"One suitable for the emperor" Toshiba Rolls-Royce with PC !? (octane.jp) --Yahoo! News

Robin Adams (C) 2018 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Once in the automobile world, chassis and engines were purchased from favorite manufacturers, and bodies were commissioned by coachbuilders to be made to strict specifications. This tradition has been obsolete with the advent of modern manufacturing and the mass adoption of unibody design. But not far from now, in 1989, Hooper & Company cast the magic of a coach build on the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. [Image] Computer to printer! Equipped with the latest equipment at the time (18 photos) Hooper was originally reigned as a coachbuilder for the British royal family because of its originality and beautiful attention to detail. From 1805 to 1959, he made a custom-made luxury carriage that runs on horses and motors with great success. Founded in 1805 as Adams and Hooper, it became a purveyor to the royal family from 1830, supplying William IV, Queen Victoria, and Edward VII with elegant carriages. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it has shifted to the motor body. The first royal car was a Dimler chassis delivered to Sandlingham on March 28, 1900 with a Hooper body. This coloring continued to be produced for the royal family into the 20th century. During World War I, Hooper turned to aircraft manufacturing and eventually produced Sopwith Camel (biplane) at a pace of three per day. When it becomes peaceful, it will return to carriage production again. Overcoming the Great Depression of the 1930s, he even built a second factory in Acton, West London. It is said that more than 300 bodies were manufactured in 1936 at the peak. In 1940, it was acquired by Daimler and became a member of the BSA Group. In the 1980s, a team led by Canadian businessman John Dick revived the brand, creating a highly unique one-off piece for the wealthy around the world, based on modern Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Among them, this car "Emperor State Landaulet" commissioned by the Australian charity "Silver Lady Trust", which is funded by 21 investors led by Stephen Berry, is an amazing work. Based on the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, this car combines Mason's Black and Royal Claret with an extended chassis, new bespoke rear doors and windowpanes, and a removable center panel, much like an old parade car. It had a high roofline with a foldable landlet top. The door could be locked open for promotion, and the "By Appointment" tread plate was also polished. Walnut dyed with cedar board is placed in the interior of the velor, and the space called "conversation pit" where four people can sit is equipped with the latest entertainment equipment and communication equipment in 1989. The Philips LCD color TV on the armrest, the Philips 984 radio and compact disc player, Toshiba's computer and printer, crystal flutes and tumblers, and a refrigerator were housed in the trunk. Computers are old now, but they are a perfect space for Imadoki's "work at home." The Emperor was completed in 1991 and was exhibited throughout Europe before moving to Australia at the end of 1992 for the 1993 Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth Motor Shows. Called the "dream tank," the car was used for charity, and it seems that lucky winners were planning to travel to Europe with this car. Then, in 1994, Hooper acquired the car and kept it in its collection until 2010. After being owned in Switzerland, it was bought by the third-generation owner, the Calmet Collection. He has been the fourth owner since 2019 and is currently on sale at an auction in the United States. With a mileage of 13,140 miles at the time of cataloging, with the original accessories and accessories intact, this car is in excellent condition, almost original, and is truly a "dream tank", the most amazing tank ever manufactured. One of the modern Rolls-Royce, it's a vehicle suitable for an emperor. The estimated winning bid is 175,000 to 250,000 dollars (about 2012 to 28.75 million yen). Robin Adams (C) 2018 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Octane Japan editorial department