Ringbrothers had yet another V8-powered show car up its sleeve for the 2023 SEMA Show.
The guys from Ringbrothers have done it again, this time with a theme here slightly differs from what we usually expect from the tuning house, mostly known for its American muscle car restomods and hot rods. Still, expanding to the European classic car market can’t hurt, right?
Ringbrothers’ “Paramount” is based on a gleaming 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II and was kept pretty much untouched from the outside, which is also pretty unusual, considering a restomod usually involves minor to extreme panel changes. Nonetheless, Ringbrothers stripped the body to the metal and fixed all those small imperfections, ensuring a smooth surface before covering it with BASF Glasurit “White as Fluff” paint.
The wheels are custom-made 18-inchers made by EVOD Industries, with a style paying homage to original classic Rolls-Royces, with floating center caps ensuring the Flying Lady stays upright at all times, like its more modern successors.
But before you start thinking this is a pretty ‘mild’ restomod, let me mention that the real party piece is under the hood. Indeed, the Paramount ditches the stock 6.2-liter V8 in favor of GM’s LT4 6.2-liter supercharged V8, connected to a ten-speed Bowler Tru-Street automatic transmission with a custom QA1 carbon-fiber driveshaft and Ford’s 9-inch rear end, good enough to churn out an impressive 640 hp and 635 lb-ft — more powerful than any current Rolls-Royce Black Badges!
As you can expect, such a huge power bump would be a nightmare for the original chassis. Hence, Ringbrothers also revamped the whole thing with custom control arms and frame rails. The new platform also houses Fox coilovers all around and new 15-inch brakes to ensure stopping power matches the extra ponies. It even has a 1.3-inch splined front sway bar with C6 Corvette end links – stuff you wouldn’t expect in a Rolls.
But of course,the essence of a Rolls-Royce is inside the cabin, and Ringbrothers are aware of that. As a result, the floor was custom-built to increase legroom, the divider between the front and rear seats has been removed to enhance the open-air vibe and custom leather trims, wood paneling, and a machine billet switch gear were added for a truly bespoke feel. And let’s not forget the addition of Rolls-Royce’s modern trademark — the headliner with over 1,000 LED stars! Overall, it took Ringbrothers approximately 3,400 hours to build, and boy, has it been worth it.
This build is really something you don’t see every day. I mean, a restomodded Rolls-Royce with a 640hp V8 American heart? That’s clearly the stuff purists will get mad about.
Gallery: 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II “Paramount” by Ringbrothers
