The Italians don’t always do it better... by Wallace Wyss - OK time was, as late as the '60s, you could go to the ultimate luxury brand, Rolls Royce, and order a chassis and then send the design over to a distinguished Italian coachbuilder … [Read more...]
Marketing: Rolls Royce Dawn Silver Bullet
July 20, 2020 By 1 Comment
In folklore, a bullet cast from silver is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, witch, vampire, or other monster. The term is also a metaphor for a simple, seemingly magical, solution to a difficult … [Read more...]
A Bespoke Rolls Royce Is Very Different
May 13, 2020 By 2 Comments
"The rich are very different from you and me..." F. Scott Fitzgerald by Wallace Wyss - I don't know how, or if, the pandemic is affecting the 1% of the one percent but it's fun to go to the Roll Royce web site to see what the rich are … [Read more...]
A Pink Rolls Royce And A Green De Tomaso Mangusta
October 7, 2019 By 9 Comments
This was originally posted in December 2014. by Mike - Occasionally My Car Quest readers write in with their interesting car stories and photos which I love to share with everyone. Today Alexander Oet of Belgium has sent in photos of his … [Read more...]
A Bit Of History – This Rolls Royce
June 22, 2018 By 8 Comments
An Old Roller has a surprising connection.... by Wallace Wyss - Being simultaneously a WW II buff and a Roll Royce buff, I was pleased to read the note on the ’33 Phantom I saw at the Beverly Hills Father’s Day concours. Many cars had … [Read more...]
The Actress And The Wraith: 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
June 12, 2018 By 9 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Now there’s celebrity cars, and some people like owning them because at a concours you can drop a line like “Oh, this was the Queen’s…” or “General so-and-so used this as his command car,” yadda yadda. I have no doubt … [Read more...]
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