2022 Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Second Chapter

The second public Boat Tail commission, revealed in 2022, translated a family’s connection with the pearling industry into paint, veneer and metal. Its warm pearl-inspired palette makes it a distinct individual car within the three-member Boat Tail programme.

A second client story within one family

The manufacturer announced the car for its public unveiling at Villa d’Este in May 2022. It described a commission honouring the patron’s father and family history. This is the second public Boat Tail, not another view of the blue first car. The shared engineering and body concept provide a family relationship, while the individual finish, materials and equipment preserve its own identity.

Rolls-Royce: Boat Tail Second Chapter factory announcement

Pearl shells began the colour discussion

Rolls-Royce describes the client presenting pearl shells to the design team. Their changing appearance supplied the basis for an unusually complex exterior treatment. That is a more precise story than describing the car merely as beige or pink. In interpretation, the finish uses shifting light to express a material associated with the family. A single photograph will record only one lighting condition and should not be treated as a universal colour standard.

The bonnet and deck establish the contrast

The factory account identifies a cognac-coloured bonnet and Royal Walnut on the rear deck, with rose-gold details. These elements distinguish the commission from the first Boat Tail’s blue and Caleidolegno treatment. Their relationship is structural to the design composition, not incidental trim. A serious vehicle file should record the surface systems, original materials and any later repairs rather than describing all Boat Tail woodwork as one interchangeable specification.

Rolls-Royce: Boat Tail Second Chapter factory announcement

The hosting suite is a shared idea, individually executed

The opening rear arrangement remains a central Boat Tail feature, but the way it is finished belongs to this commission. A collector should document its fittings, operating mechanism and removable objects as a complete system. The presence of opening rear panels alone cannot identify which Boat Tail is shown. Exterior palette, deck materials, interior details and factory provenance need to agree before a photograph is attached to an individual record.

Rolls-Royce: the three Boat Tail commissions

Three means three unique cars, once

The contemporary announcement places this example within a programme of just three Boat Tails. The later factory history confirms three unique commissions and notes that the third remained undisclosed. No photograph of the first or second should be used to invent the third’s appearance. This record concerns one physical pearl-inspired commission; it does not create another three-car population or assert a private chassis number that the manufacturer has not published.

Specifications and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

One individually commissioned car is recorded within the shared three-car Boat Tail family. It is distinct from the first blue commission, but the shared total is not added again for this profile. The third car’s undisclosed appearance is not inferred. As an Archive coachbuilt identity, this vehicle is described through its factory commission and presentation evidence rather than an invented separate production run or private ownership census.

This is an Archive identity. The experimental or individually named car is not added as extra production on top of its underlying family. Repeated exhibition appearances do not establish additional chassis; the specific scope above governs the count.

What the photograph represents

Factory view of the second publicly revealed Boat Tail, with its pearl-inspired palette beside a lake. It is a different individual commission from the first blue Boat Tail.

Related Rolls-Royce heritage profiles

• 2021 Rolls-Royce Boat Tail First Chapter
• 2020 Rolls-Royce Dawn Silver Bullet Collection
• 2019 Rolls-Royce Ghost Zenith Collection

Frequently asked questions

Is this a repaint of the first Boat Tail?

The manufacturer identifies it as a separate client commission, publicly revealed in 2022.

Were three examples made in this pearl finish?

No such three-car finish allocation is stated. Three is the entire Boat Tail programme, whose commissions are individually unique.

What is the production-count boundary for this profile?

One individually commissioned car is recorded within the shared three-car Boat Tail family. It is distinct from the first blue commission, but the shared total is not added again for this profile. The third car’s undisclosed appearance is not inferred. As an Archive coachbuilt identity, this vehicle is described through its factory commission and presentation evidence rather than an invented separate production run or private ownership census.

Sources and further reading

1. Rolls-Royce: Boat Tail Second Chapter factory announcement
2. Rolls-Royce: the three Boat Tail commissions

Research checked 18 October 2026. Linked factory announcements and attributed design documentation support the specifically identified claims. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.