Rolls-Royce Celebrates Centenary of the Silver Ghost
The largest gathering of Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts ever, took place on Saturday at the Rolls-Royce head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex. More than 60 of the historic motor cars, built between 1907 and 1926, were displayed before they embarked on a 17-day, 2000-mile tour.
The event marks the centenary of a reliability trial that established the reputation of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost in 1907 as the world’s finest car...
The commemorative cross-country tour includes stopovers in Derbyshire, the Lake District, Inverness, John o’Groat’s and Dundas Castle in Edinburgh. The tour has been organised by the 20-Ghost Club, which encourages the restoration, maintenance and use of Rolls-Royce cars built before 1945.
Members of the club have brought cars from as far away as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and India. The vehicles represent some of the finest examples of their type, including the car that carried out the actual endurance test in 1907.
Two special new cars were also on display. The limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver has been built to mark this centenary and only 25 will be made. In tribute to the specifications of the original, the car is finished in a new Bespoke paint, Metallic Ghost Silver and includes a host of special features, including a solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy.
The second car is the recently launched Phantom Drophead Coup̩ Рa two door, four-seat convertible. This spectacular new car is exciting customers around the world and a substantial order bank has been established. The whole of 2007 production has been sold and there are currently only a few build slots left in 2008. Production of the new model begins in the summer.
CARnival!
AACA Museum’s 12TH Annual Celebration of the Motoring Hobby
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Cruise back in time as the Antique Auto Museum at Hershey presents its twelfth annual day long celebration of the motoring hobby. It’s an event for car collectors, weekend cruisers, and people who just like cars. Explore the diversity of cars from antiques to classics, street rods to motorcycles, even trucks and buses all from 1982 or earlier.
The CARnival Car Show which runs from 9 AM – 2:30 PM is the cornerstone of the festivities which is a cruise-in style car show for “anything with wheels,” from vintage tractors to modern sports and performance cars. Registration for vehicles is requested by June 16th and the first 150 vehicles to register will receive a souvenir dash plaque. New this year will be a separate show devoted to “Fords at Hershey” with a Ford products area and special participant awards.
Lane Motor Museum Unveils a 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann
In conjunction with the opening of the Citroën 2CV exhibit â Hold Your Horses: The History of the Deux Chevaux - Lane Motor Museum unveiled a 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann. The 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann is one of 12 vehicles featured during the exhibit that will run from now through October 29, 2007, and is a standard 2CV that has been modified by the German company Hoffmann Design into a cabriolet.
Members of the club have brought cars from as far away as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and India. The vehicles represent some of the finest examples of their type, including the car that carried out the actual endurance test in 1907.
Two special new cars were also on display. The limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver has been built to mark this centenary and only 25 will be made. In tribute to the specifications of the original, the car is finished in a new Bespoke paint, Metallic Ghost Silver and includes a host of special features, including a solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy.
The second car is the recently launched Phantom Drophead Coup̩ Рa two door, four-seat convertible. This spectacular new car is exciting customers around the world and a substantial order bank has been established. The whole of 2007 production has been sold and there are currently only a few build slots left in 2008. Production of the new model begins in the summer.
CARnival!
AACA Museum’s 12TH Annual Celebration of the Motoring Hobby
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Cruise back in time as the Antique Auto Museum at Hershey presents its twelfth annual day long celebration of the motoring hobby. It’s an event for car collectors, weekend cruisers, and people who just like cars. Explore the diversity of cars from antiques to classics, street rods to motorcycles, even trucks and buses all from 1982 or earlier.
The CARnival Car Show which runs from 9 AM – 2:30 PM is the cornerstone of the festivities which is a cruise-in style car show for “anything with wheels,” from vintage tractors to modern sports and performance cars. Registration for vehicles is requested by June 16th and the first 150 vehicles to register will receive a souvenir dash plaque. New this year will be a separate show devoted to “Fords at Hershey” with a Ford products area and special participant awards.
Lane Motor Museum Unveils a 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann
In conjunction with the opening of the Citroën 2CV exhibit â Hold Your Horses: The History of the Deux Chevaux - Lane Motor Museum unveiled a 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann. The 1975 Citroën 2CV Hoffmann is one of 12 vehicles featured during the exhibit that will run from now through October 29, 2007, and is a standard 2CV that has been modified by the German company Hoffmann Design into a cabriolet.
ateixeira says:
08:58 AM, 06/ 1/07
The 'vert is a lot less awkward than the hard top 2CV.