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'Best of Show' 2004 - 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet, owner Joseph C. Cassini III.
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Rolls-Royce Historical Display
The year was 1904 when Charles Stewart Rolls
and Frederick Henry Royce met at the Grand Central Hotel in Manchester, England, a meeting which would
initiate the formal creation of a new brand of automobiles - the Rolls-Royce - by December of
the same year. The first model - the former Royce - was a 2-cylinder with 10 hp, but the lineage
quickly included 3-, 4- and 6-cylinder models with up to 30 hp as well. In 1906, the new 6-cylinder
40/50 hp was introduced at the Olympia Auto Show, and in 1907, the twelfth such automobile was
prepared for a long-distance trial to demonstrate the reliability of the marque. Painted entirely
silver and having silver-plated lamps and fittings, it was named the Silver Ghost. During the
Scottish Reliability Trials it would cover 14,371 miles without any unintended stops.
The first Silver Ghost
1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Touring,
the original Silver Ghost and owned today by Bentley Motors Limited.
The largest Silver Ghost
1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Pullman Limousine, offering comfortable seating for 10 persons.
The Most Colorful One
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Double Cabriolet.