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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Celebrates Largest Gathering

- Stories by Bennett Oghifo

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrates the largest gathering of Rolls-Royces in the world this weekend at the RollsRoyce Enthusiast­s’ Club Annual Rally and Concours d’Elegance. The spectacula­r setting of Burghley House, one of England’s finest Elizabetha­n Houses, in Stamford, Lincolnshi­re, will provide the perfect backdrop for over 1000 heritage and contempora­ry Rolls-Royces. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will honour the occasion with a significan­t display of Goodwood-built Phantom, Ghost, Wraith and Dawn motor cars. The collection will include Wraith Black Badge and several highly Bespoke models. The motor cars will be hosted by a team from the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, including craftsmen and women, graduates and apprentice­s. In previous years the display has drawn large crowds throughout all three days of the event with their passion for the marque, particular­ly the latest models, evident amongst fans, enthusiast­s and owners alike. This year’s event also features a tribute to the 1948 Earl’s Court Motor Show, which celebrates the return to vehicle manufactur­e after World War II. A contempora­ry Rolls-Royce Wraith will feature in the exhibition, as a ‘car of the future’, alongside a period Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations, Heritage and Philanthro­py, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, “We are delighted to support our colleagues at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiast­s’ Club and to present our contempora­ry Rolls-Royce motor cars at this spectacula­r event. The Club is a vital custodian of our marque’s remarkable history, and the Annual Rally and Concours d’Elegance provides unique access to some of the most important and rare motor cars in automotive history.”

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Interior of Rolls-Royce Phantom

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