Monday, January 28, 2013

2011 Rolls-Royce Apparition Concept by Jeremy Westerlund

Designed by Jeremy Westerlund while studying at the Art Center school of design. 
The design is based around the old motor carriages that had a chauffeur sitting up front, exposed to the elements, 
with the passengers coddled inside. Like most contemporary Rolls models, 
the front is utterly dominated by the prominent grille and hood ornament. 
It features unique touches like real mahogany inserts in the wheels, and the imposing overall shape is long and low: 
the designer took his cues from sailing yachts.
If such an extreme example of fantasy ever became reality, it would measure 279 inches overall – that's over 23 feet, 
or about four feet longer than the Phantom. (autoblog.com)