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At this year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on Lake Como, Rolls-Royce wants to present its latest, limited masterpiece. On display was the Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII. A proprietary hand-built model to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.
From airplane to limited special edition
Captain John Alcock, Lieutenant Arthur Brown and Sir Henry Royce boarded their Vicky Vimy bomber. A model from the First World War. The aircraft was powered by two Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII aircraft engines. Her flight was non-stop from St. John's in Newfoundland to Clifden in Ireland.
The two aircraft engines each had a displacement of 20,3 liters. At that time, their output was 364 hp per engine. The contemporary special edition automobile is powered by a 12 liter Wraith V6,6 engine. This makes 632 hp.
Bicolor livery for the Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII
The special edition of the Rolls-Royce Wraith has a two-tone paint finish, executed in gunmetal and selby gray. The two colors are separated by a brass colored line. The exterior color is said to pay homage to the color of the Vicky Vimy. The special model Eagle VIII also has a black grille. The alloy wheels have a translucent shadow finish.
Interior with night view of the earth and Churchill quote
There is also a color scheme inside, which should harmonize with the outer skin of the Wraith. Selby gray with black leather and various brass applications. A dashboard made of eucalyptus wood, accented with gold, silver and copper, is intended to imitate the pilots' night view of the earth.
In the driver's door of the Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII is a brass plaque with a quote from Sir Winston Churchill. On this he honors the performance of the pilots in the Atlantic crossing.
It was said to be so cold over the Atlantic that many on-board instruments froze. Here, too, the Rolls-Royce designers came up with something for the dashboard. They designed a clock with an "icy" background effect that glows a faint green when it's dark.
Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII with night sky as in 1919
A remarkable detail in the interior of the special edition is certainly the illuminated headliner. It shows a total of 1.183 stars in the same constellation as the pilots must have seen in June 1919. The sky itself is so detailed that the designers themselves thought of the clouds embroidered into the automotive headliner.
Rolls-Royce Motors plans to release only 50 examples of the extraordinary Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII. So you should be quick...
