The Official Touring Limousines
Different touring limousine versions were built during production by Rolls-Royce, in cooperation with coach builder Mulliner Park Ward, London. Robert Jankel was responsible for the design.
The first Silver Spur Limousine was produced in 1982. 16 cars had the 36-inch stretch, 84 cars with 42-inch stretch were produced in 1984 and later. One car had 14-inch stretch. These cars were stretched at the B-pillar, between the front and rear doors.
From 1991 on, 99 units of the Touring Limousine with 24-inch stretch were produced. The car was lengthened at the C-pillar with an opera window added, in the spirit of Rolls-Royce's Phantom V and Phantom VI models. Like these earlier models, most of the cars had fold-down occasional seats in the rear passenger area.
The Park Ward Limousine was the last one to be officially stretched (24 inches, again at the C-pillar) with 70-unit production commencing in 1996 and concluding in 1999.
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