Electric starting was fitted to the Silver Ghost from 1919, along with electric lights to replace the older ones that used acetylene or oil. Electric lighting was standardised in 1919. The car in that year was still the 40/50 hp with a side valve six cylinder engine of 7,428 cc and a four speed gearbox, built at Derby after the First World War. The car was made at Derby by Rolls-Royce Limited. The year followed the First World War.
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Source Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Silver GhostLead paragraph, productiontier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, production
the chassis was first made at Royce's Manchester works, with production moving to Derby in July 1908
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1919 along with electric lights to replace
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1919 along with electric lights to replace
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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
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A three-speed transmission was fitted at first with four-speed units used from 1913.
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Originally named the "40/50 h.p."
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