RollsRoyce_ TRENT (RR)
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For me, the american muscle cars really gets the motor running, but the classic lines of a pre WWII Rolls Royce always captured my interest...and, that hood ornament is truly one of the all time best.
I apologize for the dump and run, but work demands my attention these past days. Please trust I'll catch up with your streams later.
My photos of the Classic Gala at Schwetzingen probably give the impression that I was almost alone there. I wish that was true but in fact there were thousands of people. When I took the capture of this Silver Ghost double cab limousine I had to wait an eternity to get a photo without people and an unobstructed view on this showstopper of a car.
In 1906 Rolls Royce introduced a new car, then called "40/50 hp". The 12th car of the series was used for demonstration purposes and was painted in aluminium paint with silver-plated fittings. The car was named the "Silver Ghost" because of its colour and its ghost-like quietness which was rather unusal for a car at this time. Later the name was applied to the whole series.
Seen surrounded by people. Edited in the new Photoshop to 1) remove people, 2) add perspective (the cobber stones).
Genuine right hand Rolls. Jeeves: I wish to go on the train hunt. Kindly put us in pursuit. Pip-pip, Tally-Ho and all that sort of Rott.
The Silver Cloud III is easily one of the most beautiful cars of the post WWII era. The owner of the car, really nice guy, was kind enough to allow me the opportunity for a few shots. I was little surprised when standing next to this car to find that she isn't especially large. She is powered by a fairly large 6.2 L OHV V-8 all the same.
The original image I did not care for at all so fooled around with it in GIMP. Not cropped, but I did change the levels, saturation and other stuff that I really don't understand. Anyways.... Here it is.
God save our gracious Queen... What can I say? I'm half Brit.
I kind of like the result I get with my 5 megapixel Canon powershot. With a little lightroom work and a curves layer on it and it takes a style all its own.
“At last I have found a car interior which goes with my hat, now lets see how much it costs”
( thanks to Jeff Wharton for photo of June at the car dealership, background photo is of the new all electric RollsRoyce Spectre car, More information and photographs on this car from dezeen.com )
About five minutes before seeing this one we were passed by a similar blue SIlver Shadow, but with no vinyl roof.