Rolls-Royce automobiles such as The Silver Ghost, Phantom, Silver Dawn and Silver Wraith have helped establish the company’s tradition of excellence. Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft also helped Britain turn back the Luftwaffe, as Nazi Germany attempted to control the skies over England in during the Second World War.

Over the years, Rolls-Royce motorcars have been used not only as luxury carriages, but also as armored vehicles and ambulances during the First World War.

Hand over the cheque and your whim is the company’s command. With sufficient funds, well-heeled customers can order their Rolls-Royce any way they please, including the use of custom coachwork, specially constructed interior appointments and unique paint. As a direct result, the Rolls-Royce marque enjoys a loyal following among the elite of society. The total number of Rolls-Royce vehicles built over more than 100 years barely equals a month’s worth of production at General Motors today.īut what the company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in opulence and pedigree.

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