There has never been a better time to be a fan of coachbuilt automobiles. After decades on the fringes, the art of bespoke, hand-crafted bodywork has roared back into the spotlight — and the cars emerging from this renaissance are unlike anything the industry has produced in generations. At the very pinnacle of this movement sits Rolls-Royce, a marque whose century-plus of heritage makes it uniquely suited to push coachbuilding further than anyone thought possible. The Droptail commissions are the proof: four singular machines that don’t just top the coachbuilt hierarchy — they redefine what a new car can cost, and what it can mean to the person who owns it.
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