You know that feeling when you fire up an ancient engine and the whole block knows you’re on the move? Yeah, Jason Momoa isn’t about that anymore—at least not in his newest automotive treasure. The man who punches through Hollywood with the roar of a superhero has decided silence is golden. And honestly, it fits.

This year, the Aquaman star finally unveiled a project that’s been brewing since 2021: a 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II that has traded its gargantuan 7.7-liter inline-six for a whisper-quiet electric heart. I’ve been following his gearhead antics for years, from gnarly off-road Land Rovers to a pink Cadillac fit for Elvis, but this one stops you in your tracks.

I mean, picture this: a nearly century-old Rolls, all stately and unbothered, gliding down the road without a single puff of exhaust. It’s almost spooky how natural it looks. The British firm Electrogenic handled the surgery, slicing out the original engine block and four-speed manual to make room for a 93 kWh battery pack tucked beneath a bespoke metal cover. What you get now is 150 kW (201 hp) and a smooth 310 Nm of torque—an absolutely massive leap from the 40 to 50 bhp the car made when it left the showroom floor. I can’t even imagine what that torque wave feels like in a chassis designed for a barely-breathing straight-six. Probably like a genteel shove from a velvet glove.

But here’s the bit that’ll make purists clutch their pearls: it’s still utterly a Phantom. Look inside and you’ll see the original dials and switches, all repurposed to handle drive modes and battery range readouts instead of oil pressure. There’s even a hidden Bluetooth sound system so Momoa— a guy who loves his heavy metal—can rattle the silence with some riffs. The crazy part? Everything looks period-correct. That battery cover could be straight out of a 1920s science fiction dream, what we’d now call dieselpunk. It’s stealth wealth of the highest order, and I’m absolutely here for it.

You’ve got to understand, this isn’t just a one-off whim. Momoa has had this vision of a “beautiful, silent, electric Rolls-Royce Phantom” since he first bought the car. He wanted to protect its soul while giving it the ability to cruise into a carbon-free future without having to be trailered everywhere. And honestly, it makes more sense than most of my life choices. A classic car that can actually keep up with modern traffic, doesn’t leak oil on your driveway, and yet still feels like it time-warped here from the Jazz Age? That’s the magic formula.

This electric conversion is just the crown jewel in a collection that already had me green with envy. Momoa rolls around in not one, but two classic Land Rovers—a beefy modern Defender with a custom roof tent by Redtail Overland, and a raw, patina-drenched Series I that he’s been spotted piloting like a desert explorer. Then there’s his replica Bentley Blower, a 1950s-built homage to the monstrous pre-war racer that looks like it’s doing 100 mph just parked at a Los Angeles curb. And if none of that seemed whimsical enough, his favorite child of them all is a bright pink 1955 Cadillac, a direct nod to his hero Elvis Presley. The man has reportedly owned it for over 15 years and barely lets anyone touch it. I respect that.

What I’m seeing here is a shift among celebrities who genuinely love their machines. Momoa might be the most vocal, but he’s not alone. British comedian Jimmy Carr had his own classic converted by Electrogenic, Gordon Ramsay has been caught eyeing an electric-restomod Porsche 911 from Everrati, and Robert Downey Jr. gave away some of his electrified classics to raise money for sustainability causes. Even Ellie Goulding used an electric 1970 Volkswagen Type 2 as her wedding car. The message is clear: future-proofing a classic doesn’t mean gutting its spirit.

The 1929 Phantom II with its new electric soul is proof that you can have your cake and eat it silently, without a single drop of guilt. For a guy like me who loves the smell of petrol but also enjoys breathing air, it’s a beautiful compromise. And for Jason Momoa, it’s probably just another day of making the rest of us reconsider our entire garage plans.