Rolls-Royce Names Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Phantom III As One Of Its Greatest

Rolls-Royce is counting down "The Great Eight Phantoms" as the company prepares to unveil the all-new model next month.

The latest Phantom to be added to the list is a Phantom III used by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.

Dubbed the "Butler," the car was Montgomery's favorite and was originally commissioned by Alan Samuel Butler who was the Chairman of the De Havilland Aircraft Company. The car features bodywork by HJ Mulliner and has a distinctive front-sloping windshield.

Montgomery kept the car until 1962 and it has carried a handful of world leaders including the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Montgomery also used the model to visit various locations including 10 Downing Street, the War Office on Whitehall, and the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) building in France.

The Butler was one of three different Phantoms used by Montgomery during the second world war and his first was a 1936 Phantom III that was owned by the head of the English Talbot Motor Company. The car was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport Section and it carried Winston Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI to D-Day planning sessions.

The new Rolls-Royce Phantom will be unveiled on July 27th and it will once again aim to become the most elegant and luxurious vehicle in the world.

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