Rolls Royce : 15 Eye Opening Facts You Should Know

7 years ago

Rolls Royce : 15 Eye Opening Facts You Should Know

So we have talked about Mercedes and BMW facts , its time for us to talk about this iconic and luxury brand, "The Rolls Royce" .

1.

It was founded in 1906 by Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce , I guess it's obvious where the brand name came from .

2.

That same year , they released their first car "The Silver Ghost" .And it ran non stop for a staggering record breaking 24,000 km, back and forth Glasgow and London 27 times .

3.

Being a flight enthusiasts , Charles Stewart Rolls was one the first Brit to die in a plane crash on July 12th 1910 .

4.

At a time the guys at Rolls pretty much built the fastest machine on land ,air and water

- They built the "R" airplane engine it powered a Supermarine S6B and moved at 400 mph in 1931 !!, It was the fastest thing on planet earth at that time
- In early 1930's on land their engine broke 300 mph.
- Also in the 1930's a world record was beaten by Sir Henry Segrave in a boat , well a Rolls engine did it again.

5.

The company was nationalized by the British government in 1971

6.

Approximately 65 per cent of all Rolls-Royce cars ever built are still on the road today.Now thats durability !!!

7.

In case you did not know ,the company was initially bought by a British Conglomerate "Vickers" in 1980,It was latter acquired by BMW in 1988.

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It takes at least two months to build a Phantom and all the aluminum sections (about 200) and alloy parts (about 300) are welded by hand !!!.

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The Phantom has a V-12 engine what can push the car from 0 to 100 Kmph in just 5.9 seconds.

10.

The hood ornament at front of the car is called "The Spirit of Ecstasy " , as the name implies , it came about as a result of an illicit affair , modeled after Eleanor Thornton who was in love with a wealthy man , so he had her modeled on it .Earlier sculptures of the ornament had her finger in her mouth,don't ask me what that symbolizes,please don't say you heard it from Donald .

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They also make nuclear reactors for British submarines with the help of the U.S. in exchange for Rolls Royce

12.

The company just doesn't stop wowing me , their engines power Gulfstreams ,Boeing 777's , British Harriers and of course the legendary Concorde .

13.

Royce invented the adjustable shock absorber on his death bed.

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The Phantom IV was built only to be used by heads of states, so only 18 was ever built.

15.

There are over 1,600 hand-placed fiber optic lights inside a Wraith.Now thats riding in style,literally under the stars.

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