Rolls Royce Cars - Some Facts
It was the partnership between two great men of automobile industry, Mr. Charles Rolls and Mr. Henry Royce, who gave this world a hundred years of motor engineering design at its perfection. Until date, Rolls-Royce is counted among those standard kinds of cars, through which fineness is judged because Rolls-Royce signify the ultimate in quality, style and class. It is one of the few recognized and credible names in motor industry. Here, are some interesting facts about Rolls-Royce, which you will surely like to read.
1. In the year, 1548 Nostradamus wrote that from the shore of Albion a unique and marvelous conveyance would emerge whose carriage will bear the name Rolles De Roi. Indeed that was true.
2. The company sold its first Rolls-Royce (10 hp) for £395. The cost of the present generation Rolls-Royce is over £250,000.
3. The radiator grill in cars of Rolls-Royce is made manually, without using any measuring instruments. Moreover, it takes one day for a worker to create a radiator (to be used in Rolls-Royce). Later, the radiator is polished manually which takes another five hours.
4. The engine of the Rolls-Royce cars is built manually, even today.
5. The Rolls-Royce badge was transformed from Red color to Black, not to memorialize the death of Henry Royce, as it is popularly believed. It was changed because Mr. Royce thought that Black color would look more aesthetic. Some customers also complaint the bright red badge is almost unrecognizable in red cars. His Highness, Prince Of Wales was more outspoken on this topic.
6. Although, Mr. Henry Royce himself designed enormous aero engines in that era, he never traveled in a plane.
7. The final four polishings on gearbox components of the Rolls-Royce cars was done using finely grounded husks of oats and not using jewelers rouge.
8. Until now, it is not accurately known who designed the badge or radiator grille for Rolls-Royce.
9. The cooling competence of the AC in silver Spirit cars is equal to thirty domestic refrigerators.
10. Henry Royce was called as ‘R' in the manufacturing unit. This age old practice of calling the employees by their last name is continued even today at company's factory.
11. At one point of time, engines made by Rolls-Royce were known to hold the World record for Speed in Air, water and on land, all simultaneously.
12. Silver Spirit comprises of twenty-seven electric motors.
13. The first job undertaken by Sir Royce was that of newspaper delivery lad at W H Smith and Son Ltd.
14. Every single glass piece present in Silver Spirit is polished using pumice powder for finesse. Pumice powder is used for polishing the optical lenses.
15. Thomas Love Junior, Scotland is the only person who owns and still runs the oldest, classic Rolls-Royce (10 hp) built in the year 1904.
16. The employees at the manufacturing unit, Goodwood are henceforth required to wear uniforms, which would feature vests as well as neckties. Beige as well as brown is the color scheme proposed by the company authority.