Drawing inspiration from the models of the 1920s, Rolls-Royce’s Project Nightingale which is part of its Project Nightingale is a fusion of vintage aesthetic with modern elements never created before.
Only 100 will be created, with deliveries beginning in 2028. No price is listed in Tuesday’s press release and it won’t be available on the market as it’s reserved for “leading collectors” only.
Rolls-Royce says this is its most “ambitious work” to date after 120 years of manufacturing.
Project Nightingale is long – 5.76m in total It’s both fully electric and a two-seater convertible, and also inaugurates the company’s recently announced Coachbuild Collection.
The first client deliveries expected in 2028 giving an idea of the process and complication of building the new model.
Although the majority of cars will be going to existing customers, Nightingale is also aiming to attract newcomers. Rolls-Royce is an elite club where owners enjoy networking with each other and the company.
The Nightingale name is yet another allusion to the much-mythologised life and work of the company’s co-founder, Sir Henry Royce. Royce’s French Riviera estate had a house given over to his design team. Named Le Rossignol, ‘the nightingale’, it’s an apt name for a car that conveys a very distinct Art Deco appearance.
Project Nightingale also draws inspiration from Rolls-Royce’s red-badged ‘EX’ experimental prototypes of the 1920s — particularly 16EX and 17EX — some of the rarest and most desirable motor cars in Rolls-Royce’s history.
These foundations informed Project Nightingale’s three core principles.
Project Nightingale also draws inspiration from Rolls-Royce’s red-badged ‘EX’ experimental prototypes of the 1920s — particularly 16EX and 17EX — some of the rarest and most desirable motor cars in Rolls-Royce’s history.
It has three features:
‘CENTRAL FUSELAGE’
Defined by a single unbroken hull line running from front to rear, creating the sensation of being enveloped deep within the motor car.
