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	A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited was a United Kingdom automobile and, from 1914, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904.... (1906–73) Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company caused in part by the development of the Rolls-Royce RB211 jet engine.... (1973–2003), which was owned by Vickers Vickers Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 2004.... between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen Passenger Cars, also known as VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany and is the original as well as the largest brand by sales volume within the Volkswagen Group.... . Since 2003, this company has been known as Bentley Motors Limited Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is an English manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley . Mr. Bentley had been previously known for his range of Rotary engine aircraft engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel.... , a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen Passenger Cars, also known as VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany and is the original as well as the largest brand by sales volume within the Volkswagen Group.... Group Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles based in Goodwood, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904.... (2003–present), a subsidiary of the BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.... Group Vehicles Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited was a United Kingdom automobile and, from 1914, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904.... vehicles 1904–06 10 hp Rolls-Royce 10 hp The Rolls-Royce 10 Tax horsepower was the first car to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, and badged as a Rolls-Royce.... 1905–05 15 hp Rolls-Royce 15 hp The Rolls-Royce 15 Tax horsepower was one of four cars to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.... 1905–08 20 hp Rolls-Royce 20 hp (1905) The Rolls-Royce 20 Tax horsepower was one of four cars to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.... 1905–06 30 hp Rolls-Royce 30 hp The Rolls-Royce 30 Tax horsepower was one of four cars to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.... 1905–06 V-8 Rolls-Royce V-8 (1905) The Rolls-Royce V-8 was a car produced by Rolls-Royce Limited in 1905 intended to compete with the then popular electric cars used in towns.Claude Johnson, business partner of Charles Rolls suggested there would be a market for an internal combustion engined car that could take on the electric car market.... 1906–25 40/50 Silver Ghost Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost refers both to a car model and to one specific car from that series.Originally named the "40/50 h.p." the chassis was originally produced at Royce's Manchester works moving to Derby in July 1908 and between 1921 and 1926 at Springfield, Massachusetts factories.... 1922–29 Twenty Rolls-Royce Twenty The Rolls-Royce Twenty built between 1922 and 1929 was Rolls-Royce's "small car" for the 1920s and was produced alongside the 40/50 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and Rolls-Royce Phantom I.... 1925–29 40/50 Phantom Rolls-Royce Phantom I The Phantom was Rolls-Royce Limited's replacement for the original Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Like the famed Ghost, the Phantom was constructed both in the United Kingdom and United States, with the US model trailing the UK by one year on introduction and two in replacement.... 1929–36 20/25 Rolls-Royce 20/25 The Rolls-Royce 20/25 built between 1929 and 1936 succeeded the 20hp as Rolls-Royce's "small car". It was intended to appeal to owner drivers but many were sold to customers with chauffeurs.... 1929–35 Phantom II Rolls-Royce Phantom II The Phantom II replaced the Rolls-Royce Phantom I in Rolls-Royce Limited's offerings in 1929.It shared the 7.7 L pushrod engine-overhead valve straight-6 engine from its predecessor, being the last large six-cylinder Rolls.... 1936–38 25/30 Rolls-Royce 25/30 The Rolls-Royce 25/30 built between 1936 and 1938 is an updated version of the 20/25 with larger engine to provide more power, as often, over-large bodies had been fitted to the earlier model leading to complaints about its performance.... 1936–39 Phantom III Rolls-Royce Phantom III The Rolls-Royce Phantom III was the final large pre-war Rolls-Royce car. Introduced in 1936, it replaced the Rolls-Royce Phantom II. This would be the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the 1998 introduction of the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph.... 1939–39 Wraith Rolls-Royce Wraith The Rolls-Royce Wraith was built by Rolls-Royce Limited at their Derby factory from 1938 to 1939 and supplied to independent coachbuilders as a running chassis.... 1949–55 Silver Wraith Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith The Silver Wraith was the first post-war Rolls-Royce Limited model and was made at the Crewe factory from 1946 to 1959.The first cars had a 127 inch wheelbase chassis based on the one from the pre-war Rolls-Royce Wraith with coil sprung independent front suspension and semi-elliptic rear with a live axle.... 1949–55 Silver Dawn Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a car that was produced by Rolls-Royce Limited at their Crewe works between 1949 and 1955. It was the first Rolls-Royce car to be offered with a factory built body which it shared, along with its chassis, with the Bentley Mark VI until 1952 and then the Bentley R Type until production finished in 1955.... 1950–56 Phantom IV Rolls-Royce Phantom IV The Phantom IV is the most exclusive Rolls-Royce Limited model ever built. Just 18 were made between 1949 and 1956, exclusively for royalty and heads of state.... 1955–66 Silver Cloud Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud was the core automobile of the Rolls-Royce Limited range from April 1955 until March 1966. It replaced the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn and was, in turn, replaced by the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.... 1959–68 Phantom V Rolls-Royce Phantom V The Phantom V was an ultra-exclusive Rolls-Royce car model from the 1960s. A total of 516 were made. The engine was a 90 degree V8 with a capacity of 6,230 cc and twin SU carburetors with a 4-speed automatic transmission.... 1965–80 Silver Shadow Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a luxury car produced in Great Britain in various forms from 1965 to 1980. The car was the manufacturer's response to claims that it was falling behind the times, and had lost contact with modern developments.... 1968–91 Phantom VI Rolls-Royce Phantom VI The Phantom VI was an ultra-exclusive Rolls-Royce car model produced in London at Mulliner Park Ward. It was made from 1968-1991.Though it had been expressed that the days of motor cars of the like of the Rolls-Royce Phantom V were undoubtedly numbered, in 1968 Rolls-Royce Limited launched the Phantom VI as a logical progression keeping u... 1971–96 Corniche I–V Rolls-Royce Corniche The Corniche was Rolls-Royce Motors coup? and convertible version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow produced between 1971 and 1996. The Corniche was named "Silver Shadow Mulliner Park Ward two door fixed head coup? " before 1971 when the Corniche name was applied.... Bentley models (from 1933) 1933–37 Bentley 3½ L Bentley 3.5 Litre The 3? Litre was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931.... 1936–39 Bentley 4¼ L Bentley 3.5 Litre The 3? Litre was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931.... 1940–40 Bentley 4¼ L Mark V Bentley 3.5 Litre The 3? Litre was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931.... Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company caused in part by the development of the Rolls-Royce RB211 jet engine.... vehicles 1975–86 Camargue Rolls-Royce Camargue The Rolls-Royce Camargue is a two-door coup? introduced in March 1975. The Camargue's body, built in London by Rolls-Royce's coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward, was designed by automotive designer Paolo Martin at Pininfarina ? the Camargue was Rolls-Royce's first post-war production model not to be designed in-house.... 1980–98 Silver Spirit/Silver Spur Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit The Silver Spirit, introduced by Rolls-Royce Motors in 1980, was the first of a new generation of models for the company. It formed the basis for the Flying Spur, Silver Dawn, Touring Limousine, and Park Ward.... Bentley models were produced mostly in parallel with the above cars. The Bentley Continental coupés (produced in various forms from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s) did not have Rolls-Royce equivalents. Very expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines were also produced. 1998–2002 Silver Seraph Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph The Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, produced from 1998 to 2002, was first unveiled on March 3, 1998 at the Geneva Motor Show. The Silver Seraph replaced the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur, which ended production in 1997.... 2000–02 Corniche V Rolls-Royce Corniche (2000) The 2000 Rolls-Royce Corniche was a two-door, four-passenger automobile. Rolls-Royce's flagship car, it was the fifth car to bear the Corniche name on its debut in January 2000.... Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles based in Goodwood, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904.... vehicles 2003– Phantom 2007– Phantom Drophead Coupé Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coup? is a handmade convertible manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars that debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on January 7 2007.... 2008– Phantom Coupé Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé The Rolls-Royce Phantom Coup? is a handmade coupe manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars that debuted at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 6 2008.... Rolls-Royce in popular culture Rolls-Royces have often been used in popular culture as a stereotypical signifier of wealthy people, particularly millionaires. Examples include the one driven by the eccentric millionaire in the film City Lights City Lights *City Lights* is a Cinema of the United States silent film romantic comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and starring Chaplin alongside Virginia Cherrill and Harry Myers.... (1931), starring Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. Order of the British Empire , better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning England comedy film actor and filmmaker.... , and the titular 'star' of The Yellow Rolls-Royce The Yellow Rolls-Royce *The Yellow Rolls-Royce* is a 1964 in film drama film. It is also considered an anthology film.Directed by Anthony Asquith, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and written by Terence Rattigan, it tells the story of three very different owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II: an English aristocrat, a Chicago gangster and a wealthy American... (1964). The many rich fictional villains to drive Rolls-Royces include One Hundred and One Dalmatians One Hundred and One Dalmatians *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* is the seventeenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon.It was made and produced by Walt Disney, and it was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution.... Cruella de Vil Cruella de Vil Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney 1961 animated film adaptation One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Disney's live-action film adaptations 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians.... (she careers around dangerously in a long, red 'Roller') and Auric Goldfinger Auric Goldfinger Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond Goldfinger and novel Goldfinger . His first name, Auric, is an adjective meaning of gold.... (who smuggles gold Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history.... by replacing the vehicle's bodywork). Less notoriously, Lady Penelope is chauffeured around in FAB1 FAB1 FAB1 is the name given to the pink six-wheeled car in the Thunderbirds franchise.... , a futuristic pink Rolls in all versions of Thunderbirds Thunderbirds (TV series) *Thunderbirds* is a British mid-1960s television show devised by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation".... . Gallery Image:Rollsroyce1905.jpg\|Original 1905 Rolls-Royce Image:oro.jpg\|1979 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II Image:Camargue.JPG\|1982 Rolls-Royce Camargue Rolls-Royce Camargue The Rolls-Royce Camargue is a two-door coup? introduced in March 1975. The Camargue's body, built in London by Rolls-Royce's coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward, was designed by automotive designer Paolo Martin at Pininfarina ? the Camargue was Rolls-Royce's first post-war production model not to be designed in-house.... Image:rolls.arp.850pix.jpg\|Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph The Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, produced from 1998 to 2002, was first unveiled on March 3, 1998 at the Geneva Motor Show. The Silver Seraph replaced the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur, which ended production in 1997.... Image:Park Ward.JPG\|1994 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Armoured Touring Limousine Image:Blue_Phantom.JPG\|2005 Rolls-Royce Phantom