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RRMC Expands October saw the opening of a sixth showroom in Hangzhou, China. It is located opposite a famous tourist attraction known as the West Lake. One of the new Phantom Coupés was unveiled at the opening. The September opening of a new showroom in New Delhi, centrally located in the heart of the city, brings the worldwide number to 82. Significant further RRMC (l–r) Matthew Bennett, GM South and East Asia Pacific Region, RRMC; Graeme Grieve, Dir., Sales & Marketing, RRMC; R. Kapur, Chairman and Yadur Kapur, CEO of Select Cars Private Ltd. Phantom Coupé For November the first US customer deliveries are planned. In October, the car was for the first time shown in the Middle East, in Abu Dhabi. There are currently nine dealerships in seven countries. It was also launched in Seoul, Korea and in Tokyo in July. Launch activities are underway in Europe and South Africa, with three cars touring the region, spending at least one week at each dealership or one of 23 launch events. Bentley Motors RRMC APAC expansion is foreseen for 2009. The Regent Beijing Hotel in the prestigious Retractable Flying B hood mascot, Brooklandsderived 20˝ five-spoke two-piece alloy wheels and “Le Mans” lower front fender air vents, twin exhaust tail pipes, “Jewel” fuel filler cap made from billet aluminum, special badging on front fenders. Optional carbon/silicon carbide crossdrilled brake discs (420 x 40 mm front, 356 x 28 mm rear) with eight-piston calipers are the largest fitted to any production car on sale today. (l–r) Tom Purves, CEO RRMC; Jenny Zheng, General Manager Greater China, RRMC; Colin Kelly, Regional Director Asia Pacific, RRMC at the Hangzhou showroom. Dongcheng district has acquired its first chauffeur-driven Phantom EWB for VIP service. The car is finished in Black Kirsch, with walnut veneers and Black and Consort Red leather. Bespoke features include a rear cool box, rear opaque privacy curtains, and steel inlays of RR and hotel logos. BENTLEY News Bentley Arnage Final Series (Sept. 24) Ending its 10-year-model run with a limited edition of 150 cars, the final Arnage was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. It combines the performance of the 500 bhp Arnage T with the refinement of the Arnage R and design elements from Body-colored headlamp bezels, the Brooklands. dark-tinted matrix upper and For the first time in an lower grilles, lower front fender Arnage, the waistrails air vents. will feature an inset chrome strip and inlaid Bentley badges. The cabin includes many of the most desirable Mulliner options as standard. Rear cocktail cabinet and document stowage trimmed in hide, shot glasses and stainless steel flask engraved with “Final Series” (which is also engraved on the front treadplates). Picnic tables are available in three premium unbleached veneers. OTHER NEWS New RRHT Chief Exec Richard Haigh, RR plc Head of Corporate Heritage and Chief Executive of the Rolls- Royce Heritage Trust, has taken early retirement this September. Richard had been selected by the first RRHT Chairman Mike Evans and ably succeeded him at the helm of the Trust, with first Colin Green, an Executive Director, and latterly Colin Smith, Director of Engineering and Technology of RR plc, in the role of Chairman. He had started at RR as an archivist working in the Library. Importantly, during his tenure he shepherded the Trust through the transition of turning from a members’ society with no legal standing into a Limited Liability Company. Since its founding by Mike Evans in 1981, the Trust has undertaken the preservation of the history and engineering heritage of Rolls-Royce and its ancestral companies. The magnitude of this effort cannot be overstated and one can only regret that so much was lost or, worse, purposely discarded by people who simply had no sense of history before the RRHT came along. Its outstanding publication program is only the most visible aspect of this often quiet and behind-the-scenes work. From the launch of the program in the early 1980s, Richard took on the sales of the books, and, in more recent years has led the process, undertaking planning, progressing, much of the editing, and contracting the printing. Richard’s successor is Ian Craighead, an RR Derby engineer latterly based in Germany. We wish Richard a pleasant and healthy retirement. ©The ©The Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Owners Owners Club, Club, Inc. Inc. 9066 THE FLYING LADY November / December 2008 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com - empowered by alQemy.com ]
Great News and Big Changes at the Rolls-Royce Foundation Alex Keay A squad of volunteers assembled at RRF headquarters in August to relocate the Foundation Library within the museum. All existing files, records, photographs, books, and handbooks were unloaded, moved, reshelved, and replaced. In addition, new shelving was added and double-stacked. The additional space is welcome to our ever-growing collection. The museum’s collection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars has been rearranged and now makes for a more user-friendly tableau for visitors. The bare chassis of Phantom II 167RY greets you at the front door, next to Silver Spirit FCX12101 for contrast and continuity. Silver Wraith WYA16, Phantom V 5BX38, and 3½ Litre B140FB are arranged facing front, with (along the back wall from left to right) Wraith WXA102, P III 3AZ36, 20/25 GSF54, S1 B58CK, P I S210FP, and SC I LSJF18 rounding out a great representation of a great marque. Corniche dhc DRH18229 is undergoing some hydraulic work and will join the museum display soon. Also slated for display is an SY series car, LRX 6599. By relocating the library and thus our new Museum Curator and Librarian Charlotte F. Infantino’s workstation, guests can be better greeted when they arrive. Local press coverage has boosted the number of visitors significantly in 5BX38 was driven to Williamsburg recent months, and by Lloyd Hart. we wanted to have everyone up front Below: 5BX38 and WYA16 are to greet them. circled by vintage planes at the Wings and Wheels Extravaganza. Denny Dilger reshelves the library after the relocation. President Facinelli mounts new shelves. The old library is visible in the background. Left: The new arrangement in the museum. Below: WYA16 and 5BX38. In July, Friends of the Foundation volunteers Lloyd Hart and Denny Dilger took Silver Wraith WYA16 and Phantom V 5BX38 to Bethel, PA to meet up with RRF President Jim Facinelli for the Wings and Wheels Extravaganza at the Golden Age Air Museum. Jim brought his beautiful Silver Cloud I LSMH99 to the event. The three Rolls-Royces were elegant out on the show field amidst sporty little cars and flashy big cars. There was much oohing and aahing from the vintage airplane crowd. You may have seen Foundation stalwart Lloyd Hart on the show field at the Annual Meet. He drove our Phantom V 5BX38 from the RRF museum in Mechanicsburg to the Williamsburg meet. Dick Jones and Nikki (Mrs. Jones) drove their latest Bentley Turbo caravan-style with Lloyd, stopping only for gas (many times). Dale Clark (Post-55 chief) has a similar Phantom V and, over dinner, was able to solve a sputtering issue by sourcing a needed, correct thermostat. By the time you read this, the correct thermostat will be installed, and we will have taken 5BX38 and S1 B58CK to the Radnor Hunt Concours in Malvern, PA to participate in the Rolls-Royce/Bentley Corral. Always willing to display the Foundation’s cars! ©The ©The Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Owners Owners Club, Club, Inc. Inc. November / December 2008 THE FLYING LADY 9067 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com - empowered by alQemy.com ]
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