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being the other two. 727 V12 Phantom III chassis were constructed from 1936 to 1939, and approximately 650 have survived. Although chassis production ceased in 1939 (with one final chassis being built in 1940), cars were still being bodied and delivered in 1940 and 1941. The last car, though the
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operated by a single camshaft in the valley between the cylinder banks. Early cars had hydraulic tappets or, rather, a unique system of eccentric bushings in each individual rocker that was actuated by a small hydraulic piston; the eccentric bushing ensuring zero valve-lash at the rocker/valve
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systems, with two distributors, two coils and 24 spark plugs. Petrol is provided by a twin SU electric pump. Wire wheels are fitted as standard, but many cars carry Ace wheel discs which were fitted to improve cosmetics and to reduce the time taken to clean the wire wheels after use.
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on gears 2, 3 and 4. An overdrive gearbox was added in 1938, the ratio change being contained in the gearbox rather than in a separate unit. The car has 4-wheel servo-assisted brakes applied by cable (using a servo made under licence from
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returned a top speed of 87½ mph (140 km/h) and a 0 - 60 mph (0 – 96 km/h) time of 16.8 seconds. The overall fuel consumption quoted from that road test was 28 litres per 100 kilometres
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selected by owners or dealers, who might have cars built for showroom stock. Some of the most famous coachbuilders who produced bodies for Rolls-Royce cars are
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rolling chassis was completed in 1941, was not delivered with a body to its owner until 1947. The
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Ultra-luxury flagship automobile in its third generation
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349:(played by
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249:coil spring
245:Independent
222:Engineering
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967:Categories
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718:Phantom IV
572:Luxury car
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359:Goldfinger
351:Gert Fröbe
278:‑imp
209:and 2018-
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171:Phantom IV
157:Phantom II
148:Chronology
121:Dimensions
90:Powertrain
84:Luxury car
63:Production
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673:Phantom I
315:Park Ward
282:‑US
163:Successor
127:Wheelbase
66:1936–1939
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881:Camargue
877:Corniche
810:Corniche
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560:VW Group
319:Mulliner
288:Bodywork
113:4-speed
48:Overview
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897:Wraith
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115:manual
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