Rolls-Royce: Silver Ghost
From Graces Guide
1909. Exhibit at the National Motor Museum.
1914. Alpine Eagle. Exhibit at the National Motor Museum.
1921. Rolls-Royce Laudaulet Silver Ghost. 6-cylinders. Exhibit at the National Automobile Museum, Mulhouse.
1924. Rolls-Royce Laudaulet Silver Ghost. 6-cylinders. Exhibit at the National Automobile Museum, Mulhouse.
1924Exhibit at National Motor Museum, Australia.
1926. Exhibit at National Motor Museum, Australia.
Note: This is a sub-section of Rolls-Royce: Cars.
1906-1926. 40/50-hp model. 8,000 produced.
The Silver Ghost was responsible for the company's early reputation. It had a 6-cylinder engine.
1909 Stroke increased from 4.5 to 4.75 inches and this meant the 7,036cc six-cylinder engine enlarged to 7,428cc in 1909.
1909 The four-speed gear box with an overdrive fourth was replaced by a three-speed with direct drive on the top.
1911 Fitted with a torsional vibration damper
1914 The Alpine Eagle was a sporting version of the Silver Ghost named after the Rolls-Royce team which won the Austrian Alpine Trials.
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