Overview

• Rolls‑Royce submerged a retired Phantom Extended bodyshell at Plymouth’s Art Deco Tinside Lido as a 100th‑anniversary tribute.
• Behind‑the‑scenes footage shows a crane placing the shell onto a submerged platform, confirming the scene was staged rather than digitally created.
• The vehicle used was a prototype destined for recycling, addressing concerns about waste or damage to a production car.
• The visual references the disputed Keith Moon “car in the pool” legend without claiming to resolve it.
• The location nods to music history linked to the Beatles, reinforcing the Phantom’s long association with artists from Elvis and John Lennon to modern hip‑hop figures.