13 Mind Blowing Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Rolls Royce Cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd was launched in West Sussex to manufacture automobile and aircraft engines. The founding fathers of the firm are Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce. They made the first Rolls Royce car which had a 1.8-litre two-cylinder that boasted 10 horsepower.

Rolls-Royce began selling cars with a body only in 1946. Prior to this, the automaker only sold the chassis and engine, with the recommendation to use Barker & Co Ltd to create a custom body. In 1906 the company introduced its very first car, the Silver Ghost that made a record by driving 24,000 km non-stop.?

Most of the Rolls Royce cars are produced at the Rolls Royce production factory in Goodwood, West Sussex.

The hood ornament decoration of Rolls-Royce is called "Spirit of Ecstasy" and it debuted in 1911. It was commissioned by Baron John Edward Scott-Montague, an automobile collector. The figurine was made in the likeness of the figure of his secretary, who became his mistress. In earlier iterations of the figurine, her finger was pressed to her lips. At the time of any accident, this logo automatically goes inside the front grille. This company does this in honour of this logo.?

The special thing about the Spirit Of Ecstasy logo is that no one can break or steal it because whenever someone tries to do it automatically hides inside the bonnet. When BMW bought Rolls-Royce from Volkswagen in 2002, the rights to Spirit of Ecstasy were owned by Volkswagen.

Volkswagen subsequently requested $40 million to transfer ownership to BMW, which was agreed and paid.

Around 65% of the cars ever produced under the Rolls-Royce brand are still in service. And it is the greatest pride for any car manufacturer. Now you can imagine how strong and luxurious the Rolls Royces are.

You will be surprised to know that the AC of Rolls Royce has a cooling capacity of about 30 refrigerators.

The centre branding logo cap on the wheel of a Rolls Royce car never spins! You may call it one of anomalies or idiosyncrasies but the centre cap bearing the Rolls Royce branding logo on the wheel of a Rolls Royce remains fixed so that the logo of Rolls Royce is always visible. Next time you see any Rolls Royce you must notice this amazing thing.

The Rolls Royce Phantom was first launched in 2003. This was the first new-generation Rolls Royce luxury car made under BMW and has 44,000 colour options. Every unit of Rolls Royce Phantom is manufactured in Germany. Over 200 aluminium pieces and 300 alloy parts are welded by hand to make it and it takes at least two months to make a Phantom.

When a Rolls Royce customer demanded a separate compartment in the door to keep a tea kettle, the company did a crash test of the car. After this, the car was made according to the need. The cost of both the destroyed car and the new car in the crash test was paid by the customer to the company.

Luxurious leather should not have a single spot. Rolls-Royce does this using only bull skin, as female cattle can get unwanted stretch marks during pregnancy. In addition, these bulls only come from Europe, where the high altitudes at which they graze eliminate the presence of mosquitoes and other insects, minimizing bite marks. Around 8 bull leather is used to make the interior of a Rolls Royce car!