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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 02:18 PM
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The Silver Spectre is a custom shooting brake based on the Wraith

Designed by Niels Van Roij, only seven will be made












The Rolls-Royce Wraith coupe undergoes a long-roof transformation in this custom by Niels Van Roij Design, and the result takes the name Silver Spectre Shooting Brake. It turns out the Wraith looks particularly fetching as a shooting brake, as these pictures attest.

The Dutch-based automotive designer's firm previously built a Tesla Model S shooting brake for a wealthy Dutch collector and also built a spate of two-door Range Rovers, the Adventum Coupe, after the factory canceled the project. Aristocratic long-roofs seem to be their speciality.

The Silver Spectre is custom-bodied from the A-pillars rearward. The roof is constructed from a single piece of carbon-fiber composite. The elongated custom side glass is accentuated with silver trim. The bustle-back liftgate is claimed to take its inspiration from "Anglian limousines of the 1950s and 1960s" and features inset glass. The sculpted forms are set off by the deeply metallic brown paint, which has nearly the level of metal flake used in bass boats.

Inside, there are individual rear seats, and the available fiber-optic starlight headliner extends fully rearward. The leather-lined rear compartment is the perfect perch for the most pampered pooch — purebred Corgis, perhaps?

Under the hood, the 6.6-liter V12 is massaged to deliver 700 horsepower (up from 624) and 664 pound-feet of torque (compared to 605).

Each Silver Spectre will be individually kitted out with a unique exterior paint treatment (single color or two-tone), leather or silk upholstery, and a special custom interior element specific to that vehicle (such as a matching picnic hamper). If you like what you see, best get your order in soon, since only seven will be built.
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 02:19 PM
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That is awesome.
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 02:20 PM
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Niels Van Roij did the Tesla Model S shooting brake a few years ago


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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 02:49 PM
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Yikes. Atrocious.
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 02:51 PM
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I don't necessarily "like" either one but I can't take my eyes off of them. Maybe I do like them....
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The side profile is stunning IMO, but the rear is a disaster

But I'm a big fan of the quirky 'shooting brake' style.
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 07:02 PM
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Looks like a fancy miniaturized hearse.
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 07:30 PM
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That would make a superb luxurious hearse
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
But I'm a big fan of the quirky 'shooting brake' style.
Nothing wrong with that, Ferrari loves it too.


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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 07:51 PM
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We should probably ask the person whose opinion on a Rolls-Royce counts the most:


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Looks like a Dodge Magnum on 'roids.
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Old Oct 4, 2020 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
We should probably ask the person whose opinion on a Rolls-Royce counts the most:

Not sure why; she’s driven around in Bentleys and drives a Land Rover Defender herself.

Back to the OP; it seems a pointless conversion as there is barely any increase in practicality - the rear roofline slopes too much. I wouldn’t be happy putting the dogs back there.
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Pretty much YUCK. What is with that hideous metal accent on the side at the window
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Not sure why; she’s driven around in Bentleys and drives a Land Rover Defender herself.
So the Queen is in Bentleys now? For decades, she was driven around in RRs.

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Originally Posted by mmarshall
So the Queen is in Bentleys now? For decades, she was driven around in RRs.
The current State Limousines are a pair of Bentleys, the first of which was presented to Her Maj back in 2002 and have been converted to run on biofuel. I don't think the older RRs get much use and are just part of her collection. She also has a VW people carrier.
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