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This Phantom was originally bodied as a longdistance tourer by a small coachbuilder in Dover called Parmer. In the early 1960s, Spaniard Joseph Vert Planas started rebodying Rolls-Royces and Bentleys in Girona, near Barcelona. This got the attention of John Smart, a wealthy American gentleman living in Girona. He started buying old Rolls-Royces from the UK and bringing them over to Spain to be rebodied. This is one of 18 Rolls-Royces to be reworked, and the owners have had it fully restored over a four-year period. The cabin also now enjoys some unique bespoke additions, including a fully electric picnic-basket compartment located in the teak boot area.

Crayford was the British coachbuilder of its time, daring to reimagine and convert various cars to create new models that turned heads all over the world.

The brand has been revived by a group of British car aficionados. Reminiscent of the rare original Mini-based Beach Car, the Mojito’s look is authentically 1962 and

This is one of just 16 Gavia models built in a collaboration between famed Italian design house Zagato and Autech, the special-operations division of Nissan. Based on the manufacturer’s Leopard, the Gavia was powered by a turbocharged 3.0-litre VG30DETT engine making 280bhp – a unit more commonly seen on the high-performance 300ZX. The low-drag body was hand-formed in aluminium in the traditional manner. Only Zagato badges are to be found on the car, in addition to a single Gavia script on the boot. One of its most unusual features is the disc-type wheel covers, which are ducted to enable access to the valve stems. stylishly simple – but with a luxurious marine-inspired twist and re-engineered to be easy and simple to drive in today’s traffic. Master craftsmen have used many materials synonymous with the yacht and boat industry to create a stunning interior, while the Mojito’s made-to-measure floor has been crafted using the finest marine-grade teak.

This particular car spent most of its life in Japan, where it was originally two-tone cream over bronze. It first came to the UK around ten years ago.