When this car that we have was brand new, it cost $458,000. As you might expect, these cars come with a lot of options. And this one is fully loaded. For example, this car has a handsome marine teak decking that looks like it’s a boat: that add-on alone cost $8,700. This Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is like a house on wheels that you do not want to get out of: you want to live in it, love in it, and just have fun every moment you’re in it.

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If you had a hard day at work – or at the gym – and you’re tired, and you think, ‘I’m not into closing doors any more…’, you get a bit of help: the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe’s self-closing door – on the Lincoln Continental known as ‘suicide doors’, but let’s not get into that….

It is based on the 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom and has styling heavily derived from the 100EX, a concept car shown to celebrate the company’s centennial in 2004: the EX stands for experimental model. Several Drophead Coupes were used in the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe can do zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds and it has a top speed of 148 miles per hour.

‘It handles with the educated precision of the Nobel Prize–winning physicist that you’d have to be to repair it,’ wrote the late, great P J O’Rourke in Car And Driver after a test-drive of the Phantom in October 2009.

Wayne York Kung, product communications manager for Rolls-Royce North America, said it definitively: “The faster you drive, the smaller it gets.”

The impressive 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe that we presently have at Beverly Hills Car Club is finished in its factory two-tone color scheme of Arctic White and Primer Grey gracefully complemented with a Moccasin interior.

Lambswool floor mats, electrically operated retractable soft-top roof with cashmere blend interior headlining, Spirit of Ecstasy grille ornament, rear-hinged coach doors, optional boot cover with teak decking, embroidered seats, veered instrument panel, three-spoke veneered steering wheel, side marker lights, Goodyear tires, and Rolls-Royce branded wheel center caps.

Additional convenience features include air conditioning, power-adjustable exterior mirrors, electrically adjustable front seats, power windows, AM/FM radio, cup holders, sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors, map lights, door pockets, manufacturer’s literature, copy of the window sticker, and a very convenient umbrella located in the driver-side door. As I said, the original suggested retail price for this luxurious vehicle was $458,125.00 when it was first sold in the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Newport Beach dealership in Costa Mesa, California. Do not miss your opportunity to acquire such a refined and opulent Phantom Drophead Coupe that is offered in spectacular condition as well as being mechanically sound.

The front fascia resembles that of the 100EX but its middle bodywork/raised bonnet/grille assemblage stops midway down rather than continuing downwards and bisecting the front bumper. The headlamps are also those of the 100EX/101EX concept and are similar to the Phantom’s. The deep set rectangular high beams are LED units while the round ‘faux-foglamp’ driving lights are projector-style xenon arc lamps. The exterior is available in more than 44,000 color combinations. The car combines aluminum technology and hand-crafted materials.

‘Here is a swell car,’ concluded the much lamented P J O’Rourke. ‘It’s not perfect, but it puts some much-needed fun, frivolity, and glamour back into driving.’

-Alex Manos, Owner