If Goldfinger was Made in 2024, This Is What He’d Drive
Rolls-Royce is a common feature in Bond films, appearing 12 times across the franchise now sixty years on from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger we’re still thinking about the Rolls-Royce Phantom III.
We appear to not be the only ones because Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a one-of-one Phantom Extended that pays homage to the film in some incredibly fun ways.
For example, in Goldfinger’s first encounter with Bond he uses a gold plated putter, which has been recreated and mounted on the underside of the boot lid. The club is adorned with a specially designed ‘AG’ monogram, inspired by the engraving on the signet ring worn by Goldfinger on-screen. Goldfinger’s harlequin umbrella that’s loaded into the car by Oddjob has also been included. The umbrellas that fit into the motor car’s rear doors have been finished in the same red, blue, green, and yellow colours.
If you think that is oddly specific about detailing The marque’s Bespoke Collective designed the Starlight Headliner of Phantom Goldfinger to perfectly reflect the constellations as they were positioned over the Furka Pass on 11 July 1964 – the last day of filming the scene in Switzerland.
A hidden vault in the center console has been re-engineered to house an illuminated solid 18-carat gold bar, shaped as a Phantom ‘Speedform’. It also has Royal Walnut picnic tables which are adorned with a 22-carat gold inlay. This inlay displays a fictional map of Fort Knox.
The seats have been subtly elevated with gold stitching, gold-coloured ‘bullets’ to cap the seat piping sections, and headrests that incorporate gold ‘RR’ monograms.
In a more general Bond reference the bespoke clock surround on the dash is inspired by the gun barrel sequence from the start of all the Bond Films.
As a finishing touch, the prized British numberplate ‘AU 1’, which graced the Goldfinger Phantom III in the film, has been secured — a reference to the chemical symbol for gold on the periodic table of elements. This will remain with Phantom Goldfinger, which has now been delivered to a significant Rolls-Royce client and collector based in England.
