Sultan Of Brunei’s Rolls-Royce Car Collection

The Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the biggest private Rolls-Royce collector in the world. His car collection includes at least 241 Rolls-Royce but the count has been reported over 500 by some sources.

It includes specially commissioned one-off models such as the Cloudesque, the Phantom Majestic, and more.

Rolls-Royce Cloudesque

For decades, Phantom VI was associated with the British monarchy while the Cloudesque is taken along with Brunei’s Royalty. The car was based on the older Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud model but due to its modern form, it is also referred to as “Rolls-Royce Phantom VII”.

Later on, the special order by the Sultan was named the Cloudesque Phantom Limousine or simply Cloudesque. 

Reportedly, three or four models were commissioned. Two of them belonged to the 1995 model year and the rest to the 1997. From the leaked images, we know that one is painted in black while the other one is in grey.

Rolls-Royce Corniche

Five Rolls-Royce Corniche convertibles are sitting in the Sultan of Brunei’s garage, as per last year’s leaked images. However, Dupont Registry has published twenty Corniche models with their chassis numbers with some other sources claiming up to thirty units of the same model from different generations. 

That said, one of his former Corniche has hit the market and is being on sale for nearly $120,000 on Collecting Cars. Here is the breakdown of the Rolls-Royce Corniche as per their generations.

• Corniche I (1971–1987) - Four units
• Corniche II (1986–1989) - Three units
• Corniche III (1989–1993) - Five to Six units
• Corniche IV (1992–1995) - Ten to Seventeen units

Blue, white, and black are some of the colors that the Rolls-Royce Corniches are wearing in the collection.

Rolls-Royce Phantom II

The Sultan of Brunei’s car collection includes three different models of the Phantom II sedans. The paint and desired specs by the monarch in the car are unknown. Regardless, the Phantom II is one of the oldest models in Sultan’s garage. It was in production between 1929 and 1935.

Rolls-Royce Phantom V

Two Rolls-Royce Phatom V models built by James Young Coachwork are in the Sultan of Brunei's car collection. The highly desired Phatom V limited to 518 units becomes even rarer since only 197 were built by James Young. Sultan’s Phantom V has maroon exterior paint and one of them has been modernized. Additionally, there are three more Phatom V sedans taking the final count to five.

Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

The Rolls-Royce Phantom VI is another collectible eyed by Rolls-Royce enthusiasts around the world. Its production was limited to 374 units and reportedly 6 of them belonged to the Sultan of Brunei. Out of the six, one is in dark grey, another is in grey, and the last one is in black.

Rolls-Royce Royale

Sources claim that the Sultan of Brunei’s car collection has five to six Rolls-Royce Royale sedans. The model is based on the Phantom VII. Hence, it is also called the Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Royale. One of the models has been built in collaboration with Pininfarina and has a black color. One of the models has been built in collaboration with Pininfarina and has a black color. It has a rounded design on the full-size limo which Rolls-Royce had never built before.

Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

Produced between, 1955 and 1966, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud was the replacement for the Silver Dawn model. Sultan’s collection has two models, as per the latest reports.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was a mass production with the final count reaching 30,057. Currently, the Sultan of Brunei’s garage holds two units of the same car.

Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit

This luxury full-size sedan came after its predecessor, the Silver Shadow. At present, there are nine units in the hands of Brunei’s monarch. Meanwhile, eighteen units of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II are also part of the collection.

Rolls-Royce Silver Spur

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is a long-wheelbase variant of the Silver Spirit. It also happens to be Sultan’s favorite Rolls-Royce model. He ordered a custom Silver Spur II with 24-carat gold plating for his wedding day which is worth around $14 million. The car also holds the title of the most expensive royal car.

However, some sources such as GQ state that it was for his daughter, Princess Majededah's wedding in 2007, the gold-plated Rolls-Royce commission was given.

Some of the Silver Spurs are painted in black. Having said that, here is a little breakdown of the number of Silver Spur units in Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s collection.

• Rolls-Royce Silver Spur (36 units)
• Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II (54 units)
• Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III (19 units)
• Rolls-Royce Silver Spur IV (33 units)

Rolls-Royce Majestic

The Rolls-Royce Majestic or Phantom Majestic is a specially ordered car by the Sultan of Brunei. The body and design were done by built by a British company, Abbey Panels, and its sister firm, Descartes Design. Only four models of this seven-seater were ever made which had non-standard black paint and two sit in Sultan’s collection. Both belong to the 1995 model year. One has a Maroon color and the other is colored dark blue.

Rolls-Royce Camargue

Paolo Martin designed the Rolls-Royce Camargue at Pininfarina which was limited to 531 units. The Sultan’s car collection holds two saloons out of the total units produced.

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé

Around seven Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé are part of the Sultan of Brunei’s collection. Further details are yet to come to light.

Rolls-Royce Ghost

Reportedly, around five Ghost models are in the Monarch of Brunei’s car collection. However, the specs and the generations of the cars have not yet been revealed.

Rolls-Royce Hooper

The Sultan of Brunei has at least one Rolls-Royce model built by Hooper Coachbuilders from Britain. It is black and the interior is white with brown woodwork throughout the cabin. The specs and the model year of the car are not confirmed.

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