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COLLECTOR CARS OF
THE 21ST CENTURY
SEE SOME OF THE BEST CARS FROM THE 2000S
LOT #1313 - 2009 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM DROPHEAD COUPE CROSS THE BLOCK AT BARRETT-JACKSON
NO RESERVE
This 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead coupe The 2000s served as a decade of rapid advancement
is powered by a 6.75-liter V12 engine paired with in technology. Flip phones turned into smartphones,
a 6-speed automatic transmission. It is finished in most people ditched their heavy and bulky computer
English White over a Crème Light and black interior. towers for laptops, the “Fast and Furious” movie
The interior features teak decking; veneered steering franchise was at its peak and tuning culture started to
wheels, spokes and instrument panels; satellite become mainstream. It was the era of “Pimp My Ride,”
with high-definition radio; a camera system and and Facebook began to take over the world. As some
navigation. This car rolls on 21-inch chromed alloy cars from the 1980s and 1990s have become highly
wheels with two umbrellas. 29,291 actual miles. collectible, it stands to reason that vehicles produced
in the 2000s are next.
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