Rolls-Royce

FIRST 100MPH ROLLS-ROYCE TO LEAD LONDON TO EDINBURGH TOP GEAR CENTENARY TRIAL

Posted by admin on September 11, 2011
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The first 100mph Rolls-Royce, a 1911 ‘Experimental Speed Car’ known as 1701, will lead a cavalcade of 17 historic Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts from the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, on Sunday 11 September. The historic cars, dating from 1911 to 1922, will be supported by a new Rolls-Royce Ghost, hand built at the Home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at Goodwood, West Sussex. The event, run by the 20-Ghost Club, will re-enact the 1911 London to Edinburgh Top Gear Trial, which cemented the Rolls-Royce reputation for superlative quality, refinement and reliability. Continue Reading

EBAY SALE OF THE DAY – 1926 ROLLS-ROYCE PHAMTOM

Posted by admin on September 5, 2011
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1926 Rolls Royce Barker Salamanca.

Chassis Number 65TC,
Registration number AM 06 94. (Dutch. Does not go with car.)

A magnificent car with the most desirable Salamanca coach work by noted builders Barker & co. giving the best of all worlds; fully open, Sedanca style, or fully enclosed. The windows are all wind up units with fold flat frames & the central division is a wind up mechanism.

Ordered by F.N. Beardmore, who resided at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, on 4th December 1925, 65 TC was subsequently delivered to Barker & Co. on 1st July 1926. Continue Reading

ROLLS-ROYCE EXPANDS BESPOKE OPERATION

Posted by admin on August 10, 2011
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is expanding its Bespoke operation due to growing customer demand for bespoke items, a trademark service by the British manufacturer of super-luxury motor cars.

The Bespoke operation, based at the Home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at Goodwood in West Sussex, will see a surge of team members, including designers, engineers and project management staff, doubling the headcount by the end of 2011. It will bring the number of Bespoke experts throughout the business to over 50. Continue Reading

ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CONFIRMS ELECTRIC TEST VEHICLE PROJECT

Posted by admin on February 20, 2011
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today confirmed the development of 102EX, a one-off, fully electric powered Phantom, to debut at the Geneva Motor Show on 1 March 2011. The car will tour during 2011, serving as a test bed to gather a bank of research data which will be crucial in informing future decisions on alternative drive-trains for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
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