Color Check: Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II in Scala Red

Rolls-Royce recently dropped basic color and specification from the Cullinan Series II and Black Badge Cullinan Series II global media drive held in Ibiza back in June. Alas, we weren’t on that drive, but we are able to share the basic color information in order to help inspire those ordering Rolls-Royces of their own, or considering Rolls-Royce hues in build specifications from other manufacturers. 

We’ve been adding each car in our Color Check over the last few weeks. Next up is this Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II christened ‘Protagonist’. It’s finished in Monteverde (scalaredmetallic; metallic uni; R97; Rolls-Royce).

Though not officially sited, the deep red of Rolls-Royce’s Scale Red Metallic is spot-on similar to the trademark red carpets and curtains that adorn the interior of Milan’s Teatro Alla Scala that dates back to 1778.

Interestingly, the theatre has a unique history with Rolls-Royce. According to the Museo Teatrale Alla Scala, on the night of August 15th, 1943 the theatre sustained considerable damage from an air raid carried out by the Royal Air Force. Bombers used in those runs were comprised of Lancasters and Halifaxes that would have both been powered by Rolls-Royce Merline engines.

It is said that reconstruction of the Scala theatre began with an unusual concert amidst the wreckage, with the orchestra seated in front of the curtain and the audience seated on ordinary chairs. The theatre was rapidly rebuilt and was reopened less than three years later on May 11, 1946.

Could that be the reason this Rolls-Royce has been christened ‘Protagonist’? That’s unclear, but it makes for a great story paying a nod to European history that is not so black and white as this Cullinan’s interior.