For those into Rolls Royce history, or pop history, a 1:43 scale model of John Lennon's 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V model is now available. The Beatles used it exclusively from 1966 to 1969.
Originally delivered in normal black in 1965, John Lennon had it customized with a double bed in the back seat and added other features unheard of in the day, like a telephone! The livery of the Roller was transformed into a psychedelic "flower wagon" in 1967.
In 1970 John Lennon and Yoko Ono had the Phantom V shipped to the US. It was loaned to several rock stars including the Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, and Bob Dylan. When Lennon got into tax problems in 1977, it ended up in the Smithsonian and then auctioned for over $2 million to Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" Museum.
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