Phantom Silver Honors Silver Ghosts

Phantom Silver Honors Silver Ghosts

Summary: This article informs the reader about the latest Rolls Royce and gives a little history and the auto maker.

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Article Body: In regard to the formation of the world's first true luxury automaker, Rolls-Royce, who received top billing, the businessman or the designer? Businessman Charles Rolls came first with second billing going to engineer Henry Royce. Charles and Henry agreed that Rolls' company would exclusively sell all vehicles made by Royce.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars made its official debut in at the Paris Salon. Perhaps "Royce-Rolls" sounded too much like a pun or a criticism than an appropriate nomenclature for a fledgling car manufacturer. Shortly thereafter Royce-designed vehicles were ruling the roadways.

The first Rolls-Royce made was a -horsepower, two-cylinder vehicle with a top speed of mph. By the automaker had a vehicle with three chassis styles and six-cylinder inline engines capable of exceeding mph. The first R-R with an enclosed backseat, the Pullman by Barker, also was introduced at that time. Rolls-Royce elevated its status to a producer of elite vehicles with the Silver Ghost in .

It was the first reliable and smooth riding manufactured. It set a world record for a non-stop motor run, traveling an astonishing , miles. The most popular body types of the most elite car of the era were the enclosed Barker cabriolet, the Barker Tourer, the Hooper-Landaulet, and the London-Edinburg.

The fabled vehicle first gained notoriety when it was entered into the Scottish Reliability Run, winning the gold medal in its class for hill climbing and reliability. Silver Ghosts were manufactured from to . It is astonishing that the majority of the , Silver Ghosts built still run well today. Aside from Rolls Royce, how many automakers today would dare say their cars could be driven years from now?

Rolls-Royce has produced Phantom Silvers to commemorate the th anniversary of the Silver Ghost. The Phantom Silver's bespoke paint color is Metallic Ghost Silver. The interior of the limited edition comes in rose leaf or crme light leather. The "RR" logo is embroidered into both the piping and the headrests.

Eco-friendly Santos Palisander rosewood is used throughout the cabin. The varied-grain rosewood also is used for a presentation box that holds the key, two solid silver key fobs and a specially commissioned Conway Stewart fountain pen. The LCD screen for the navigational system is strategically concealed behind the clock in the dashboard to preserve the car's classic decorum.

Beneath the hood of this refined vehicle is a fuel-injected V- engine with valves that accelerates from zero to mph in . seconds. Its top speed is mph. The sedan has a maintenance-free six-speed transmission and speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion steering. The Phantom Silver sets on -inch alloy wheels with chrome centers. The Spirit of Ecstasy, which has been the automakers traditional grille ornament since , is solid silver. It is retractable for security purposes.

Rolls-Royce produced automobiles and aero engines until . Bleak financial circumstances forced the firm into receivership and the divisions became separate companies. The BMW Group has been the owner of the Rolls-Royce line since . While many other brands have strived and risen to attain recognition, Rolls-Royce Motor Company possessed such panache from its inception.