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ROLLS-ROYCE FACTS
The famous Rolls-Royce badge has two interlocking letter R's and are the initials of the founders,
Sir Henry Royce & Mr. Charles Rolls.
More than six out of ten of all Rolls-Royce Motor Cars built are still roadworthy.
A Rolls-Royce does not break down. It fails to proceed.
The first 10HP Rolls-Royce was sold for 395 British Pounds, today it is worth over 250,000 British Pounds, about 400,000 USD.
The oldest known Rolls-Royce still on the road is the 1904 10HP owned by Mr.Thomas Love Jr. of Scotland.
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The first Rolls-Royce vehicle=1904 10HP Rolls-Royce
You could drive a modern Rolls-Royce or Bentley from the Arctic Circle to the Equator without having to adjust the air conditioning-the interior temperature would remain constant.
The hydraulic tappets on Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars are given a natural finish of a 16 millionth of an inch.
The badge on Rolls-Royce cars was changed from red to black not, as popularly believed, to commemorate Henry Royce's death, but because Royce himself decided black was austhetically more appropriate.
The Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, which has adorned the motor cars since 1911, likewise identifies characteristics of Rolls-Royce with a romantic representation of elegance and craftmanship.
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The Rolls-Royce engines did not only power the Rolls-Royce and Bentley, but also boats, planes, tanks and many of the world wide jet planes in the air today.
The Rolls-Royce radiator grille is made entirely by hand and eye - no measuring instruments are used.
At the Rolls-Royce factories in Crewe & London the cars are always referred to as Royces. They are never called Rollers.
It takes one man one day to make a Rolls-Royce radiator & then five hours are spent polishing it.
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The newest model - Rolls-Royce Phantom 2003 |
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