High Life

HIGH LIFE #12 Sep 2017 89 Each Wraith “Inspired by British Music” car has been craftedwithuniquedesigntouches to illustrate thephenomenal careers of the British music legends they celebrate. Their production saw the legends personally invited to the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England, where they worked in close partnership with Rolls-Royce Bespoke Designer Matthew Danton and Design Director Giles Taylor to capture the most iconic and personal elements from their body of work. The result is the ultimate collectors’ items. Daltrey, for example, created a car with The Who’s famous “bullseye” logo adorning the face of the dashboard clock and stitched into the leather “waterfall” between the two rear seats. The two copper door flights are engraved with famous lyrics from the band’s 1972 singles “Join Together” and “I Can See for Miles” while headrests are embroidered with Daltrey’s signature. Giles Martin’s tribute to his late father celebrates Sir George’s 30 number one hit singles with design features that include embroidery of each song title in the rear cabin leather waterfall and two engraved copper door flights – one featuring the quotation, “The recording is not what one hears, but what one must make others hear” and the other featuring details from the original handwritten arrangement for “Yesterday” by The Beatles.