Rolls Royce History

New Rolls Royce Prices start well over $200,000 making it difficult for the average car buyer to afford. Rolls Royce models have been known to represent the best in luxury and quality. The Rolls Royce Ghost is their "entry-level" model that carries a price tag around $250,000.

The Rolls-Royce marquee launched in 1904 when Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce went into agreement to produce and sell a series of two-, three-, four-, and six-cylinder cars that broke the mold for engineering and craftsmanship. By 1907, the company introduced the first Silver Ghost, a car of legendary smoothness that completed a 14,371-mile virtually non-stop run that led a journalist to call it 'the best car in the world.'

Rolls-Royce added another, very similar brand to its family with the acquisition of Bentley in 1931. For decades following the takeover, Rolls and Bentley vehicles were almost identical mechanically. In 1980, Rolls was purchased by Vickers PLC. It changed hands again in 2003, when, after complicated negotiations, BMW took control of the Rolls-Royce brand and built a $100 million facility in Goodwood, England, to accommodate the distinguished British manufacturer.

Today, Rolls-Royce remains true to its distinguished reputation -- producing a trio of opulent and luxurious Phantoms -- the sedan, coupe, and Drophead (British for convertible) -- as well as the smaller, "entry level" Ghost.

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