Test your Rolls Royce knowledge.

blowfish

1 The name of the Ornament sitting on top of the radiator?

a Silver Lady

b Magic Lady

c Spirit of Ecstacy

d Sexy Lady


2 The person who sculptured the Ornament

a Picasso

b Charles Sykes

c Leonardo Da Vinci

d Auguste Renoir


3 Which Phantom model first to equip with Independent front suspension

a P 1

b P 2

c P 3

d P4


4 Which Phantom was made very few?

a P6

b P5

c P3

d P4


5 When they were going to name Silver Shadow there was a first choice but later changed.


a Silver Seraph

b Silver Mist

c Silver Cloud

d Silver Dawn


6 What did Bugatti refer Bentleys as

a fast trains

b lorries

c monstre

d escargot

7 What company did RR bought the friction drive servo brake system from?

a Mercedes Benz

b Bugatti

c Hispano Suiza

d Citroen

8 Silver Shadows bought the hydraulic system from

a Mercedes Benz

b Bugatti

c Hispano Suiza

d Citroen

9 How many series of Silver Cloud?

a 1

b 2

c 3

d 4

10 Which model of Silver Cloud started to have V8 in it?

a 1

b 2

c 3

d 4


11 How many series of Silver Shadow?

a 1

b 2

c 3

d 4

12 What do they refer a Rolls Royce as

a a silent sports car

b proper motor car

c gentlemens' sports car

d a toy

13 Which model of RR has 12 cylinder exclude current model by BMW?

a Phantom 1

b Phantom 2

c Phantom 3

d Phantom 6

14 How was the Over head camshaft driven in the 20's Bentley?

a chain

b belt

c triple crank shaft

d gear train


15 the Automatic transmission in Silver Shadows were original designed by?

a Borg & Warner

b Chrysler Torque Flite

c Fomoco

d GM turbo hydramatic

16 RR in her hey days never publish the Horse power and refer to as

a enough

b ample

c adequate

d a secret

17 What causes RR to split up into car and jet engine division?

a cars were selling too well

b cost over run in developing the Lockheed Tristar jet engine RB211

c the 2 division heads were diametrically opposed.

d getting too big

18 What RR internally refer US & Canadian market?

a cowboys n Indians

b red necks

c colonial

d yahoos

19 how much capacity/displacement were those V8 in Silver Shadows?

a 6.25 and 6.75 litre

b 4.4 and 6 litre

c 6.3 and 6.9 litre

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blowfish

I have the answers now, u can play big boys among the RR car nuts now.
1 The name of the Ornament sitting on top of the radiator?

a Silver Lady

b Magic Lady

correct------------c Spirit of Ecstacy ----------------Some stories told about how the owners remove her and presented it to the wife or mistress.

d Sexy Lady
2 The person who sculptured the Ornament

a Picasso

correct----------------------b Charles Sykes

c Leonardo Da Vinci

d Auguste Renoir
3 Which Phantom model first to equip with Independent front suspension

a P 1

b P 2

answer-----------------------c P 3

d P4
4 Which Phantom was made very few?

a P6

b P5

c P3

correct--------------------under 20 of Phantom IVs were made, It had inline 8 cylinders. Supposed to be sold to Head of States d P4


5 When they were going to name Silver Shadow there was a first choice but later changed.
a Silver Seraph

Correct--------------------b Silver Mist means lady of teh Night in German, u think is going to sell well?

c Silver Cloud

d Silver Dawn
6 What did Bugatti refer Bentleys as


a fast trains

Correct-------------------------b lorries

c monstre

d escargot

7 What company did RR bought the friction drive servo brake system from?

a Mercedes Benz

b Bugatti

Correct--------------------c Hispano Suiza---it looks like a clutch with a friction drive, actuated the push rod to booster more force to the brake system.

d Citroen

8 Silver Shadows bought the hydraulic system from

a Mercedes Benz

b Bugatti

c Hispano Suiza

Correct------------------------------d Citroen

9 How many series of Silver Cloud?

a 1

b 2

answer -----total of I, II & III c 3

d 4

10 Which model of Silver Cloud started to have V8 in it?

a 1

correct ------------------Cloud II or Bentley S 2 b 2

c 3

d 4
11 How many series of Silver Shadow?

a 1

correct----------b 2 officially is only Two, but some considered since 71 it had enlarged engine to 6.75 due to emission. Or just needed more power.

c 3

d 4

12 What do they refer a Rolls Royce as

a a silent sports car

Correct============b proper motor car they is sually refer to by RROC memebers.

c gentlemens' sports car

d a toy

13 Which model of RR has 12 cylinder exclude current model by BMW?

a Phantom 1 6 cyl

b Phantom 2 6 cyl

correct----------------------------------c Phantom 3

d Phantom 6------------uses V8

14 How was the Over head camshaft driven in the 20's Bentley?

a chain

b belt

correct---------------c triple crank shaft, kind of a very creative set up then.

d gear train
15 the Automatic transmission in Silver Shadows were original designed by?

a Borg & Warner

b Chrysler Torque Flite

c Fomoco

correct------------------d GM turbo hydramatic

16 RR in her hey days never publish the Horse power and refer to as

a enough

b ample

adequate----------------------c adequate

d a secret

17 What causes RR to split up into car and jet engine division?

a cars were selling too well

correct-------------b cost over run in developing the Lockheed Tristar jet engine RB211

c the 2 division heads were diametrically opposed.

d getting too big

18 What RR internally refer US & Canadian market?

a cowboys n Indians

b red necks

correct--------------------------c colonial

d yahoos

19 how much capacity/displacement were those V8 in Silver Shadows?

correct------------------a 6.25 and 6.75 litre, should be 6230cc instead of 6.25
V8s were same in Cloud 2 & 3, except the placement of sparkplugs. The Clouds were more horizontal, accessed by removing a panel instead from the hood. The Shadow can be accessed from top.

b 4.4 and 6 litre

c 6.3 and 6.9 litre