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Cars  built  before  1914  were  mainly  for the  rich who  wanted  comfort  and  luxury.
              It was  during  this  time  that  one  of  the  most  beautiful and  well-made  cars  ever               J
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              built,  came  onto  the  mctoring  scene.    The  Rolls-Royce  'Silver  Ghost'.
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             Henry  Royce  was  an  electrical  engineer  who  had  just  begun  to build  small  cars.        "          -.
             These  cars  were  very  well  made  and  worked  smoothly.     An  important  car  salesman
              called  Rolls  heard  about  Royce's  cars  and  became  very  interested.      In 1904  they
             agreed  to  become  partners;  Royce  would  make  the  cars  and  Rolls would  sell them.
             The  most  famous  Rolls-Royce  car  was  the  'Silver  Ghost'  of  1907.      Its 48  h.p.
         I    engine  was  so  quiet  that  everyone  was  astonished.     The  high  standard  of  workman-
              ship  and  performance  gave  the  Silver  Ghost  the  reputation of  being  'the  best  car
              in the  world'.    The  paktnership  only  lasted for  four  years  because  in 1910  Rolls
             was  killed  in a  flying accident.

                                                Rolls Royce  Cars

                   1906-1925     40/50  Silver  Ghost             1950-1 95-6.  Phantom  IV
                   1922-1 929  Twenty                             1955-1959  Silver  Cloud  I
                   1925-1929     Phantom  I                       1959-1962  Silver  Cloud  I1
         r         1929-1 935  20/25                              1959-1972    Phantom  V
                   1929-1 935  Phantom  I1                        1962-1966  Silver  Cloud  I11
                   1936-1 938  25/30                              1965-1 977  Silver  Shadow
               .. ..   1936-1 939  Phantom  I11                   1971 -       Corniche
         .   ..>.   1938-1939   Wraith                            1972-        Phantom  VI
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                   1947-1 959  Silver Wraith                      1975-        Camarge
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                   1949-1 955  Silver  Dawn                       1977-        Silver  Shadow  I11
                                                                  1980-        Silver Sprite                         <  -   r


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