A REFLECTION OF ITS OWNER The Rolls-Royce Phantom VI came into being in 1968 as—in the factory’s typical fashion—a steady evolution of the previous Phantom V, and the company’s most prestigious motorcar.

James Young having finally faded into history, Rolls-Royce found itself for the first time as sole provider of coachwork for the Phantom via its own Mulliner Park Ward works.

Yet, as before, these were by no means production cars.

Each was the bespoke, tailored product of the individual style of its original owner.

Retired furniture manufacturer and philanthropist George Moore CBE placed the order for his first Phantom VI in 1983 while visiting the Hythe Road works, where each car was painstakingly hand-crafted.

He was shown the factory’s demonstrator, equipped with every option and accessory conceivable to the minds of its builders—an automotive dessert cart from which buyers frequently selected a few special features, denying others as their tastes directed.

Mr.

Moore looked a...