Dakar Rally, 1981, Thierry De Montcorgé and Jean-Christophe Pelletier Rolls Royce Corniche Coupé 'Jules'

https://www.facebook.com/gentlemendriversofficial/photos/rpp.115596165280233/1271122739727564/?type=3&theater

1909 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Roi des Belges, discovered in 1946 with a saloon body in a scrapyard known as “Cow Roast” at Tring.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gc19/the-guyton-collection/lots/r0007-1909-rolls-royce-4050-hp-silver-ghost-roi-des-belges-in-the-style-of-barker/750621

1930 Rolls Royce Phantom II Torpedo Sports by Barker

https://www.facebook.com/groups/188086268281327/permalink/662676910822258/

Murphy's Law affects everyone

http://omaiordomundobr.blogspot.com/2012/12/fotos-antigas-raras.html

I just learned that Bentley was bought up after bankruptcy in 1921, by Rolls Royce

Bentley was severely hit by the Great Depression and in 1931, Barnato notified the lenders he is no longer able to meet the debts he had guaranteed for. The court appointed a Receiver to Bentley and in November 1931, the company was bought by the British Central Equitable Trust which was in reality Rolls-Royce. From the acquisition of Bentley by Rolls-Royce, the future development of both car producers became intertwined with Bentley being dependant on the Rolls-Royce’s owner.

http://www.rolls-royceandbentley.co.uk/

during the nearly 70-year stretch that Rolls owned Bentley, that the brands were virtually identical, save for their distinctive hood ornaments.

They seperated in 1998, and now Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW, and Bentley by Volkswagen AG,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2018/02/13/separated-at-rebirth-rolls-royce-and-bentley-are-traveling-different-roads-to-success/#2aed0e6d7c0c

designs by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky

1934 Packard Twelve 1108 Sport Phaeton by LeBaron

1931 Chrysler Imperial Eight Series CG Dual Cowl Phaeton

1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Town Car

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Sport Coupe

there once was a baker during the great depression, who had to collect on the bills due

His wife decided that she was fed up with unpaid bills of $100 for bread and rolls, and wishing to preserve domestic peace, he went out and confronted one customer with a demand for settlement.

The guy had no cash, and offererd anything in the house that might compensate, but there was nothing to satisfy the baker.

 How about a car? There were several in the garage. The baker picked out a sedan, and replied, "I gotta car," and made his frustrated departure.

The baker's wife was not satisfied, so he set out and tried again. Soon convinced that cash was not forthcoming and with no other alternative in prospect, he became the grumbling owner of a 1912 Locke-bodied Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost!

http://www.peterhelck.com/memoirs/memoirs.html

when Lawrence of Arabia was asked if there was anything in life he couldn’t afford, but would like to have, he replied:

 “I should like to have a Rolls-Royce car with enough tires and petrol to last me all my life.”

https://heacockclassic.com/articles/the-history-of-rolls-royce

twin Rolls Royce V 12 aircraft engines... rumbling. Turn it on, turn it up. Annoy most of your co-workers for 15 seconds, the ones who dig engines? They'll high 5 you

http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2018/08/12/tons-of-tahoe-thunder-interiors-and-engines/



the boat was featured here https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/highest-auction-prices-ever-paid-for.html

A gold plated Rolls Royce with a strange series of owners

The first owner was a woman – Irene Mamlock Simon Schoelkopf Carman.
Why so many names? Because of so many marriages to get richer and richer.'

Born in Ohio, little is known of her early life until her marriage to Michael Simon, a clothing manufacturer. The marriage lasted until Simon’s business failed, and Irene remarried soon after her divorce was final.
Her second husband, C.P. Hugo Schoelkopf, was one of the wealthiest men in Buffalo, New York.

Her love of fine jewellery was well-known, including a reported robbery of $500,000 of her gems during a New Year’s Eve party at a Manhattan apartment that belonged to actor Frank Carman who was referred to as Mrs. Schoelkopf’s “dancing instructor.”
Irene married Mr. Carman in February 1927, a man whom one reporter described as “good looking, but poor.” Apparently Irene agreed as the couple divorced some months later.

In February 1928, the Schoelkopfs reconciled; he died days later.

One can surmise that Irene was well taken care of financially as she took delivery of her gold-plated Rolls-Royce Phantom I S390LR on December 23, 1929 and she disposed of the Rolls-Royce in April 1932.

 The car’s next owner was James Cromwell, whose widowed mother Eva married a partner in the investment banking firm Drexel and Co. as well as J.P. Morgan in New York.
James therefore grew up in Philadelphia and went on to lead an extraordinary life;  his first marriage to automotive tycoon Horace Dodge’s daughter Delphine of Grosse Pointe, Michigan had come to an end. Two years later, he would famously marry Doris Duke, the famed tobacco heiress and namesake of Duke University, then he was a diplomat, Ambassador of the United States to Canada, author, candidate for U.S. Senate, and brother in law to General Douglas MacArthur.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ve11/auction/lots/r117-1929-rolls-royce-springfield-phantom-i-riviera-town-brougham-by-brewster-co

there was a time when the phrase "the Rolls Royce of...." had to be earned, and granted, by Rolls Royce themselves. The Brough Superior achieved that distinct praise and permission

George Brough advertised his Nottingham-built flagship as the “Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles”, with the car manufacturer’s consent.

A Rolls Roy rep was visiting the Brough factory, and while passing through saw the employees handling a bike using white gloves, convincing Rolls Royce that Brough was indeed a class act. (Turned out they only used white gloves that day because some bikes were being shipped out and had to be absolutely spotless)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/motorcycles/brough-superior-the-rolls-royce-of-motorcycles-reborn/

Every motorcycle was test ridden to ensure that it performed to specification, and was personally certified by George Brough. The SS100 model was ridden at 100 mph or more before delivery. If any motorcycle did not meet specification, it was returned to the works for rework until it performed properly. The fit and finish was comparable to a Rolls-Royce car, and they were the most expensive road-going motorcycles in the world.


I say there "was a time" because now, there is no respect, and any one who wants to uses the phrase with impunity, ready to get a cease and desist letter, and not caring a bit about disrespecting an Icon they are using for advertising https://www.thrillist.com/cars/the-midual-type-1-is-the-rolls-royce-of-motorcycles#

 thanks Kim!

A very rare armored Rolls Royce

https://www.facebook.com/transportofyesteryear/photos/a.702889669897491.1073741828.702863399900118/931294217057034/?type=3&permPage=1
https://www.facebook.com/transportofyesteryear/

Baden Powell's Rolls Royce and Caravan from 1929.

Baden Powell was presented with a Rolls Royce and Caravan at the 1929 World Jamboree (the 3rd world jamboree) held at Arrowe Park, just outside Liverpool, the 21st Birthday of Scouting

At the Jamboree Baden Powell was honored with a number of gifts including a Baronetcy by King George V, and took the title of Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell.

Other gifts included a set of Braces and from the 50,000 Scouts of the world attending, a very special gift of a Rolls Royce Car and a touring Caravan (his old car broke down often, 2wice at the jamboree, and had to be towed home) paid for by pennies donated by scouts around the world

The presentation consisted of Rolls Royce and a Eccles Caravan as well as a check and a portrait by David Jagger.

The Car got the nickname of Jam Roll because it was a Rolls Royce presented at the jamboree and the caravan was called Eccles. Eccles was the name of the caravan manufacturer, but an Eccles is also a type of fruit filled pastry.

Jam Roll is a 20 horse power Rolls Royce, chassis number GVO-40, it was one of the last 20hp chassis to be made. The car was fitted with a custom made 'D' back limousine body that was made by Page and Hunt, it was one of only a few made by the coach builders for Rolls Royce, and it was the last body they made before changing their name to Abbott

The order for Jam Roll was a rush order with the chassis card marked "Urgent 6/8 weeks" The order was placed on the 21 June 1929 and the completed chassis delivered to Page and Hunt on the 19 July. Further noted on the Chassis card state "if this car is not complete by the date of the jamboree R-R to loan car for one day for this occasion" The car was presented to BP on the 10 august 1929 only 50 days after R-R received the order.

A unique feature of Jam Roll is the radiator mascot rather than having the typical "Sprit of Ecstasy" (The Flying Lady) that takes pride of place on a Rolls Royce radiator, Jam Roll had a custom-designed mascot that incorporates the Scout arrowhead and Scout motto "Be Prepared"

Lady Baden Powell sold Jam Roll in 1945 and it passed through nine owners when Ben Grew brought the car in 1986 with 53,000 miles.

For a look at how much work was needed to get it running after so many collectors had neglected it (shame on them) https://www.jamroll.org/?p=120

http://www.thescoutingpages.org.uk/rolls.html
https://www.jamroll.org
https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/magazine/advice-expertise/on-test/389/1929-eccles-record-caravan/
http://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=671&t=3773

Of the 294 men and women selected to be astronauts since 1959 to 2005, more than 180 have been Scouts and of the 27 men to travel to the moon on the Apollo 9 through Apollo 17 missions, 24 were Scouts, including 11 of the 12 men who physically walked on the moon's surface, and all three members of the crew of Apollo 13 misson, that had it's oxygen tank expload meaning the landing misson had to be aborted.

a tool kit from a Rolls Royce that I came across at the LaJolla Concours, with a Kismet Baby tire air pump, a Michelin jack, and a Lucas oil can

the great artist Fortunino Matania working outside his studio, both comfortably sitting on his Rolls, and his camper trailer the Rolls pulled for the comfort of his model, and storage of his painting supplies

I missed the Rolls Royce on the left edge of this photo the first couple times I looked at it.  Great trailer with the hatchback canopy

and below, his painting of his studio as an example of his incredible skill

https://www.mediastorehouse.com/arts/artists/fortunino-matania/

Matania was recommented to Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille and produced a number of paintings of Rome and Egypt from which authentic designs could be made for the movie The Ten Commandments.

Matania applied his very realistic style to illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pirates of Venus and in Lost on Venus.

The Rolls Royce Eagle V-12 liquid cooled aero engine was built between 1915 to 1928, with 360 hp @ 1800 rpm, with a fuel consumption of 24 gallons per hour

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?do=findComment&comment=2317722

Rolls Royce were meticulously hand-built to investigate how a potential production model will operate in real world conditions, here is the 1925 10 EX

In the early 1920s, Rolls-Royce asked their Coachbuilders, Barker and Co., to design sporty bodywork for their new Phantom I chassis No.10 EX. Barkers came up with a superb racy version of the Rolls-Royce Continental Silver Ghost known as the Experimental 10 or 10 EX.

10EX Phantom 1 Continental was constructed using a Phantom 1 Continental chassis and engine and a torpedo body produced by the renowned Barker coachwork company in an effort to counter the sporting image of the race-winning Bentleys of the time.

The "Torpedo" styled 10EX was built in 1926 as a sports car version of the Phantom 1 and after many modifications, lapped Brooklands at an average speed of 91.2 mph. Most importantly, it stayed in the company as a staff car and occasional celebrity courtesy car for six years, being driven by many people of note, such as Lawrence of Arabia who once borrowed it for a European trip.

the aim was to produce a fast sports car by using a lightweight aerodynamic body.

Henry Royce explained, "The object of preparing this chassis is that, if speed merchants in the form of English peers or Indian Rajahs or others doubt the capacity of the Rolls-Royce Phantom I, this specimen can be tried by them…  we think that the owners of the smooth and silent models within their large bodies capable of 80 mph will be pleased to know that the same chassis and engine when fitted to a touring car will be capable of 95-100 mph."

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?do=findComment&comment=2226285
https://newatlas.com/1926-rolls-royceexperimental-vehicle-10ex/18631/

Rolls-Royce 16 EX

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?do=findComment&comment=2226956

Charles S. Rolls, of Rolls-Royce fame, seen here driving a Rolls-Royce with passengers Wilbur and Orville Wright sitting in the back seat during a visit to Shellbeach, Isle of Sheppey.

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?do=findComment&comment=2053539

King George V's Rolls Royce

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