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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 2000s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM VII

Mon Mar 24 14:17:00 CET 2025Press Release

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The penultimate instalment in the Models of the Marque series showcases Phantom VII, the first motor car ever to be built at our Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence. At one minute past midnight on 1 January 2003, the keys of the first Phantom VII were handed to its new owner. The moment marked the beginning of a new era for the brand and was the culmination of a process dubbed ‘the last great adventure in automotive history’.

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING: ROLLS-ROYCE FUTURE TALENT PUTS THE SEAL ON UNIQUE TIME CAPSULE TO MARK EXTENSION PROJECT

Mon Mar 17 12:54:00 CET 2025Press Release

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Rolls-Royce is upholding a longstanding tradition of creating a time capsule as part of a major construction project – in the marque’s case, the landmark extension now under construction at the Home of Rolls-Royce, which represents the largest single investment in its Goodwood-based facilities in more than 20 years.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: ERIC PLATFORD

Thu Feb 27 13:50:00 CET 2025Press Release

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The final instalment in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series honours Eric Platford who was central and fundamental to the marque’s early success. No one outside the company’s senior ranks did more to secure its reputation as ‘the best car in the world’, through his painstaking testing work, and landmark successes in long-distance trials and Grand Prix motor-racing.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1990s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SERAPH

Mon Feb 24 14:09:00 CET 2025Press Release

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The latest instalment in the Models of the Marque series celebrates Silver Seraph, a uniquely important Rolls-Royce model as the tangible, technological link between the pre-Goodwood and contemporary Rolls-Royce eras. It was the first Rolls-Royce in history to be designed using CAD – and more importantly, the first to be powered by a V12 engine from BMW Group, which would acquire the Rolls-Royce brand while Silver Seraph was in production.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1980s: ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM VI

Tue Feb 11 13:00:00 CET 2025Press Release

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The latest instalment in the Models of the Marque series celebrates Phantom VI, the final Rolls-Royce offered as a rolling chassis. Produced from 1968 to 1991, it represents the pinnacle of traditional coachbuilt bodywork. Phantom VI combined timeless craftsmanship with engineering evolution. Beloved by royalty, it stands as a lasting symbol of luxury and exclusivity in the marque’s history.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: CHARLES ROBINSON SYKES

Mon Dec 16 15:07:00 CET 2024Press Release

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The latest in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series shines a spotlight on Charles Sykes, best known to posterity as the creator of the Spirit of Ecstasy. Sykes was a multitalented artist, with deep connections to the principal players in the Rolls-Royce story. His paintings of Rolls-Royce motor cars and their almost exclusively aristocratic owners provide a fascinating window into a world that has now vanished.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1970s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE CAMARGUE

Wed Dec 04 14:25:00 CET 2024Press Release

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The eighth instalment in the Models of the Marque series celebrates Camargue, a groundbreaking model that debuted in 1975. Camargue introduced significant advancements in performance, safety, and comfort and is distinguished by its unique styling. Though polarising in design, Camargue embodies the marque's spirit of innovation and exclusivity.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1960s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

Wed Nov 06 16:46:00 CET 2024Press Release

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The seventh instalment in the ‘Models of the Marque’ series highlights Silver Shadow. A pivotal model in the Rolls-Royce story, the Silver Shadow marked a decisive shift away from traditional rolling chassis and coachbuilding to monocoque construction, and was the first Rolls-Royce to be offered only as a complete motor car.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: CLAUDE GOODMAN JOHNSON

Tue Oct 22 15:55:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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The sixth in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series profiles Claude Goodman Johnson, celebrated as ‘the hyphen in Rolls-Royce’ but known to all simply as ‘CJ’. A natural showman with an unrivalled talent for generating publicity, he brought an extraordinary mix of skill, dedication and experience to his role as the company’s first Commercial Managing Director; a fascinating, larger-than-life character and a pivotal figure in the Rolls-Royce foundation story.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE: THE 1950s THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD

Thu Oct 03 16:34:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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The latest in the ‘Models of the Marque’ series showcases the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Launched in 1955, the Silver Cloud will forever be remembered as the last Rolls-Royce motor car to be offered both as a complete car and as a rolling chassis.

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60 YEARS OF THE GOLDFINGER PHANTOM: A TIMELESS BOND OF LUXURY AND LEGEND

Tue Sep 17 08:59:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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Rolls-Royce motor cars have featured in a dozen James Bond films throughout the film franchise’s history. However, the marque’s most enduring and memorable role is in the 007 film, Goldfinger. Today, on the anniversary of the film’s premiere on 17 September 1964, Rolls-Royce explores the story of Goldfinger and the British icon that featured in it – the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: THE HONOURABLE CHARLES STEWART ROLLS

Wed Aug 21 14:15:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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The latest in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series honours The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, co-founder of the marque with Royce. Rolls achieved so much despite his short life; he was a pioneering racing driver, balloonist and aviator, and a serious engineer and innovator in his own right. His daring imagination and desire to always think bigger and attempt what had never been done before remain powerful, animating forces at the heart of the company today.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1930s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM III

Thu Aug 01 12:57:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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The fourth in the ‘Models of the Marque’ series showcases the Rolls-Royce Phantom III. Launched in 1936, it was the first model to be powered by a V12 engine, setting the template for every Rolls-Royce up to and including the modern era. It was also Sir Henry Royce’s last major design before his passing in 1933.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ‘MAKERS OF THE MARQUE’: THE HONOURABLE JOHN DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU, 2ND BARON MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU

Wed Jun 05 15:58:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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Fifth of the principal characters in the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars foundation story to be highlighted in the ‘Makers of the Marque’ series; John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu. Motoring pioneer, magazine proprietor, influential parliamentarian and devoted Rolls‑Royce owner, whose Silver Ghost was the first motor car in history to carry the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, was instrumental in shaping motoring's place within wider society.

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MODELS OF THE MARQUE – THE 1910s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50 H.P. ‘SILVER GHOST’

Mon Jun 03 18:25:00 CEST 2024Press Release

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2024 marks the 120th anniversary of the introductory meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls in 1904. The second instalment of the 'Models of the Marque' series celebrates the Rolls-Royce 40/50 H.P. – the ‘Silver Ghost’. Launched in 1906, its legendary performances in the great motor trials of the early 20th Century cemented Rolls-Royce’s reputation as creators of ‘the best car in the world’.

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ROLLS-ROYCE PRESENTS BLACK BADGE GHOST SERIES II: A DARING EXPRESSION OF LUXURY AND POWER.

The marque presents Badge Ghost Series II, meticulously redesigned to provide a rebellious group of clients with a dramatic canvas for their bold Bespoke commissions.

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