Friday 17th December 2004

RR got BMW engines ten years ago

Anniversaries of new powerplant and last Silver Ghost

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	Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce

Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of Rolls-Royce's declaration that it would be using BMW 12-cylinder engines in its iconically British luxury motor cars. Like BMW, Rolls-Royce originally made a name for itself in the aviation business.

Meanwhile, 80 years ago the last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost manufactured in England was sold in London. The Silver Ghost, a custom touring car, was introduced in 1906, and was called by some the "Best Car in the World." The Silver Ghost was followed by the Twenty, the Phantom, the Silver Cloud, the Silver Shadow, and the Silver Wraith.

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