The Rolls-Royce name is synonymous with perfection and the pursuit of excellence, on account of the extraordinarily high engineering standards demanded by Henry Royce, the marque's founder. His first car, built in 1904, attracted the attention of the aristocratic Charles Rolls, who was initially responsible for selling it. Soon afterwards came the legendary Silver Ghost and Royce's place in motoring history was secure. All subsequent models have followed this perfectionist approach, maintained by BMW, which acquired the company in 1998.
About the author
Jonathan Wood is a founder member of the staff of Classic Cars magazine, he has twice won the Guild of Motoring Writers' Montagu Trophy and is a two-times recipient of the Society of Automotive Historians' Cugnot Award.
Other titles for Shire by this author are:
The Bean
Austin Seven
The Citroen
The Bullnose Morris
Classic Cars
The Model T Ford
The Volkswagen Beetle
- ISBN10 0747805776
- ISBN13 9780747805779
- Publish Date 1 October 2003 (first published June 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 April 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Shire Publications
- Edition 2nd New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English