Nightingale

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents Project Nightingale, a Coachbuild Collection.

Defined by grand proportions and a uniquely silent open-top experience, it draws on the glamour and confidence of the 1920s and 1930s while remaining entirely of its time.

Still in its concept phase, Project Nightingale’s aesthetic is grounded in the belief that the most exquisite design emerges from precision, where function and form are inseparable.

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.

24-inch wheels are inspired by the propellers of a yacht viewed from beneath the waterline: forms that appear to be in continuous motion even when stationary.

The production concept’s design is further dramatised by a Piano Boot which opens sideways, transforming a functional moment into a considered act of arrival.

A leather-covered saddle armrest at the centre of the cabin aligns precisely
with the Coachline that runs the length of the bonnet and to the rear central brake light.

A single longitudinal brake lamp is placed directly at the centreline on the rear of Project Nightingale, recalling the speed stripes of great Streamline Moderne design.

Beneath it, a recessed chrome number plate surround is set into the lower rear face with the precision of a watch bezel: a small detail that rewards the closest attention.