Showing posts with label Rolls Royce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rolls Royce. Show all posts
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
the beauty of designs, part 2 of "online Concours de Elegance" I started last July, here are the Pre WW2 vehicles
1903 Ford model a runabout
1904 Auburn runabout
1909 highwheeler
1910 Hotchkiss Type V
1910 Baker Electric Victoria Roadster
1911 Leon-Bollee G1 Double Berline de Voyage
1921 Farman Super Sport Torpedo
1923 Kissel Model 6-45 Speedster
1925 Rolls-Royce P1 Jonckheere Aerodynamic Coupe, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/1925-rolls-royce-aerodynamic-coupe.html
1927 Voisin C7 sedan
1929 Ruxton Roadster http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/05/ruxton-legendary-in-classic-american.html
1929 Alfa Romeo 6c1750 supersport
1929 Du Pont Model G SpeedsterFriday, March 27, 2009
1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost of Japan's former emperor, Hirohito

Discovered after many years in obscurity, even the experts did not know the whereabout of Emperor's Hirohito's first Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.Until now.The chance glimpse of the hand-written words 'Prince Regent' on one of 13 pages of original Rolls Royce build sheets, was the starting point in the remarkable discovery of this historically significant 'Lost Rolls'.
The flamboyant 'Maharajah-style' coachwork it sports today provided no clue to the real identity of this car, but accounts of the time and photographs found in the archive of the Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club, put the identity beyond doubt. This was Hirohito's first Rolls Royce.Chassis Number 58 YG started life as a 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, with a touring body by Hooper. The build sheets record the presence of a high ratio back axle for touring coachwork. It was believed to have been ordered by Emperor Hirohito, then the young Prince Regent, while on his first overseas state tour, which culminated with a stay in England with the Royal Family, in 1921. Delivered in the following year, a contemporary advert in Japanese for Rolls Royce Agent Sales & Frazer proudly announced that they had delivered a Silver Ghost Tourer to the Imperial Household for the (return) visit of the Prince of Wales in 1922.
The condition of the car is remarkable, suggesting little use, perhaps only for state occasions. It still retains its original exhaust, for example, with the 'straight- through' exhaust valve still working. After-market 19in Alpine Eagles Brakes have been fitted, but otherwise, mechanically, the car is as described in the build sheets.
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