Historic Rolls-Royce run scheduled for September

1701 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost To Race Again

Members of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and 20-Ghost will recreate the historic London to Edinburgh race of the 1701 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost on September 11th.

Accepting a challenge laid down by a rival 65bhp Napier Silver Bullet, Claude Johnson, general managing director of Rolls-Royce, set off on September 1911 from RAC's Pall Mall clubhouse to Edinburgh in the now legendary Rolls Royce chassis number 1701 trial car.

The car topped the Napier's fuel consumption by a square five miles to the gallon with a top speed of 78.26mph, 1.84mph higher than the Silver Bullet.

As enthusiastic treasured car insurance policyholders may know, the Rolls later went on to achieve a remarkable top speed of 101.816mph at Brooklands test track, making it the fastest car from the brand at the time.

Chief organiser Nick Naismith of the RAC and 20-Ghost, said: "1911 was a very important year for Rolls-Royce.

"The London to Edinburgh trial helped create the Silver Ghost's reputation as 'the best car in the world'."

Rolls-Royce: The Spirit of Ecstasy

To celebrate the centenary of the Spirit of Ecstasy logo first adorning the manufacturer's bonnets, Rolls-Royce has created a highly limited series of 100 bespoke engines in its Phantom Spirit of Ecstasy Centenary Collection.

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