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60 YEARS OF THE GOLDFINGER PHANTOM: A TIMELESS BOND OF LUXURY AND LEGEND

17.09.2024Press Release

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Rolls-Royce motor cars have featured in a dozen James Bond films throughout the film franchise’s history. However, the marque’s most enduring and memorable role is in the 007 film, Goldfinger. Today, on the anniversary of the film’s premiere on 17 September 1964, Rolls-Royce explores the story of Goldfinger and the British icon that featured in it – the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: THE HONOURABLE CHARLES STEWART ROLLS

21.08.2024Press Release

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The latest in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series honours The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, co-founder of the marque with Royce. Rolls achieved so much despite his short life; he was a pioneering racing driver, balloonist and aviator, and a serious engineer and innovator in his own right. His daring imagination and desire to always think bigger and attempt what had never been done before remain powerful, animating forces at the heart of the company today.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: THE HONOURABLE JOHN DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU, 2ND BARON MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU

05.06.2024Press Release

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Fifth of the principal characters in the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars foundation story to be highlighted in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series; John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu. Motoring pioneer, magazine proprietor, influential parliamentarian and devoted Rolls‑Royce owner, whose Silver Ghost was the first motor car in history to carry the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, was instrumental in shaping motoring's place within wider society.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MODELS OF THE MARQUE’: THE 1910s – THE ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50 H.P. ‘SILVER GHOST’

03.06.2024Press Release

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2024 marks the 120th anniversary of the introductory meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls in 1904. The second instalment of the 'Models of the Marque' series celebrates the Rolls-Royce 40/50 H.P. – the ‘Silver Ghost’. Launched in 1906, its legendary performances in the great motor trials of the early 20th Century cemented Rolls-Royce’s reputation as creators of ‘the best car in the world’.

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ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS: SHAPING THE WORLD FOR 120 YEARS

30.04.2024Press Release

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On 4 May 2024, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the 120th anniversary of the first meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls. To celebrate this auspicious anniversary, Rolls-Royce considers the historical, technological and social context in which the marque came into being and the impact and influence of the Rolls-Royce name over its 120 years.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MODELS OF THE MARQUE’: THE 1900s – THE ROYCE 10 H.P. & ROLLS-ROYCE 10 H.P.

24.04.2024Press Release

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2024 marks the 120th anniversary of the introductory meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls in 1904. The first in a series celebrating a landmark model from each decade of the marque’s history focuses on not one, but two motor cars; the Royce 10 H.P., the first motor car built by Henry Royce, and the Rolls-Royce 10 H.P., the inaugural model for the newly established marque.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: ERNEST HIVES

17.04.2024Press Release

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The latest instalment in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series honours Ernest Hives. Hives turned his self-taught driving skills and fascination for motor cars into a glittering career with Rolls-Royce, rising all the way through the ranks of the company in its early days: first as an experimental test driver, then as part of the 'works' team contesting the great motor trials of the day, before becoming Chairman of the Board in 1950.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: ELEANOR VELASCO THORNTON

10.04.2024Press Release

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The third in a series profiling the principal characters in the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars foundation story as the marque celebrates its 120th anniversary year features Eleanor Velasco Thornton. A strong, intelligent, self-assured and highly influential woman, in an automotive world that was then almost entirely male-dominated. She has a unique place in Rolls-Royce history, best known as the purported model for the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: HENRY ROYCE

25.03.2024Press Release

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As the marque celebrates its 120th anniversary year, the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series profiles the principal characters in the Rolls-Royce foundation story. The second in the series features Henry Royce, one of the marque’s co-founders whose life followed a truly extraordinary arc – from impoverished origins and with minimal formal education, he became a giant of 20th Century engineering and innovation.

 

ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: HENRY EDMUNDS

19.03.2024Press Release

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This year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrates the 120th anniversary of the first meeting between Henry Royce and Charles Rolls. While their two names became world-famous, Rolls-Royce might never have existed without the intervention, influence and contributions of others. In this series, as well as the founders themselves, these crucial actors are remembered.

 

ROLLS-ROYCE GRAVITY RACERS: THE FIRST VEHICLES OF THE GOODWOOD ERA

14.03.2024Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars commemorates the first vehicles of the Goodwood era – the RR-0.01 and RR-0.02 gravity racers, which were commissioned to participate in the Soapbox Challenges at the 2001 and 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed. These remarkable vehicles have now been faithfully restored to their former glory by the next generation of skilled artisans and craftspeople at the Home of Rolls-Royce, ready for the next chapter in their fascinating history.

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ROLLS-ROYCE PRESENTS BLACK BADGE GHOST SERIES II: A DARING EXPRESSION OF LUXURY AND POWER.

The marque presents Badge Ghost Series II, meticulously redesigned to provide a rebellious group of clients with a dramatic canvas for their bold Bespoke commissions.

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