Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines that had a reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his two business associat
Henry Royce
Stock certificate of the Royce Limited for 25 Preference Shares of £1 each, issued 7 April 1910, signed in original by Ernest Alexander Claremont as President. The company was incorporated on 4 June 1894 by Sir Frederick Henry Royce under the name of F. H. Royce and Co, Limited. On 17 October 1899 the company was reorganised as Royce, Limited.
Engine and gearbox of Royce's second car, now in MOSI, Manchester
The original Silver Ghost was ordered with its Barker body painted silver, specifically to publicize their new 40/50 hp model, which ran "with extraordinary stealthiness". Its name "The Silver Ghost" was carried on a special repoussé plaque on its dashboard. It was finished with green leather, silver-plated fittings and had an aluminum dashboard.
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Building on Royce's
Henry Royce
…reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his two business associates Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claude Johnson (1864–1926) together founded the Rolls-Royce Limited company in 1904. Rolls-Royce Limited initially focused on large, 40–50 horsepower motor cars, the Silver Ghost and its successors. Royce produced his…
Pages from a very early brochure, c. 1906
Original Silver Ghost car in 2004 — 40/50 chassis #60551 with semi-Roi-des-Belges open tourer body by Barker