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Koa Phantom: A new exquisite creation from Rolls-Royce Bespoke

Commissioned by Jack Boyd Smith Jr., a long-time Rolls-Royce customer and automotive enthusiast, this unique Phantom Extended is the first Rolls-Royce in history to incorporate a rare type of wood: Acacia Koa, a species of tree that is endemic to the Hawaii Archipelago. The newest creation of the Rolls-Royce Bespoke division took 3 years to complete given the challenges involved by the project, the strict demands of the customer and the use of a very rare, pure-essence type of wood that indigenous to and only found on the Hawaii Islands. We are talking about the Koa wood tree, that was specifically harvested from a private tree collection on the island of Maui.

One-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce Phantom Koa joins the JBS Collection

One-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce Phantom Koa joins the JBS Collection Hagerty 2/16/2021 © Provided by Hagerty Jack Boyd Smith Jr has added this one-off Rolls-Royce Phantom to his impressive collection in Elkhart, Indiana. Having amassed a fortune in the glamorous world of foam and tape production Smith Jr turned his attention to classic cars and built a hugely-impressive stable in just six years. Research Volvo “I try to find to find rare and special cars that are maybe one of one or one of two,” says Smith, describing a personal museum that chronologically starts with a 1905 Cadillac Model F, and ends with this latest acquisition from Rolls-Royce. In between are rare cars from Ahrens-Fox, Auburn, Austin, Bentley, Chrysler, Ford, Hispano-Suiza, Hudson, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Minerva, Packard, Pierce-Arrow and Studebaker. The new Phantom will join a 1923 Silver Ghost Pall Mall, a 2001 Corniche, a 2011 Phantom III Drophead Coupe, and a 2015 Phantom.

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