Rolls-Royce was founded in England in 1906, but the brand’s first car was born in 1904, called Rolls-Royce 10HP.
Surely no one who loves cars knows the name Rolls Royce, one of the world’s leading luxury car lines.
Rolls Royce 10-HP 1904 is one of the most valuable models in Rolls Royce’s classic car line. The car was born in 1904, officially announced on April 1 of that year. According to initial expectations, about 19 cars would go into production, but then only 17 cars were released, with only a few remaining that are still operating normally.
The first version of the Rolls Royce 10-HP 1904 was equipped with a 1.8 liter engine with 10 horsepower, combined with a 3-speed gearbox. It was designed with the idea of serving physicians and in fact 3 of the previous owners of this car were doctors.
At a Baolong auction in London in December 2007, the world’s first Rolls-Royce 10HP was sold for $7.27 million, which was also the highest transaction in classic car auction history. at that time.
Throughout its 108-year history, the 10-HP has passed through many different owners such as Percy Binns in Yorkshire (England) in 1920, Oilver Langton in 1950. The last owner of the car He bought the car in 1978. He made minor adjustments to the red leather seats, headlights, and aluminum hood. According to foreign press, after repair, this 10HP Rolls-Royce can still drive normally.
Behind the world’s first Rolls-Royce is a story that few people know. The birth of this luxury car brand was a chance meeting between two guys, Henry Royce and Charles Rolls, 110 years ago, at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.
Henry Royce is an engineer, doing business in the field of generators. Charles Rolls was a dealer in imported vehicles. At that time, he owned a car dealership in Fulham, England.
After meetings, they decided to cooperate together and produce their first “brainchild” – a 10 horsepower car model, in which Royce was in charge of car design and production. Rolls was mainly responsible for selling cars. On March 15, 1906, Rolls-Royce Limited was officially established.
Rolls-Royce uses spooky, mystical names of the spiritual world to name its car models: Ghost means ghost, Silver Ghost means silver ghost, Phantom means shadow. ghost, Wraith is understood as ghost spirit…
A large number of Rolls-Royce’s customers belong to world-famous royal families: In 1949, Rolls-Royce received an order from the Duke of Edinburgh. In 1977, the Phantom VI was given to Queen Elizabeth. In April 2011, the bride of the British royal family, Kate Middleton, arrived at Westminster Abbey in a classic Rolls Royce car.
