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Not only old Bentleys get flogged about, new ones do too. This inspiring
story was submitted to London & Derby, the newsletter
of the RROCA’s New South Wales branch by one of their new members.
Such refreshing, infectious enthusiasm and utter lack of hesitation
to use the Bentley as a daily driver begs to be shared—to save us
from becoming stuffed shirts. Laurie Newman of Sidney writes, “I
was always going to own a Bentley. It was a dream from my childhood
and only time, money and family circumstances dictated when
the inevitable purchase would take place. Fortunately for me, the
planets aligned in May of 2003 and I purchased a Bentley Eight.”
After an acclimatization period of a few months the car has accumulated
in short order significant and apparently trouble-free
miles. Here it is shown on an 8-day, 1300-mile trip during which it
became a common sight at remote surf beaches, proudly lined up
next to vans, SUVs and the inevitable 4WDs. Laurie writes, “Entry
to the resort at Byron Bay necessitated an 800-meter drive through
The AACA Museum
RRF Sponsors Display in Celebration of 100 Years
By Les Lifton (PA)
the Rolls-Royce Foundation
is sponsoring a special
display at the new
AACA Museum in Hershey,
PA through April 15, 2004.
To celebrate the 100 th anniversary
of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, 14
Rolls-Royce and Benley cars and chassis will
be on exhibit. The museum, ten years in the
planning, opened in June 2003 and features
over 100 antique automobiles set in a delightful
background of murals and dioramas.
Called “a world class auto museum” by museum
experts, it offers an ideal venue located
in the center of the antique automobile world.
On the first floor of the museum a series of
timelines by decades is featured, complemented
by cars from those years. Adjacent to
this, a large exhibition hall houses the Rolls-
Royce display. In addition to the AACA display,
the bottom floor features a bus museum
and additional antique cars
The Rolls-Royce Foundation has included
four cars from its own collection in the display
The RRF’s 1936 Hooper 3 1 ⁄2L (B140FB).
Something you don’t see every day . . . a surfboard atop a Bentley!
SCBZE02A7KCH27495, a 1989 Bentley Eight originally delivered to Sir Leslie
Theiss is now on its third owner.
a severely potholed stretch of dirt road . . . and on one of its numerous
crossings the Bentley received a cheer and thumbs-up from a
group of surfers as we hit a particularly deep pothole and sent out a
large muddy spray in their direction.” Happy motoring, indeed!
©Rolls Royce
Owners Owners Club Club
Build it and they will come. From near
and far, RROC members brave the elements
to bring their cars to the new
AACA museum. (l–r) 1923 Silver
Ghost Barker tourer (23EM), 20/25
Park Ward close coupled coupe
(GNS29) whose red wheels are the only
spot of color in an otherwise bleak
landscape, and 1928 Springfield Silver
Ghost Fleetwood tourer (S307PL).
7262 THE FLYING LADY March/April 2004
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