Number #3BU168 Sedanca de Ville by Coachbuilder Barker), knowing that its great strength would be able to hold the weight of the vast amounts of gold that he smuggled around Europe. Rolls-Royce Phantom III The Rolls-Royce Phantom III was the final large pre-war Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1936, it replaced the Phantom II and it was the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the 1998
Rolls-Royce RB211 engine proposed for the Vickers Superb DB.265 (VC10), with four engines powering the high capacity transatlantic airliner. There are perhaps many reasons why the RB.178 failed to take off and chief among them was the refusal of Boeing to accept the Rolls-Royce engine on the transatlantic 747. The RB.178 was cancelled in May 1966 and in June 1966 Rolls-Royce indicated it did not want to go head to head with P&W in a battle to power the Boeing 747. However, in September 1966 Rolls-Royce revealed to the world its decision to launch an Advanced Technology Engine (A.T.E) family covering thrusts