Rolls-Royce: The Iconic Richmobile
Founded: Manchester, England 1904 Founder: Henry Royce and Charles Rolls Historical Notes 1904: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met at the Midland Hotel on May 4. Rolls owned a car dealership, C.S. Rolls and Company in Fulham. He was impressed with the Royce 10. That same year, he agreed to sell all the cars Royce could make. All four models would be exclusives for the Rolls dealership and be named Rolls-Royce. 1904 Paris Salon: The Rolls-Royce 10 hp was introduced. 1906: Charles Steward Rolls and Sir Frederick Henry Royce founded a Rolls-Royce Limited, based on the partnership they formed in 1904. A new, improved 6-cylinder model that had more power than the Rolls-Royce 30 hp. This created a new line and the earlier models were discontinued. 1908: Grand opening of the new manufacturing plant and over 6,000 of the “Silver Ghost” models were built and sold. 1921: Second factory was opened in Springfield, Massachusetts and another 1...