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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Rolls-Royce 102 EX Phantom Experimental Electric

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The 2011 Rolls-Royce 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric is the world’s first-ever battery electric car made by the Rolls-Royce motors. Also known as the “Phantom EE (Experimental Electric)” car, the 102EX is considered as Rolls-Royce’s vastly improved model since its launch last year.

The Phantom EE has ground-breaking features such as “Aluminum Spaceframe” which is crucial in regulating the overall quiet ride of the car. Aside from the spaceframe, the Phantom EE also has distinct features such as a “6-Speed Gearbox” and “V12 Patrol Engine”. The gearbox was recently replaced with two electric motors and lithium battery packs to tightly mount the car’s rare side frames. The Phantom EE’s battery packs are made from combined cobalt, nickel, and manganese. The battery holds an average density of 230Wh/kg which is crucial in regulating battery recharges.

According to Ian Cameron, Chief Designer for Rolls-Royce motors, the Phantom EE’s overall concept and design complements well with the natural essence of the car in terms of light, space and other engine materials. Rolls-Royce Chairman and CEO Torsten Otvos spearheaded the official launching of the Phantom EE in Europe. The launching coincided with the “Global Driving Awareness” program in Asia, Middle East and North and South America.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Rolls Royce Hemi

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Luxury meets muscle............................................

No, it's not a chop. It's a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow built by Joe's Street Rod Shop.
Poking out of the hood behind the Spirit of Ecstasy is a blown 572-ci Chrysler Hemi that is bottle fed to a more-than-adequate

1,350 horsepower.

The car has all of the luxury touches you would expect from a Rolls, including full leather, Vintage Air A/C, four TVs and a jar of Grey Poupon. Underneath it's a full tilt boogie runner with a Chris Austin chassis, Air Ride, Wilwood brakes, full tubs and Billet Specialties Riviera wheels.

It even has a leather-swathed trunk with matching coverings for the batteries, fuel cell and bottle. Notice the leather wrapped roll cage inside as well, a very elegant touch, and one that sums this sophisticated beast up perfectly.

These photos are courtesy of the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas and these are not my photos, but whoever took them certainly did a great job!

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Monday, April 18, 2011

2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost

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Automobiles of Rolls-Royce stature aren’t expected to change capriciously. This smaller sibling to the Phantom has demonstrated genuine Rolls-Royce attributes, this, despite being based on lesser mechanicals

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options

The 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost is a four-door, five-seat sedan available in a single trim level. Standard feature highlights include 19-inch wheels, an active air suspension, a sunroof, front and rear parking sensors, keyless ignition/entry, auto-dimming mirrors, automatic wipers, automatic xenon headlights, adaptive cruise control, power-closing rear "coach" doors, leather upholstery and trim, a pair of umbrellas stored within the front doors, heated front and rear seats, 10-way power and massaging front seats, four-zone automatic climate control, Bluetooth, a navigation system and a 16-speaker sound system with a CD/DVD player, satellite radio, digital music storage, an auxiliary audio jack and an iPod/USB audio interface.

The 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost is powered by a 6.6-liter twin-turbo V12 that produces 563 hp and 575 pound-feet of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 13 mpg city/20 mpg highway and 15 mpg combined.

The Ghost comes with stability and traction control, antilock brakes, active front head restraints, front-seat side airbags and side curtain airbags. The Driver's Assistance Systems package adds a lane-departure warning system, automatic high beams, a head-up display and a night-vision camera.

Despite the dizzying array of high-tech luxury features, the Ghost presents a relatively clean dash and console. Unlike tradition (and the Phantom), however, the Ghost can be equipped with adjustable, massaging and ventilated outboard rear seats. Considering the Ghost's size, the trunk's 14-cubic-foot capacity is unacceptably modest.

The 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost's twin-turbo V12 is exceptionally smooth and silent.

If the great Rolls-Royce Phantom birthed by BMW in 2003, restored the exceptionality of the mark, the Holy 2011 brings this concept to a more human scale. The Ghost truncates one of the great names of past Rolls-Royce, the Silver Ghost, a name that joins the full range of classic 40/50, reliable and smoothed produced from 1906 to 1926. These are cars that prompted the coach to call and Rolls-Royce the best car in the world. ” The Ghost will bring this legacy to carry on the category of luxury sedans, the hierarchy reorganization segment dominated by the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Mercedes S Class and BMW 7 Series. Because Rolls is now under the leadership of BMW, and because using common parts is essential for saving a manufacturer of scale (but mostly because Rolls-Royce admitted that shares Ghost 20 per cent oneself with the BMW 7 Series, more specifically, the V-12-powered 760Li), it is tempting to think that the new car is a BMW just migrated a 9-series with a metal cover available. The Rolls require sitting most majestic, larger diameter tires, and the coach-style doors, which required more changes. The diameter tires New global mean new director and kinematics of the suspension, and raised seating position and a center-opening doors meant platform reengineering donors for crash safety.

Chief Designer Ian Cameron has delivered a form that is instantly recognizable as a Rolls-Royce, although the car was not the Parthenon traditional grille type. Its most smooth chrome radiator vaned property complies with trimmer proportions compared to the Phantom of the car. In the mainland by a tremendously powerful position, the Ghost has fast-pillars and rake body that borders around the wheels. Inside are the Rolls Royce traditional touches, like frosted white dials, chrome Eyeball vents, organ-stop Wind draw and the violin-key switches. (Leather is not as sweet as the Phantom, because of different tanning process that focuses on sustainability in flexibility.) Entry and exit are still better than most big car with rear doors that open to 83 degrees (there’s even umbrellas in the front doors).

BMW is an amazing interpreter of English cars. BMW has Rolls-Royce need to have a worrying combination of silence and speed. The Phantom has he done this phantom, though in a slightly different. Considering that the Phantom glides (RR-called “float”) on the road, the Holy door behind her. The car slinks away in a crescendo develops constantly growing.

The Ghost and pampers isolates, but it also flies.

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Thrupp and Maberly

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Charles Thrupp Ltd. was established as a wagon maker in 1760 and merged with Maberly 1858 to form Thrupp & Maberly Ltd. in London. 1896 brought it into the automobile world by building an electric so-called "Victoria Carriage" to Spain's Queen Mary.

Later, many bodies came to be built at Rolls Royce, as the Silver Ghost limousine 1912th

One of the more unusual creations of that time, Thames Iron Works built this stagecoach-like thing, a "Stagecoach" in 1913, and Thrupp & Maberly was the body maker.

This special Bentley was built for the Nawab of Bhopal for the purpose of tiger hunting, the Indian upper class main hobby. A Bentley 6 ½ liter was completed with an open body, ammunition boxes, gun racks and generators. A veritable "Killing Machine" from 1926.

Rolls Royce 20HP Landaulet limousine from the same year.

Here's a great Mercedes-Benz 710SS with roadster bodywork.

Sporty Bentley 4 liter tourer built in 1929

In 1929 they undertook a different mission, they built the body of Henry Seagraves formidable "Golden Arrow" with a Napier-Lion W-12 aircraft engine, 23 liters and nearly 1,000 horses. Seagraves set the world record at Daytona Beach March 11, 1929.The car has not been run since.

Bentley's big 8 liter model with Thrupp-body 1930.

Rolls Royce exceeded 20HP as "lo-Rolls" this one from Thrupp & Maberly 1930.

And a coupe in the same chassis model 1930

Of the 100 built Bentley 8 litre cars with Thrupp & Maberly bodywork, this sporty low-profile limousine from 1931.

And a Bentley 4 liter 1932

Rolls Royce Phantom II roadster body 1932

Phantom II Tourer 1933

Bentley convertible with Sedanca-body-1934

The streamlining was in vogue well into the 30s and Thrupp & Maberly built this Bentley coupe Airline

And this 3.5 liter Airline saloon 1934

Sweeping lines but more restrained designs seen on this Bentley saloon of the same year.

1934 was a tremendously productive year for Thrupp & Maberly, this Rolls Royce Phantom II is addressed as the "Star of India" for Sahib of Rajkotm, a very luxurious car which was often used for tiger hunting in colonial India

Continental saloon in Rolls Royce Phantom II chassis

Bentley 3.5 liter Airline Coupe from 1935

Rolls Royce Phantom III with stylish convertible in 1937 by Thrupp & Maberly

Lagonda was tabling large manufacturers, and their V12 Rapide was England's fastest car at the time, nearly 200 V12 Lagonda's were built and one got the body from Thrupp & Maberly.

Sunbeam-Talbot 4 litre saloon built by Thrupp & Maberly 1938

Sunbeam Talbot Alpine 1948-55

Singer Gazelle, that of 1959

Hillman Super Minx as Cabrioet 1963

Hillman Minx, 1952

Then Humber was a heavily built wagon, it was their chassis that was used for these four-wheel drive vehicles for the British War Office, Thrupp & Maberly designed the body.

Automobile Club is about as old as the car itself. Here we see a brave bunch of belonging to the Los Angeles Automobile Club, which is out on its first outing. The place is Hollywood on the road now known as Sunset Boulevard in 1904.