Few interesting things about the Rolls-Royce

Few interesting things about the Rolls-Royce

At the British supercar company's factory in Crewe and London, the car is often referred to as Royces, but never Rollers.

Rolls-Royce 10 hp was the first model produced an agreement on 12.23.1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce and Rolls-Royce car logo. The car was sold for £ 395 (approximately 630 USD). Today, its value is about $ 400,000. In addition, every 10 Rolls-Royce was born, more than 6 units are still on the road. Photo: Wiki.

Grille of a Rolls-Royce is completely made by hand and eye - no measuring instruments are used in the production process. Need a person and a day to make a grille, then 5 hours to polish. Until 1974, this department on the new Rolls-Royce is a registered trademark. However, no one dared to assert who designed the grille and logo two interlocking R letters. Photo: Rolls-Royce.

Need to work more than 800 hours to create the body of a Rolls-Royce Phantom VI. Photo: RM Auctions.

During the First World War, Rolls-Royce to design and manufacture machine guns. The company does not complete a car until after World War II. Previously, they only do the chassis, the body of co-production firms. Photo: Flickr.

Never can find cigarette butts in the ashtray on a modern Rolls-Royce. We have automatic cleaning mode. Photo: Rolls-Royce.

To this day, all Rolls-Royce engines are assembled by hand. Photo: Rolls-Royce.

Cooling capacity of the air conditioning system on a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is equivalent to 30 the family refrigerator. And each of the glass on the car are made last ball with foam powder is often used for polishing glasses. Photo: Narod.

Rolls-Royce Logo red at first, then turns black. While everyone believes that this change to the memorial of the death of Henry Royce, the reality is that the decision of the pre-Royce. Black is still to be preferred aesthetic. Some customers complained that red usually does not fit the car.

Who designed some of the best aircraft engines of all time, but Henry Royce never fly. When in bed, he said: "I have only one regret, that I did not work harder." His death, he left £ 112,000 (approximately $ 178,000) in the will, and mostly for his own nurse, Ethel Aubin. Photo: Flickr.