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rolls royce Archive
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1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to be […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […] -
Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […] -
By Car, Train, and Boat: Invading Los Angeles County
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 62 CommentsThis is the city – Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a city whose name is known in many corners of the planet, a city having an abundance of offerings […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Hearse – One Foot In The Grave
Posted on June 1, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere are some cars you wouldn’t expect to encounter parked next to a vacant commercial building in Virginia. A Rolls-Royce hearse is one of them. Before coming across this vehicle, […] -
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here!
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 12 CommentsI had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 64 CommentsOne expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […] -
CC Outtake – A Pet Ferrett
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 18 Comments(First Posted August 11, 2013) Driving between Washington, DC and Charlottesville, Virginia last year, one could see an unusual vehicle parked on the side of the road: a Ferrett armored […] -
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
QOTD: Are There Any Modern Cars That Look Good With Two-Tone Paint or Vinyl Roofs?
Posted on July 20, 2017 | 91 CommentsTwo-tone paint enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1950s and a minor resurgence in the 1970s. Vinyl roofs haven’t been available from a factory in several years and yet, perplexingly, they […] -
eBay Find: 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – The Ultimate Business Coupe.
Posted on November 7, 2015 | 56 CommentsJames May, he of Top Gear fame, said that there was simply no way you could look bad in a ‘Shad’. It’s true, the old Rollers are now in that special […] -
The Auto World Museum, Revisited
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 39 CommentsCo-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […] -
eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 51 CommentsUntil it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […]
![1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury I ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1960-Bentley-Continental-S2-coupe-Tom-Wood-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-left-high.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – The Crème de la Crème (first posted 1/13/2012) Rolls-Royce said Monday that they delivered 3,538 cars in 2011, an all-time sales record, beating the previous record set in 1978. Toyota ships […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-10-11_15-08-53_570.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Carshow Outtake: 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Despite The Evidence, This Is Not A Taxi (first posted 7/13/2017) High mileage cars have featured on CC before, and there have been some surprising numbers, not least from a Fiat Brava (131 Mirafiori) and a Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WP_20170602_013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![By Car, Train, and Boat: Invading Los Angeles County This is the city – Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a city whose name is known in many corners of the planet, a city having an abundance of offerings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0651.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Hearse – One Foot In The Grave There are some cars you wouldn’t expect to encounter parked next to a vacant commercial building in Virginia. A Rolls-Royce hearse is one of them. Before coming across this vehicle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1991-Rolls-Royce-Hearse-RR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy (first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here! I had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.57.23-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia One expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1982-Rolls-Royce-Corniche-d2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake – A Pet Ferrett (First Posted August 11, 2013) Driving between Washington, DC and Charlottesville, Virginia last year, one could see an unusual vehicle parked on the side of the road: a Ferrett armored […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ferret-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Are There Any Modern Cars That Look Good With Two-Tone Paint or Vinyl Roofs? Two-tone paint enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1950s and a minor resurgence in the 1970s. Vinyl roofs haven’t been available from a factory in several years and yet, perplexingly, they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/chrysler-300-vinyl-roof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – The Ultimate Business Coupe. James May, he of Top Gear fame, said that there was simply no way you could look bad in a ‘Shad’. It’s true, the old Rollers are now in that special […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Auto World Museum, Revisited Co-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_4939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Find: 1966 Jaguar Mark X Until it was replaced by the one-size-fits-all Series I XJ, the Jaguar Mark X was the biggest and most luxurious Jaguar that money could buy. Bought by the man who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kf2aba4z33evab56g.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


