At the 70th Annual Meet of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club, two 1920s-era examples of the British marque's iconic model offer a drive experience that's still ethereal today.
has 118 years of motoring history behind it, and while a 1906 Silver Ghost and a 2022 Ghost might seem as dissimilar as chalk and cheese, the reality is that—in addition to the name—both automobiles share a nearly continuous thread of DNA. In fact, Ghost is the oldest model name in the world, though technically,
One of these was a 1921 Springfield Silver Ghost currently owned by Doug Gates of Poway, Calif. The Mayfair body is enclosed in the rear but open in the front, as were cars whose owners were chauffeur-driven. Remarkably, rear passengers enjoy seats as comfortable as grandma’s sofa and have at least two feet more legroom than in any automobile made today. Expansive panes of flat glass gave a panoramic view as we motored on the roads circling Mission Bay.
The Mayfair body of this 1921 Springfield Ghost is enclosed in the rear but open in the front, as were cars whose owners were chauffeur-driven. Both Silver Ghosts are American Springfield cars, of which 1,701 were made. That is, they were made at the Rolls-Royce factory in Springfield, Mass., back when the company built cars in the UKthe United States. If ever a car was built to endure, it’s a Rolls-Royce. It’s claimed that about 70 percent of all Rolls-Royces ever built are still extant.
Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club members Doug and Mary White lead the way in their 1923 Springfield Silver Ghost Barker-style tourer. Part of that smoothness is due to the engine, a 7.4-liter inline-six mill making about 80 hp at only 2,250 rpm. And it allows for seemingly infinite rebuilds.
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