One of the more elegant Hooper designs of the period. They continued to do both Empress and Emperor Limousines through until the early 1990s I had a Hooper Rolls-Royce Emperor State Landaulette built. It came to Australia for 1993.
Not one of Rivers' best designs in my opinion. The rear doors are too short and the shut line emphasises this. Then something a bit odd happens at the rear of the roof (base of the C pillar) and the tail's proportions are out, too long I'd say.
It is amazing how beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The design is magnificent. Whoever did the photography was neither a designer nor a car enthusiast. 1.,The front seats are pushed all the way back making it appear as though entry to the rear compartment is tight, which it is not. 2., The rear entry dimensions are the same as the Bentley S or Rolls Royce Cloud. They appear smaller because of the suicide doors which are actually an improvement if the owner is to be chauffeured; and, if the vehicle is to be used by a driver owner, the front passageway is substantially larger than either the Cloud or Shadow models of the Rolls Royce. However, I agree that the way it was photographed requires a great deal of otherwise unwarranted insight. Cheers....
@@jamesstuart3346 That may help, but I think the overall length needs attention - perhaps a foot off the boot as well? Somewhere or other, there's a Hooper bodied Daimler Majestic Major, looking very early '50s despite being '60s if the chassis attribution is correct; much better balanced design.
Such a large car with tiny rear doors and no space in the back. The front looks lairy in that Docker Daimler sort of way only the British could do (although the contemporary baroque BMW's come close).
I've been asking this question for years. Everywhere I go in my beautiful 1953 Imperial, I am mobbed by people of all ages telling me how beautiful it is. Yet those same people buy the hidesous shit pails you refer to; they don't seem to demand that car manufacturers pay attention to style. I don't get it.
One of the more elegant Hooper designs of the period.
They continued to do both Empress and Emperor Limousines through until the early 1990s
I had a Hooper Rolls-Royce Emperor State Landaulette built. It came to Australia for 1993.
Ah, art deco I do declare! God, the beaty of it all. Now? Forget it!!!
Wow, all hail the artist.
I like the styling.
When cars had style and character.
Not one of Rivers' best designs in my opinion. The rear doors are too short and the shut line emphasises this. Then something a bit odd happens at the rear of the roof (base of the C pillar) and the tail's proportions are out, too long I'd say.
DoubleDee I agree it looks wrong. The Daimler Empress was better than this.
It is amazing how beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The design is magnificent. Whoever did the photography was neither a designer nor a car enthusiast. 1.,The front seats are pushed all the way back making it appear as though entry to the rear compartment is tight, which it is not. 2., The rear entry dimensions are the same as the Bentley S or Rolls Royce Cloud. They appear smaller because of the suicide doors which are actually an improvement if the owner is to be chauffeured; and, if the vehicle is to be used by a driver owner, the front passageway is substantially larger than either the Cloud or Shadow models of the Rolls Royce. However, I agree that the way it was photographed requires a great deal of otherwise unwarranted insight. Cheers....
I agree there's an awkwardness to the design. I think it could be resolved by kicking the rear wheels back about a foot.
@@jamesstuart3346 That may help, but I think the overall length needs attention - perhaps a foot off the boot as well? Somewhere or other, there's a Hooper bodied Daimler Majestic Major, looking very early '50s despite being '60s if the chassis attribution is correct; much better balanced design.
Such a large car with tiny rear doors and no space in the back. The front looks lairy in that Docker Daimler sort of way only the British could do (although the contemporary baroque BMW's come close).
So if that's the best Bentley designers could do, why did they give it up to build the hideous shit pails that they do today ?
It's a Hooper body on a Bentley rolling chassis.
I've been asking this question for years. Everywhere I go in my beautiful 1953 Imperial, I am mobbed by people of all ages telling me how beautiful it is. Yet those same people buy the hidesous shit pails you refer to; they don't seem to demand that car manufacturers pay attention to style. I don't get it.