Tuesday, May 28, 2024

1944, three days after the D Day, General Montgomery had his prized Rolls Royce delivered on to battle-scarred Juno beach.



The black Rolls-Royce Wraith staff car that signaled to the world the British had arrived and were there to stay. 

Our troops cheered when they saw it, while captured German soldiers did double-takes.

It returns to Juno beach next Wednesday and will have pride of place at the British Normandy Memorial on June 6, the anniversary of D-Day.

Not only will it be special for Richard Hammond to drive Monty’s motor in France, it was also the team at his firm The Smallest Cog that restored this “priceless” car.

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  1. Oldtom91:27 PM

    Thank you for bringing this history to us. I will spread the word regarding this on D-Day. I was not quite a year old at the time.

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