Press release: For Rolls-Royce, 2023 marks the 110th anniversary of success at the Alpine Trails, an event spanning eight days...
Choosing a name for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, highly considered and painstaking process, in which the...
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the centenary of the legendary 20 H.P., known to the world simply as the ‘Twenty’, launched on October 6, 1922. Designed by Sir Henry Royce, it ranks among the most important and influential models ever produced by the marque. As the first Rolls-Royce specifically intended for...
Rolls-Royce has always offered countless opportunities to push boundaries, challenge the norm, and to redefine what’s possible. The desire for...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the first large-chassis Rolls-Royce produced after the second World War. The market for expensive, hand-crafted luxury automobiles was somewhat limited in the post-war era, with most people having more urgent needs....
History literally repeated itself recently, as Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 re-enacted its astonishing run in the 1911 London-Edinburgh Trial. The...
A very rare 1949 Bristol 402 Drophead Coupé was the star of the weekend’s Bonhams MPH Beaulieu Sale. The car...
Coachbuilding is the art and science of producing bespoke bodywork installed on a pre-assembled chassis with the art as timeless as the motor car itself. Mass production has practically extinguished the practice; however, coachbuilding lives on with Rolls-Royce at the forefront of its rejuvenation. With greater than a century of experience...
Britain’s newest classic car event, Auto Royale, has now declared the first of its headline classes in its inaugural British...
100 Years ago, on January 17th, the first Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Silver Ghost was completed at the marque’s facility in Springfield,...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first generation of Silver Cloud was constructed as a body-on-frame arrangement, which still allowed for custom-bodied versions. The majority of examples were produced using a steel body shell with lightweight aluminum...
The Peninsula today announced the eight nominees for its prestigious The Peninsula Classics 2019 Best of the Best Award, an...
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, celebrated a weekend of motoring royalty on September 7–8, welcoming...
A distinguished pair of coachbuilt Rolls-Royce and a stunning Ferrari, all with documented Royal provenance, will grace the manicured lawns of Blenheim Palace for this year’s spectacular Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance by Chubb Insurance which takes place on September 5th & 6th. The first and earliest of the two Rolls-Roycesis an...
There is a saying, “an apple never falls far from its tree” and similarly a carrossier needs strong antecedents. The...
A 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss was awarded “Best of Show” at the 26th annual...
Photo Gallery form the August 9-11, 2018, Annual Meeting of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club, in Squaw Valley, California. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//rolls-royce-annual-meet-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for more Rolls-Royce Annual Meet photos.[/button]...
The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance will return to Beverly Hills on Father’s Day, Sunday June 17, to celebrate 25 years...
The 2018 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance concluded its 14th year on a high note last Sunday, April 8, with more than 10,000 attendees taking in a selection of classic automobiles set along the picturesque cliffs of the Pacific Ocean in the California seaside city (above, Stacey Keck photo courtesy of...
1930 Bentley Speed Six A bloke couldn’t think of anything more dissimilar if he tried. From a Boeing 737, to...
From an early age Robert Blakemore had a passion for pre-war racing cars, particularly Aston Martins. His father owned a MkII, and the young Blakemore would wile away hours just sitting in the driver’s seat imagining he was racing at some of the world’s famous circuits…being careful not to touch...
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Most will agree the sight of a Rolls-Royce Phantom III majestically gliding across a show field...
Bonhams’ classic motorcar auction in Philadelphia on October 2 exceeded expectations with very strong results. Hosted at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, the annual event blew past numerous low estimates for multiple lots, produced strong automobilia sales and posted an impressive 86-percent sell-through rate for automobiles. A rare, exquisitely restored...
Reg Hillary, 96-years of age as of this writing, is as sharp and lively as someone half his age. He’s...
The unique Salon Privé Double Concours Weekend presented some of the world’s most desirable automobiles on the prestigious grounds of...
The San Marino Motor Classic, featuring some 320 rare collector cars, will take place at Lacy Park in San Marino, California, this Sunday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benefiting local charities, the show will feature an array of Brass- and Nickel-Era vehicles, American Muscle, Hot Rods, and...