What would Parker driver?
Project Cullinan
Parker and Lady Penelope could only be
seen in a Rolls Royce and this recently
revealed project car would appear to be
the perfect FAB 1 back up.
This early engineering model, which is
known as a ‘mule’, is based on a shortened
Phantom Series II body, has been created
purely to begin the development of an
all-wheel drive suspension system that
is being designed to deliver a ride that
the company claim will be ‘Effortless …
Everywhere’.
This project rides on the first design
of an all-new suspension that will assist
Rolls-Royce engineers in developing a
final all-wheel drive system that delivers
Rolls-Royce’s hallmark “magic-carpet” ride
not only on the road, but off-road too. So
this is effectively the basis for the poshest
4 x 4 ever.
What we love is the rear wing which
seems to suggest that it might actually fly.
All it needs is a dab of pink paint.
What Parker did drive…
Back in 2004 there was a film called Thunderbirds, but Rolls Royce were not keen on being involved. Ford though had a Thunderbird
model of their own and it was just a matter of adding a few extra wheels, stretching it to 27- feet, painting it pink and sticking a canopy
on top. Incredibly it could transform from car to jet plane and then take to the waves as a hydrofoil. Not exactly a pretty sight is it?
10 freecarmag.co.uk