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John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V.John Lennon took delivery of his Rolls-Royce Phantom V on3 June 1965. Records from Rolls-Royce’s archives show that thelimousine’s bodywork – by Mulliner Park Ward – was originallyfinished in Valentines Black and that Lennon had a portablePerdio television installed as well as a cocktail cabinet with twodecanters and four glasses. He also had a writing desk and arefrigerator fitted.Lennon eventually became bored with the car’s colour, so in1967 he visited J. P. Fallon Ltd., a coachworks company locatedin Chertsey, Surrey, with the intent of having the car painted inpsychedelic colours. After discussing the idea with J. P. Fallon Ltd.,they commissioned the artist Steve Weaver to design and paintthe car, for which he was paid £290.The Beatles used the Phantom V throughout their heydayfrom 1966 to 1969. And in 1970, Lennon and Yoko Ono had thecar shipped to the USA where they loaned it to other rockstars including the Rolling Stones, the Moody Blues and BobDylan. Lennon and Ono finally relinquished ownership in 1977when they donated the car to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum inNew York City.34 35The original chassis build record cardfor John Lennon’s 1965 Phantom V.