From the Rolls-Royce factory comes a special collection of the Phantom Drophead Coupé called Waterspeed, which pays tribute to Sir Malcolm Campbell and his Rolls-Royce-powered Bluebird K3 seaplane, at the helm of which he set the water speed record in 1937. The achievement reverberated around the world and thus only cemented the reputation and primacy of Rolls-Royce engines on the ground and in the air.
A total of 35 examples will see the light of day, and all of them will be decorated with the color maggiore blue, which was named after the Italian Lake Maggiore, where Campbell used a similarly blue seaplane to glide at a speed of 203 km/h. The blue of the sheet metal, which is the result of as many as nine coatings, flows from the body for the first time into the very 'cavity' where the engine resides, which not only added charm to the already fascinating 6.75-liter V12 engine, but also bowed even more deeply to the achievement British.
The classic roof lid has been replaced by a hood that is the result of 70 hours of hand-formed and another 10 hours of hand-ground steel, and the exterior is rounded off by a thin line that culminates in a hand-crafted Bluebird motif. The interior is also completely custom-made. In addition to the black leather and special abacha wood, the metal plates on the door rests with the engraved "Blue Bird" and the 'tattooed' door of the passenger compartment with record marks catch the eye. The spirit of the seaplane also lives on in the power meter. But the price should remain phantom.
