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  • John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce at Pointe-à-Callière! (press release). Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History (pacmusee.qc.ca) (March 2013).
    "​For immediate release / Montréal, March 27, 2013 – John Lennon’s legendary Rolls-Royce Phantom V is on display at Pointe-à-Callière as part of The Beatles in Montréal exhibition, from March 29, 2013 to March 30, 2014. On loan from the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, this beautiful Brit has had quite a journey, to say the least, since it was delivered to its famous owner on June 3, 1965. ",
    "​A simply fabulous Rolls / Manufactured in 1965 by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited, in Crewe, Cheshire, the Phantom V was fitted with a limousine body, finished in matte black, measured 19 feet long, and weighed three tons. John Lennon purchased it when he was just 24 years old! Over the years, Lennon had several modifications made to the Rolls: the rear seat was converted into a double bed, and a television, refrigerator, telephone, and sound system were added. / Growing tired of the Rolls’ all-too-classic paint job, John Lennon sought to update its appearance, looking to more daring—and even psychedelic—stylistic influences… Shortly after The Beatles had made the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, Lennon and the J. P. Fallon design firm found their inspiration in a gypsy wagon, painted in a flowery style, that Lennon had recently acquired. Artist Steve Weaver was commissioned to complete the work based on the wagon’s design. The roof of the car was painted with Lennon’s zodiac sign, Libra. The newly painted Rolls-Royce was delivered to Lennon in May 1967. But the venerable car’s radical transformation did not meet with unanimous approval. In fact, one day, in downtown London, an old woman attacked the car with her umbrella, yelling: “You swine, how dare you do this to a Rolls-Royce?” Proof that the English have a great deal of respect for this symbol of British dignity. / A short film from 1967 will give exhibition visitors a glimpse of the Rolls, with its new paint job, driving along a country road, and will show the various transformations made to the car. "
  • The Story Behind John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V. Design You Trust (DesignYouTrust.com) (2019-01).
    "​John Lennon bought a 1964 Mulliner Park Ward Phantom V, finished in Valentines black. Everything was black except for the radiator, even the wheels. Lennon asked for the radiator to be black as well but Rolls Royce refused. ... ",
    "​The car needed a new paint job after Lennon used it in Spain during his filming in Richard Lester’s How I Won the War. Lennon commissioned a custom paint job from private coach makers J.P. Fallon Ltd. in the style of a Romany gypsy wagon. Artist Steve Weaver painted the red, orange, green and blue swirls, floral side panels and a Libra on the roof. ... "
<nowiki>John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce; Rolls-Royce psicodélico de John Lennon; 1967 art car</nowiki>
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