Tag Archives: Rolls-Royce history

the rolls royce : perfection

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dave

The attitude of Rolls-Royce’s tradition-oriented clientele has butted heads the company’s determined efforts since the 1960′s to tone down the “chauffeurs and baronial halls” in the car’s collective image, yet the Rolls Royce has remained over the years and ecades … Continue reading →

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rolls over rubies

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dave

Men and their cars.  Fetish object? idolatry? The freedom machine? Below:  Colonel T.E. Lawrence at the wheel of an armored Rolls-Royce in 1918. He later wrote:”A Rolls in the desert was above rubies.” (see link at end)…He would eventually command … Continue reading →

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