The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is a luxury motor car produced from 1906 to 1925, one of the earliest models built by Rolls-Royce and named for a particularly quiet, silver painted early example. Contemporary press coverage dubbed it "the best car in the world," and its reputation for smoothness and reliability helped establish Rolls-Royce as a byword for automotive quality.
Facts
SignificanceThe Silver Ghost name was taken up by the press and became the model's popular name, officially recognised by Rolls-Royce only in 1925. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Ghost, History section, paragraph 1
In 1906, Rolls-Royce produced four chassis to be shown at the Olympia car show, two existing models, a four-cylinder 20 hp and a six-cylinder 30 hp, and two examples of a new car designated the 40/50 hp.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Ghost, History section, paragraph 1, year clause
In 1906, Rolls-Royce produced four chassis to be shown at the Olympia car show, two existing models, a four-cylinder 20 hp and a six-cylinder 30 hp, and two examples of a new car designated the 40/50 hp.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Ghost, lead section, sentence 4
Other 40/50 hp cars were also given names, but the Silver Ghost title was taken up by the press, and soon all 40/50s were called by the name, a fact not officially recognised by Rolls-Royce until 1925, when the Phantom range was launched.
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