Thursday 9th September 2004

1000th Roller rolls off the line

Balloons released in celebration at Goodwood plant

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Yesterday, Rolls Royce celebrated building the one thousandth Phantom at the company’s new manufacturing plant in Goodwood.

To mark the occasion, 1,000 balloons were released from the company’s central courtyard with Rolls-Royce employees looking on. One of the balloons could prove particularly lucky for its finder. Rolls-Royce will donate £1,000 to the charity of his or her choice and they will receive a Spirit of Ecstasy mascot mounted on a special plinth.

Company chairman and CEO Karl-Heinz Kalbfell said, "We are celebrating another landmark achievement in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, an achievement made possible by the small but talented team of people working at Goodwood. This occasion helps mark the success of the renaissance of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, since it became part of BMW Group."

The 1,000th Phantom is finished in black, with black leather interior and Elm Cluster wood veneer.

[Marki]

How long has this been in production 1,000 of them sold already crikey

[RB Will]

didn't think they had that many built I have only ever seen 1 on the road

[liquidken]

I dare say most have gone overseas. Probably the U.A.E

[jrchannon]

Looks like the wind was blowing them southwards (out to sea).

Convenient.

[jrchannon]

the balloons that is...obviously....

I don't think the Rolls Roycs would have been "blown" anywhere.

[pzero64]

1,000? How common.

[Marki]

pzero64 said:

1,000? How common.

[darren]

jrchannon said:

Looks like the wind was blowing them southwards (out to sea). Convenient.

I'm sure some lucky endangered turtle will snare the winning balloon. Then it'll be at loggerheads with the competition promoters (arf arf...)