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Rolls-Royce dives into history for Phantom centenary stunt

Yorkshire Evening Post

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August 25, 2025

Rolls-Royce has celebrated its Phantom's 100th birthday in spectacular fashion by recreating a stunt which saw The Who's drummer Keith Moon plunge his one Rolls-Royce into a swimming pool.

Legend has it that Moon, who was celebrating his 21st birthday, sent his own Rolls-Royce flying into the swimming pool at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan.

While accounts differ - interviews with Moon have him stating that the car rolled into the pool after the handbrake was left off, for instance - the event has become part of the folklore of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

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