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This Is the Most Abused Rolls-Royce Phantom You'll Ever See

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When you come to the world as a Rolls-Royce car, you definitely feel blessed. Not only do you wear the Spirit of Ecstasy on your radiator grille, but an elegant treatment awaits to be offered to you throughout your life. Unless you are one of the very, very unlucky examples that fall into the wrong hands - the latest example of this comes in the adjacent clip, which shows us what is probably the worst Rolls-Royce Phantom ever.
We all know dark stories about repossessed cars that end up in a miserable condition, but the Phantom in the video below takes this to a whole new level of destruction. According to the man who caught the car on camera, this Roller has seen three years without payment. Of course, the car wouldn’t care whether it was paid for or not, but since its driver decided to go down this route, he chose to abuse the once mighty sedan in every way possible.

At first sight, this looks like a slammed Rolls-Royce Phantom, but there’s no lowering kit for the air suspension here. In fact, as our guy explains, there’s no suspension - the vehicle is missing parts of it.

Under that long hood, the V12 is in dire need of attention. Its knocking hints that an engine rebuilt may be required, with further clues coming from the Christmas Tree that now replaces the dashboard lights.

Compared to the mechanical damage, the issues with the exterior of the car seem unimportant. We are referring to problems such as dents in the bodywork, as well as damaged wheels and tires.

The madness goes on inside the vehicle, where we find a state of decay, with collapsing elements. To top it all off, the RR umbrella inside the door has been replaced with a... Spiderman umbrella. One that doesn’t even work.

Word has it that the driver of this Rolls-Royce put the car though multiple forms of terror, such as renting it or using it as a delivery vehicle. The 95,000 miles (150,000 km) on the odometer mean nothing now and if the car were to be scrapped for parts, it would only be worth around $40,000 (EUR29,000). There’s also a slight change that someone turns this into a project vehicle, bringing it back on glory road, but with the kind of luck this Phantom has had so far, we don’t want to make predictions.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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