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The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a mid-sized luxury coach built grand tourer car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It is the world's most expensive street legal new car, with a speculated price of US$28 million.
Further delays were caused by the extensive wind tunnel testing that was needed and the change from a Rolls-Royce Merlin to the more powerful Rolls-Royce Griffon. Also, the design specification was changed in 1944 to a new requirement, S.14/44 (later S.14/44/2 [ 1 ] ) - the role of the aircraft being changed from ship-based reconnaissance and ...
Boat tail may refer to: Stern, the rearmost part of a boat or ship; Trailer tail or boat tail, an aerodynamic device affixed to semi-trailer trucks to improve fuel economy; Boat tail (ballistics), a tapered base on a non-powered projectile designed to reduce drag; Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, a car made by BMW Rolls-Royce to resurging the old boat ...
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust is an organisation that was founded in 1981 to preserve the history of Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Holdings and all merged or acquired companies. Five volunteer led branches exist, three in England, one in Scotland and a North American branch.
The Beast was brought to the attention of Rolls-Royce, who took Dodd to court after he refused to remove their radiator grille, badges, and Spirit of Ecstasy mascot. After a heavily publicised trial, Dodd lost the court case and the Rolls-Royce trademarked features were removed. The grille was replaced with one bearing Dodd's "JD" initials.
The British Motor Museum offers a research and registry service for several British car marques. The Archive houses authentic historical records by many of the major car manufacturers, including a range of original factory ledgers which record the details of individual vehicles as they came off the production line.
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S.6 N247 in September 1929 General information Other name(s) S.6A Type Racing seaplane National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Supermarine Designer Team led by R.J. Mitchell Service Royal Air Force High Speed Flight Number built 2 History First flight 1929 Retired 1931 Successors Supermarine S.6B The Supermarine S.6 (later designated the S.6A) is a 1920s British single-engined single-seat ...