The four-seat and two door experimental car, 101EX was launched by Rolls Royce in
the year 2008 as a series version. The 101EX was hand built in Goodwood, England, the
company’s manufacturing plant. This car completed the Phantom family lineup along
with the Phantom Drophead Coupé, Phantom Extended Wheelbase and the Phantom.
The Phantom Drophead Coupe was unveiled by Rolls Royce in a motor show in Detroit in the 2007 and the production of the car started in Goodwood during the summer of the same year. This car is more of a modern version of the classic Roll Royce designs that we are so used to see. The aluminum space frame makes it a very lightweight yet rigid car and it is fine blend of latest technology and a streamlined, sleek convertible body.
The production of the Rolls-Royce Wraith was carried out from 1938 and 1939 at their Derby factory. It took over the Rolls –Royce 25/30. The Wraith had a wheelbase which was four inches larger than its earlier model. The overhead valve and the 4257cc engine were also based on the 25/30. The car had a cross-flow cylinder head and a four speed gearbox. Other than the first speed, the higher ones had synchromesh and was a right hand change going by the tradition.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom, which was launched in 2003, is a luxury saloon vehicle which is made by a BMW subsidiary called Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The car is the first Rolls-Royce branded automobile made under BMW’s ownership. The 453hp and 531 ft of torque is a result of the 6.8L, 48-valve strong V12 engine. The engine of the incredible car is acquired from the existing V12powerplant of BMW. The car weighs 2485 kg and has been built on aluminium space frame. The Phantom has a height of 63 inches and measures 228 inches in length.
Rolls-Royce fittingly reclaimed its position as the leader in automobile design and engineering by introducing the new Rolls-Royce Phantom 2003. The car has been manufactured with the most advanced technology and it took almost four years for the designing and engineering team to develop this breakthrough model. The car was built in the company’s modern production plant in Goodwood.
The Rolls Royce Silver Dawn made its first appearance in 1949 and was built primarily for export. However, this restriction was lifted later on as large number of this model were built with left hand drive so that the customers in the home market could also get an access to this model. A total of 761 units were manufactured from 1949 to 1955.
The 1951 Silver Dawn had an engine capacity 4,566 cc liters. The car was also popularly known as the ‘Big Bore-Small Boot’. The weight of the 120 inch wheelbase was around 4,145 pounds. The public acceptance and demand for this model drove the Rolls Royce to increase the volume and decide to manufacture the entire car and not just the coachwork.
The 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe comes across as the most memorable Rolls-Royce of all time. It makes most other car Rolls-Royces’ look obsolete by its sheer size and stature. The Jonckheere Coupe has an imposing length and menacing curves. Its oversize grill makes most other cars look old-fashioned and boring.
The remarkable car which came during the art Deco movement of the 1930s had a modern style and mathematical geometric shapes contemporary of its time. Because of its circular doors the car is also known as the “The Round Door Rolls”. The design which originated in the Rolls-Royce factory in Great Britain was shipped to Belgium where it reached Henri Jonckheere who along with his sin was renowned in entire Europe for making car and bus bodies.
The Jonckheeres made an extravagant body which eventually won the ‘Prix de Cannes’ award. The car has oval doors and sliding left and right vents. It also happens to be the only few Phantom I which had modified grill. Max Obie restored the car with silk headliner and seats that could be folded into beds.
Rolls Royce car lovers have now a bright chance to make one of its popular models theirs. Yes, we aren’t joking but telling you about the availability of 1991 model of Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit in a car sale.
Capable of running on petrol as fuel, (1991) Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit car has a mileage of 86,000. It comes fitted with an engine having a size of 6750cc. Sporting a saloon body style, this vintage car has a beautiful Rhapsody Blue color exterior body.
If you have a fascination for classic cars then this new is for you. The charming Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible is up for sale. Its 1981 model can now be bought, if you really want to make it yours.
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Rolls Royce cars have always been liked by people who appreciate classic cars and Rolls-Royce Phantom IV is such a car. Considered as the most exclusive Rolls-Royce car model ever built, Rolls-Royce Phantom IV was designed for royalty and heads of state. Only 18 models of this car were produced between 1949 and 1956.
Moreover, Rolls-Royce Phantom IV is the only Rolls-Royce car that can be fitted with a straight-8 engine. The first model of Rolls-Royce Phantom IV was, in fact, owned by none other than Princess Elizabeth of United Kingdom. This royal purchase made it more popular.
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