10 Rolls-Royce Cars You Didn't Know About

When it comes to luxury, design, and quality, you can't help but fall in love with Rolls-Royce. Whatever the purpose, a Rolls-Royce looks to be a vehicle that can be used for everything from a piece of art to a race car in the desert. The following are our top 10 picks.

Paris-Dakar Rolls-Royce Corniche: The Paris-Dakar Rally was a lengthy, arduous yearly rally raid in which the cars had to be real off-road machines capable of conquering any terrain. So, this Rolls-Royce Corniche isn't as smooth and calm as the traditional one. It's powered by a 350-horsepower Chevrolet V8 mated to a Toyota HJ45 Land Cruiser's gearbox and everything mounted on an H45 chassis.

Rolls-Royce Ghost FAB 1: This Rolls-Royce Ghost is a tribute to the children's TV program, and it was donated to a fundraising effort for the Breast Cancer Care charity in the United Kingdom by Rolls-Royce. The Ghost has a pink exterior with ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness, a pink and crème inside, pink umbrellas in the fenders, and the renowned FAB 1 number plates. The automobile was then used as a rental car, with all of the revenues going to charity.

John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V: When it came to making provocative comments, John Lennon was not afraid. One of the best examples of this was his colorfully decorated Rolls-Royce Phantom V.

Rolls-Royce Vision 1 Concept: In 2016, Rolls-Royce debuted an extreme driverless concept car that emanates elegance and swagger, going so far as to include a baggage compartment that is placed advantageously for servants and assistants, according to Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce Dawn Art Car: The wrap was done by Brazilian neo-pop artist Romero Britto, who has previously produced numerous art cars and collaborated with a lengthy list of prominent corporations like Disney, Pepsi, and BMW.

Rolls-Royce Armored Cars: During World War I, the Belgian army persuaded the British hierarchy of the use of armored automobiles in combat, and they ordered Rolls-Royce to develop a chassis with armored plate, even requisitioning civilian cars to be modified.

Tiger Hunting Phantom Torpedo Sports Tourer: The armored Rolls-Royces weren't the only Rolls-Royces ordered. The Maharaja of Kotah was among the few who could pay to have a Rolls-Royce manufactured and tailored to his specifications for hunting in the 1920s.  

Johnny English’s V16 Phantom: Rowan Atkinson is most known for his roles as Mr. Bean and Johnny English in films, but he's also a real automobile fanatic. For the Johnny English Phantom, Atkinson was at the Rolls-Royce plant and learned of the presence and history of a V16 engine from there, so he requested that it be used instead of the 6.75-liter V12 engine that was originally planned.

Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe: The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles is now the house of the Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe, preparing it to become a prized addition to their collection as well as a multiple-award-winning display vehicle.

Rolls-Royce Sweptail: The Rolls-Royce Sweptail makes headlines because it's a one-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce created for a mysterious client who paid a whopping $13 million for the privilege.