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Nicknamed ‘the Glass Mile’,the Goodwood manufacturingplant features a glass wall thatenables visitors to see the entirelength of the assembly line fromthe main courtyard.
GoodwoodA new home for a new eraWhen Rolls-Royce Motor Cars were looking for a new home,they couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate location than theenvirons of Goodwood.Situated in the South Down hills near the south coast ofEngland, Goodwood has a rich pedigree in motor racing. TheGoodwood Motor Circuit played host to legendary driverssuch as Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss, Graham Hill andSir Jackie Stewart. It is also the location of what is regarded asone of the world’s most beautiful horse racing courses.While the sporting tradition of the area fits perfectly withthe heritage of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, it is also home to awealth of skilled craftspeople, including automotive engineersfrom the motor racing fraternity and leather workers who havelearnt their skills in saddlery. The thriving nautical industry just afew miles away on the coast also enabled Rolls-Royce to employthe services of the best boat builders, sail makers and cabinetmakers to name but a few skills.Once the site was chosen, the next task was to find anarchitect who could create a contemporary building that wouldinspire those who work within it, and work in harmony withinthe natural beauty of its setting.The commission was awarded to Sir Nicholas Grimshaw,one of Britain’s most respected and innovative architects, whofamously designed the Eden Project in Cornwall.On 17 May 2003, the manufacturing plant and head officewas officially opened, and Goodwood became the sixth site forthe marque in its long and illustrious history.The first cars were built in Royce’s Cooke Street factory in Manchesterbut following the success of the Silver Ghost, the company moved toa custom-built factory, designed by Royce, in Nightingale Road, Derby.78 79
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190740/50 hp Silver Ghost.London to
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Rolls-Royce Motor CarsThe Strive fo
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All illustrations and specification
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The Royce 10 hp.The first motor car
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ForewordThis book has been over 100
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IntroductionRolls-Royce Motor Cars
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The FoundersThe Hon. Charles Stewar
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The Midland Hotel, Manchester.It wa
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Claude JohnsonThe hyphen in Rolls-R
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The Rolls-Royce ‘R’ engine.The
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Miss England III.In 1932, Kaye Don
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Eleanor Velasco Thornton.Lord Monta
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Page 39 and 40: OwnersThe great and the good come a
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Page 44 and 45: The Phantom FamilyBorn out of the d
Page 47 and 48: PhantomThe signature PhantomThe fir
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Page 91: AssemblySixty pairs of handsEach Ro
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Page 117: Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection.T
Page 121 and 122: Design and engineeringRolls-Royce D
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Page 125 and 126: Design proportionsC-pillar and roof
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100EXWith 100EX, Rolls-Royce Motor
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101EX101EX was originally created t
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MainThe Atlantic Chrome finisheddas
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Index
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land speed records, 24Lawrence of A
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1971February 1971: Rolls-RoyceLimit
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2011102EX.2012Phantom Series IIlaun
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