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ofSpadalora.
N/o!nt
Raref l\4D
Slepher
Stewart,
I havejust returnedfrom attendingthe RROC National
l\4eetin Chicago.As usualit was a greateventwhere
memberscouldrenewold friendshipsand make new
ones But there is one thingthat has botheredme when
attendingNationall\4eets,and that is the awards
Drooram.
'
Thereare eightSenioror SpecialAwardsthat both
l\,4odern
and Pre-warcars are eligiblefor. Thereare eight
for only Pre-Warcars,and fivefor Post-warcars only.
Four of the Pre-warawardsare reservedfor specific
modelsof cars. Thereare no awardsfor specificPosf
war mooets.
Accordingto the meet bookgivento all lVemberswho
Jordan
St0neNapes,FL
"l\,4odern
Houston
TX
Cars"from SilverShadowsforwardto currentmodels
CarTongber!,
attended,
a Vaccaro Weston
CT
represented42.8okoI all cars at the meet and yet thereare no Senioror
Johr& Cynth
NJ
Tracy
Varnadore
UnonCity,
SpecialAwardsfor these models. Pre-warcars represented24 8okand yet
Twp Ml
Awardsfor their models.
L KirkWalters Shelby
they are Senior/Special
WV
Rolls-Royceand Bentleyproductiondid not end in 1939. Production
H.DWes,Charlest0n
continuesevento this day. The effortsof ownersto find replacementcomputer
Davd WlsorWhttleld N/t.0 iveNC
Pointlr4E
BobeW0odbufy Kjltery
circuitsfor carsthat are 25 yearsold are just as valid as the effodsof Ghostand
Phantomownersto keeptheircars on the road. In fact, I wouldarguethat it is
MOREdifficultfor moderncars. No machineshop can recreatea circuitboardfrom 1981.
It seemsto me that this is the propertime for the Boardof Directorsof the RROCto recognizethe effortsof all
awardsfor these classes
the ownersof the ModernCars and createSenior/Special
I believeit would be appropriatefor the Boardof Directorsto createor approvea SpecialAwardfor Silver
and their Bentley
Cloudsand BentleyS's, one for SilverShadowsand BentleyT's and one for SilverSpirits/Spurs
e q ui v a l e n t s .
I thinkthis is the rightforumto startsuch a discussion,as this is the Journalof the ModernCar Society.I would
of this Society,to their
encourageMemberoi this Societyto let theiropinionsbe knowto the Boardand l\,4embers
RegionalBoardsof Directorsand'totheir NationalBoardlvlemberfor their Regions. I wouldalso suggestthat we
solicitthe supportthe SilverCloudSocietyto
loin us in these efforts.
l0k"
Yours,
Respectfully
I! it ontnt'ninl lalrtt ItL(,llLitrvraurlnltor art.filltl icilhlhc:rnkntinpof
Dr. DouglasWolford
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POSTMASTER:
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Iaaiqts
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I he )) t :lnnLralmeet oI tne
RROCtook placerr-rthe suburbs
of Chicago,Illinois between
July 17th and 23rd As aiways,
o u r r l u h >r u l u n t e enrl g a nr T (r >
heir unmatchedability to
shor.ved
put Ona llreateventfull ol attractions for everyone.
I
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i
\
<\
staffed
lVotors
had
atent
Bentley
whodemonstrated
witheiperts
newest
cars
and
thecompanys
merchanbranded
soldBentley
test
drives
dise.
Unfortunately,
one
were
notoffered,
butatleast
was
with
MCS
member
sotaken
hewent
to
Spur
that
theFlying
grove
andbought
Bentley
Dowers
theevent.
one
during
For thosewho haveneverattended
a nationaimeetbecausethey are
itr leclrtttc:l>emi
noLinler(ste!]
nars, yoll l-nvebeen mi.ssingout
on the fur-r.A greatnumber of the
eventsarenot dlrectlyrelatedto
was
the
Downers
Grove
Bentley
Colgetts
excelsiteofGeorge
Shadows.
lent
seminar
onSilver
had
two
compoGeorges
seminar
'classroom'
portion
anda
nents,
a
'hands
Fortheclasson'portion.
portion,
here,
George
room
seen
provided
technical
an
excellent
'how
kev
that
covered
to'ouide
'
areas
ofiervice
totheSilver
Shadow.
ollr carsat all. Someof the more
popularnon-technicaleventsat
l h i \ ) e r 1 5I n i r t i n c l l r d etdh eO d y s
sey Dinner Cruise,the Frank Lloyd
Wright HouseTour, a visit to the
Bentley
Motors
sponsored
aneiegant
wasthe
cruise
andthisicesculoture
piece
center
ofthedining
area.
Art Institute of Chicago,the ChicagoArchitecturalRiver Cruise
and more.
There were evennon-technica1seminarssuch asAltemative
Investmentsand Car Collecting,
sponsoredby Willington Trust
put on a semiHagertyInsurance
nar on how to ship your car to
Europe so that you can drive it on
your vacatlon.
years.
andVera
Kuder,
here
isthe1975
Silver
Shadow
0lGord0n
Themot0rcar
shown
of0ntario.
Of course,being a meeting of car
lovers,the majorlty of seminars
were technicalin nature. Modern
Car topics were very well covered and included such titles as
Pitfallsto Avoid in Purchasinga
Silver Shadow,Hands-On Shadow
Inspectionand Service,Basic
ShadowHydraulic Systems,and
DrBruce
andDebby
Farkas
worked
hard
to
enensure
thatmembers
joyed
Here,
themselves.
putting
theycanbeseen
relreshments
onthetable.
They
worked
sohard
that
never
actually
theywere
able
toputtheir
2001
Bentley
Arnage
RedLabel
onthefield.
Doug
Shimosaka
andAndrew
the
Dunn
drove
tocollect
forwinning
1stplace,
award
withAndrews
I989
Tourino.
wasdriven
ll,which
Cornic"h'e
from
Francisco.
San
:
rt
I';L lj--.lr L,i.: r'/ , !i,!:r:f
:
inthe
Thiswasthescene
parking
lotonan}/given
themeet.
dayduring
and
cleaning
Cleaning,
ng.
more
clean
LloydWright's
AtourofFrank
was
homes
area
rnany
chrcago
oftheweek.
oneofthehiqhllghts
demonatthelevelofcraftsmanship
Wewereallwowed
r00f
lo0ks
up,
the
With
the
top
inthenewAzure.
strated
toP.
Amazingl
ikeafixed
exactly
miles.
6,000
than
0fthecarson
themalority
Modern
carsrepresented
just
These
are afewoltl.tem.
thefield.
Kyle,
R.KelLy
BonVivant,
place,
2nd
Esq.,
won
withhis
Concours
iche
l1
ng
Corn
stunn
..-,*rr t
t
NAJ-22307,
isatwotimenati0nal
winner.
ltwonl stincass,Concours,
Your
edltois
19BB
SlverSpur,
award
isstillgood
en0ugh
t0 win3rdinClass,
Current
Series,
attheCincinnati
meet
if l9BBandnoi,v
i,vthl50,000
miles
l n n r ' n r r c r m n n n Q n r i l . , n d Q n ,r r ^
N,
RTbyMulliner
Vernon
Smith's
l99BBenteyTurbo
features
including
thisrear
s loaded
withspecial
speedometer.
seat
t0d00nthefield
isto
0neofthemost
entertaining
things
features
that
canbefound
in
00katthearray
0funusual
vari0us
ca[s.Although
rare0pti0ns
andbespoke
features
are
reatjvely
c0mm0n
0nprewar
cars,tfreyalsowere0rdered
0n
postwar
cars.Special
features
immediate
carsand0nm0dern
popular
have
onceagainbecome
0nnewBentleys
andon
Rols-Royce
motorcars.
i,tline
Here
wecanseetheveryrare
botlle
holder
thatwas
Inexplicallly,
standard
0ntheearliest
1966
SiverShadows
thisfeature
disappeared
some
timelaternthe1966model
year
Note
the
leatfrer
covered
000r
caps
ln
andlheturned
alu
ml n u m
kickplate
n's
0nvern0
Bentley.
rtlJlllnilLrl
Judging
daycanbelongandhot,
fortrialdrives.
Motor
aPhantom
tothemeet
Once
again,
Rolls-Royce
Cars
broughi
members
brought
theirown
deeply These
thisglamorous
Phantom
{oradrive
came
away
Everyone
whofound
ihetimetake
shade
andrefreshments,
impressed.
manager,
c0mmunicaMotorCarssentB0bAustin,
Rolls-Royce
happenings
atGoodt0tellusabout
thelatest
ti0ns,t0themeet
more
interesting
bespoke
Bob
t0ld
us
about
some
0fthe
w00d.
mosteccentric
forsomeofther,Vorlds
motorcars
beingcreated
individuals.
andsuccessful
questions
BobAustin
fielded
technical
about
thePhantom.
These
twobrightly
colored
parked
gfeat
beauties
looked
next
other.
toeach
severalseminarsfor Silver Spurs
and their derivatives.
Thentherewerethe numerous
dinnersand cocktailparties.As
has been the casefor years,the
Modern Car Societysdinnerwas
the best one of the week and was
one of the best dinners our group
has ever had Dr. and Mrs. Bruce
FarkasandJudgeand Mrs.Jim
Klien did a fantastlcjob of arranging the restaurant,the menu, and
luxury transportationto and from
the meethotel.
tothemeet.
offerings
one0ftheircurrent
0fevery
Bentlev
brou0ht
anexample
R,anda
GT,Arnage
GIC,aContinental
theniwAzure
andContinental
Besidris
Flying
were
allpresent.
Spur
Continental
Our memberswere treatedto staggeredbus serviceto and from the
restaurantso that no one had to
feel rushed. The facility was gorgeous,the food was sensational
and the music was great Thanks
go to the event organizers!
The highlight of the entire week is
judging day If you had taken quick
walk through the parking lot at any
trme during the week, you would
haveseenMCSmemberslluffing
and buffing their carsendlesslyin
here.
andSpiritareshown
l l5,Silver
Spur
inClass
andTouring
Winners
lrombothConcours
ofthemost
One
rulesisthat
important
must
an
allcars have
fire
extinapproved
guisher
placed
onthe
ground
thecar,
beside
Yes,
wehave
hadto
inthepastl
usethem
The Modern Car Societyhosts one of the most entertainingevenlngs of the meet Thrs year'smeet was no exception.Dr. Farkasand
Judge Klein arrangedfor transportationto the restaurantvia luxury
coaches.Onceat the venue,MaggianosLittle Italy,we weretreated
to live music,excellentiood, and greatcompanyItjust getbetter
and better everyvear.
0urtreasurer,
J u d gJei m
Klein,
andhis
lovely
wife,
Evelyn.
AnnLipinski-Galland,
Esq,,
attorney
0fnote
Stephanie
W.Tamblyn,
fromWashington
D,C,
andJames
socialite
lVichigan,
andFlorida
andphilanthr0pist
0fChicago,
always
manage
t0bethelife0ftheparty.
Jimbrought
1989
toihemeet.
hismaqnificent
Corniche
theweek
Garry
wasseenduring
attendHe
ingseminars
onprewar
coachwork.
have
acquired
a 1939
andJonWaples
Wraith
whichwillbeparked
beside
their
gorgeous
1973
Silver
Shadow.
Tom
Mendez
missed
hasn't
a
meet
inyears.
Hecurrenily
has
aSilver
Shadow
LWB
withDivision
andaSilver
Cloud
which
arepainted
livery,
inmatching
\
N
withhis
heldhistablespellbound
Dr.LisleKaufman
members,
0neofournewest
a
disappointment
meet
l,vas
a
bit
of
forLisle,hisfirst
taleofwoe.unfortunately
wasdriven
ll, t,nlhich
withhis1978SilverWralth
topioceed
ofafailure
because
rn0t0rcars
inhisstate.
caris0ne0fthefewRolls-Royce
Lisle's
fromNo(hDakota.
members
ofa reOften,
gion\^/illsittogether
atthe
Inthiscase,
everydinner.
was
oneoneatthetable
Region,
theMotor
from
consists
ofallof
which
northern
0hio
Michigan,
0ntario.
andsouihern
Farkas
worked
Dr.Bruce
0urChairman,
suredinnerwasaflawless
hardtomake
event
Richey
BillDavis
andWoody
mainstays
ofthe
have
been
formany
decades.
RROC
year,
oneol
Every
Billbrings
andoriqinal
hiswonderful
allof
tothemeet,
motofcars
inhis
which
heorsomeone
new.
Thisyear,
familybought
1973
hislovely
hebrought
Cornichewhichwasfinished
Since
Brewster
Green.
inrare
ago,Woody
retiring
afewyears
forthe
hispassion
has
turned
as
career
marque
intoasecond
inator
coord
sales
andservice
Bay.
Tampa
atBentley
Tour
Western
5lope
[oloradoi
Weekend
West
Winery
Wild
l6-IB,
2006
June
tl
l t
byRinACanada
Our long awaitedand anticipated
trip to GrandJunction and The
GatewayColorado Auto Museum
"smashing"success.The
was a
heavenssmiled upon us mth the
most glorious weatherimaginable,
workedas
rhetimescheduling
"failplanned, and best of all, no
ures to proceed"from any of the
gorgeouseye-catchingstarsof our
show!
Our group departedDenver,
headlng along I-70 with views of
EisenhowerTunnel,Dillon Reservoir, Copper Mountain, Vail - what
a state! Then through Glenwood
Canyon,which never ceasesto
amazeas an engineeringwork of
art, arriving at historic old Hotel
Colorado for a lovely lunch on
their terraceand a rest for both
humans and machines.
We then proceededto GrandJunctron, checkedin to the hotel, and
were treatedto a nice welcome
receptionthat eveningsponsored
by BillStewanoI DenverBentley.
and our club.
On Saturday,we departedfor tola-t.::
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at
concept
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at
over
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Museum.
Colorado
lheGatewav
$3,000,000
valuable
cars
inthew0rld.
itisrine
olthemost
USD,
tally unknown territory and what
a treat we were in for. Heading
west on the Unaweep/Iabeguache
(yeah.YOU proScenicByr,vay
"wow"
nounce rtl),we cut through
red rock canyonsand remote rolling meadows,arriving at Gateway
Colorado (whereJim Lobenstetn,
"TrarlBoss",and GeorgeMalesich,
had to confer roadside,due to the
"town" was the sizeof
fact that the
motorcarssideby
two RoLIs-Royce
that we drive
Concluding
side).
on through it, we were rewarded
with the sight of the sparkling new
GatewayColoradoAuto Museum,
setsiuing in a Holly'r,vood-like
ting of"surroundingred rock cliffs
and outcroppings.Another wowl
Numerous pictures were snapped
of our wonderful autosposing togetherin this natural wonderland,
and then we enteredthe museum.
I must apologize,but may I use
WOW again? Good Grief, this rs
an art exhibir! Theseautos are al1
in pristine show room condition,
housedin a custom made setting
wrth masterpiecelighting.
(SRH)4594)
MicbaelKan
This yearI had the privilegeot
sewing as team captain for'the
Silver Shadowand BentleyT series
cars,class114.
Many of the Class114 carshave
alreadybeen on the road for over
30 yearsand I have to congratulate
all owners for keeping their now
true classicsin such immaculate
conditlon. Of the 36 Silver Shadows and BentleyT's registeredfor
the meet, 6 were enteredin concours class,10 in touring, 3 were
there for for evaluation,and 17
were piaced on display This class
accountedfor l6oloof all cars on
the field in Oak Brook, Illinois.
This year it was a 197I long
wheelbaseSilver Shadowwith an
optional division, LRX9830, that
drove awaywith First Placein concours. Tom Mendezhas persevered
over Lhepastfiveyearsto get his
wonderful car to this polnt. Each
year bringing his much-driven
(the odometerstandsat 276,475)
Shadowback better than it was the
year before.
Although there are no extra points
awardedfor much-drivencarsin
this categoryit is fun to evaluatea
car to the exactingconcoursstandardsknowing that the car gets
enjoyed extensivelyin between
national meets.Rumorshave it that
he will also drive to Washingtonfor
the 2007RROCMeer.Thisone trip
alonewill add almosr 5,000 miles
'06
to the odometerbetweenthe
'07 judgrng events.
and
The long wheelbasecarswere
limlted in production. Only 7ok
of all Shadowsmade from 1966
rhrough I97 6 were extendedby 4
inchesbehind the B-pillar, and far
fewer were fitted with a division,
which in fact took up all that extra
legroom given to the rear passengersThe directoryshowsonly
nine SrlverShadowsand two Silver
Wraith IIs with division in the club.
One of the original 1966 1wb saIoonswth divisionswent to PrincessMargaret.It was not until 1969
that Rolls-Royceadded this model
to the product line-up, and at that
time did so only for the export
market. It was not until mid-1970
that the model showedup on the
pricelist at f 11,348verstsL9,272
for the standard saloon,a 22o/o
premlum.
Somefeaturesthat set the lwb
models apart from the standard
saloonwere a smallerrear window;
a lengthenedrear door; standard
everflexroof, and the Rolis-Royce
badgeon the C-pillar. On the cars
with division, the factory added a
secondair-intakegrille, a second
battery,a radio in the rear compartment, and a secondA/C unit in the
rear. Chassisnumbers on the lwb
models all begin with the letters
"LR" in the first two positions.The
right-hand driven models are fol"H" for home market
lowed by an
in the third position. Left-hand
modelshad eitheran X, A, B, C, D,
or E.
We actua\ had two 1wb Shadows wrth drvision aLthis year's
meet. In my shon history with the
club is hasbeen a rare occurrence
plaque.
Concours
left,receives
theFirstPlace
Tom
Mendez,
3E1
ade n L-d/ Mrqd
9
particu
Paying
larattention
totheengine
baywillpay
offhandsomely
inany
judging
event.
Two
ofthestandard
features
onthelwb
Shadows
areclearly
visible:
thesmaller
rearwindow
andtheEverflex
rool.
cating fluids often, and try to make
it to an annual meet. Rolls-Royce
advertisedthesecarsto be "the best
car in the world," of coursesome of
out experiencesmight differ from
this, but following Doug'sadvrse
will certainlyhelp in keeping some
truth to the company's marketing
promrse.
Use a judgrng evaluationto
clean.repair,or replacethoseitems
that might cost you a deduction or
two. This will of courseimprove
your chancesto wrn the next Lime
around. Under the currentjudging formulas,most points are lost
under the bonnet or under the
Theinterior
wasimmaculale.
Theleathercar.Payparticular attention to the
surfaces
seem
t0have
been
welltaken cleanlinessof the engrnecompaftcare
0fwithone0lthemany
specializedment and the chassis,and make
onlhemarket
todav.
oroducts
sure the steering.braking. and suspension systemsare kept in good
to seeany at a given event!The
and safecondition. If you have
participant
second
was a very eariy neverhad your carjudged,downexample,LRX7I6B,a 1969 model
load the Shadowsjudging form
owned byJoseph Thompson. Joe
from the RROCwebsiteto review
had another well caredfor car,but
the items we will look for on the
decidedto havehis car evaluated
fie1d,and enhanceyour chances
on Friday afternoonto get better
that way Not oniy did Tom Menacquaintedwith his motorcar.
dez win first placein Concours,he
I encourageyou to dnve and
was also awardedthe Shamrock
enjoy thesefine classics.To paraTrophy for the most-improvedcar
phraseDoug Seibert,do change
on the field.
your oil, coolant, and other lubriAs someof our carswere first
orderedwith rare optlons, or had
older componentsreplacedwith
new factory-suppliedparts through
an authorizeddealer,it might be
difficult to judge the authenticiry
of theseitems. It is the car owners
responsibilityto make sure the
judges' team captainis made aware
of these"unique" items that we
might not recogmzeas original.
This communicationwill certainly
keepyour deductionsto a minimum! You can order the factory
build sheetsthrough the RROC.
Thanks to alljudges on the 114
team: Wiliiam Casey(PA), Carlen Colgett (CA), DouglasHandel (TX), Woody Hoyt (CT), 8il1
Pritchard (fA), and Dave & Carol
Sjolund (Ff). After a few yearsof
judging together,we have managedto becomevery efficientand
consistentin our evaluations.I am
looking forward to working wlth
the team next year, and many years
to come.
A lateaddition....Tom mentioned that his Shadowgot broadsided on the way home from the
Oakbrook meet, but the car is alreadyin the shop and should be as
good asnew in a couple of months.
Safemotoring.
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SilverShadowIl andSZcarshavewonadditionaltimeandcostwouldensurea
derfulsteering.Trulyman'ellous.That
veryreliableresuh Oh no. In mid 2002
is until theyleaktharhorriblehydraulic
the fluid levelagainsrartedto deplete,so I
fluid. Thenaturally-aspirated
carsarenor knewthatI wasin for moreirouble. Sure
sobadin thisregard,but still unacceptenough,fiuid soonstanedspillingfrom
able,howeverit seemsthatthe addedheat lhe overflowat the centreof the rack,so I
-ackhoping
of the crosspipe
ro the turbocharger
on the installed
erchange
1eranother
Turbos.
especialll
wrthrighrhanddrrve.
tharthelasronefitredwr. jusr..rMonoa)
makesthemlusrthatbrruorse.Tharpipe j o b
runsparallelto thesreering
rack,anda
smallfibreglass
shieldis all thathelpsro
Bywayof explanation,
the tlvo rubber
keepthatcherry-redhearawayfromthe
bellowsat the centrtof the steeringnck
rack.
assembly
namedconvolutedseals,areonly
dustboot"andshoud norconrain
anyorl
5o it was. l repLaced
therackassembly
on at all If the fluid startsdepleting,it slowly
my 1987right handdriveTurboR 20037 fills thebellor.vs
until theyfinallyoverflow
in year2000. Thatwill be rhatfor anorher I[ you leaveit to someone
elseto top up
decadeI thoughtwith confidence.Rather thefluid, you mayneverknow rhatrhere
thanfoolingaroundwirh it m1'self,
I had
D0ugnt
ib
anexcnange
rackURI/ i lrom
theleadingspecialisr
supplierin theUK
in rheknowledge
rhatrheyneed>erring
up withgrearcare.| !gurcdrhrrthr
is troublein thereuntil ir is all too lare
Otherwise,
whenyour knowledgeable
roadworthiness
testerjacksthe front,then
zipsrhewheelsfrom lock to lock,a puddle
appears
beneath.
Thereis a simplecheckfor a suspectrack.
ln themainhousingon thelowerprotrusionfor rhepinionandtowardsthe rear
of thevehicle,thereis a grubscrewdrain
plug. Renoveit with anAllenkey If any
sizeable
quantityof red fluid comesour,
thenyou havetroubles.lfgear oil comes
out, thentherackis an earlyt}pe and
hasbeenmishandled
duringassembly,
shippingor 6tting:theracktubemaybe
refilledwirh gearoil throughthebLankr n gp l u ga b o v a
e n dl o n t a r do [ r h ep i n i o n
in-situin thiscase.Manya vehicle!rack
rs drainedby thismerhodbeforesalero
disguisea leakingrackduringthewarranty
perod.so beware.Haringsaidrhat.ir
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will let you cheatthrougha roadworthinesstest,givingyou timeto considerthe
options.
SoI boughtandfittedyet anothermce
new rack Sofar sogood. Thatonewas
leak-free
afterwards,
but onlyuntil March
2004. Honor. NOT AGAIN ! Fluidwas
suddenlydepleting,andfinallyit started
to spill out yet again.
I pulledout thesteeringpumpandhad
it benchtested What a horriblejob it is
to removeandrefit a steeringpump on a
!{erepreq20.000serre.
carI No delects
ent there. Darnlt. Thiswasbecoming
decidedlysilly
I d i da l i r r . er e s e a r cahn,dl o u n dt h a Li n
1989a new rackdesign,UR70708,was
wiperseals
introduced.It hassecondary
on therackshaftto pre-cleanthebitsbeforethemainsealshold thefluid pressure.
GreatI thought,soI boughtone. These
wipersealsmusthavebeenthesoludonI
figured.Thisrackhascastmountsuniike
theearlierfabricated
ones,andneeds
a conversion
kit RH3034with special
bracketsandsundryitems,anda revised
longerlowercolumnlink UR70827
(Bentley)or UR71398(Rolls-Royce).
The
mountson theseracksareslightlywider
thanon
apartandlowerin the chassis
theearliertype,andtheadaptorbrackets
for
accommodate
thevariation Especially
Bentleycars,thelowerlink is stifferthan
cars.
thosefor theRolls-Royce
In ir went. Great Until October2004
AGAINAGAIN. Depletedfluid was
Yetagain.
followedby leakssoonafLer.
rack,thistimea
I boughtan exchange
UR71818froma 1997model. Thisthird
andfinal designincarnationfromabout
1992onwardshasa usefulexlernalbackrarherthanusingshims
lashadjusLment
on thespoolvalve.Thatsapplaudible,
of why sucha young
but I wassuspicious
programme.
rackwason theexchange
ThistimeI fitteda systemfluid frlterfor
with our
goodmeasure
afterdiscussions
technicaleditor.
As an aside,all rack before1992were
therack
filledin thetubeencapsulating
and pinion with gearoil asthe gear
lubricant,not to be confusedwith the
steeringfluid. Laterracksandall rebuilt
racksshouldbefilledwithat least359
of bespokeconstantvelocityjoint grease
smeared
evenlyacrossthe rackteethand
with a dabinto thepiniou'slowerbronze
bushingin themainhousing Thechange
is important,unknownto most
to grease
rebuilders,
andlt is poorlydocumented.
but a rack
Gearoll worksfinein service,
rnrerted
dunngshippingwill loseall rts
lubricaringoil from the rack tube into the
bellonscavity.Do yout-ustyourshipper
to keepit upright?
2006.Oh no, morefluidloss.
N4arch
to deplete,
Thefluid againcommenced
andhnallyit startedto oozeout fromthe
thebreathing
backlashadjustergrubscrew,
point on lateracks.Thiscauseda stir at
in the
thesupplierandhis subcontractor
UK, theworldslargestsupplierof reconditionedsteeringracksior thesecars It
emergedthat they aretruly fed up with
the"eracks.
andalsothaLin desperation
themajorUSrebuilderhasrecentlyslashed
rojust 12 monthsfor
its lifetimeguarantee
Rolls-Royce
andBentleyonly I discovered
racksales
alsothatthevolumeof exchange
lvorldwideis of epidemicproptions.This
time,therewasno wayI wouldsufferthe
timeandcostsof customs,repairsand
rack,soI
shippingof a lousyreplacement
decidedI woulddo it all myselfandfind
out whatreallyis goingon here. Out came
the rack,andI strippedit downrathereasily Nextwasto analyse
thebits,andI feel
we aresomewayto solvingthe matter.
Neitherthe racktubenor therackshaft
lullyin anydocumentation
rtselIare
shov"m
I haveeverseen.Theshafthasonesolid
endandonefloatingend Thesealon
in
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end,sometimes
calledthefreeend,it relies
PTFE(Teflon)
entirelyon its split (scarfed)
bearingasit is called,but it is actually
a bushing,to keepthe Nitrilemainseal
steering
centraI
against
all rhosesubsuntial
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One day JamesRice drove his
two kids to camp in Yosemite
California.His car was parked
on the road side when Rice
and his kids stood next to
it, readyto leave.Then,one
couplejust walked by "That
is a gorgeouscar! What is it?"
The lady said to her husband,
apparentlyrefernng to Rice's
verdant greensedan."l don't
knoq" the guy said, "but it
sureis beautiful."
c a ri s a
B e n tl eA
y rn a g e .
It w a so n eo f
o n l y7 0 0
cu s to m -m a d e
Arnage
carsthat
ro l l e do ff th e
p r o d u c t i ol inn e
fro mth e
plant
B en tl e Mo
y to rs
at Crewein
B ri ta i ni n 2 0 0 4 .
ers like" Ricetells the Bentley
Magazine."If you want to
show off, you buy black 5600
Mercedes."
Ricespassionfor this British
luxury car brand went back
to his youth days, "1 always
want to have a Bentleysince
I was in col1ege,"he recalls.
Owning a Bentleyhas been
his dream for about 20 years
sincehe was still on bicycle
But the young Ricecould
This gorgeouscar is a Bentley
not afford such an expensive
Arnage. It was one of only
car. The first car he bought
700 custom-made
Arnagecars
after collegewas a used Rolls
that rolled off the production
Royceand later another,a
Rice,that is one of the appealiine from the BentleyMotor
classic1952RollsRo;ceSilver
ing charactersof Bentleycars
"Bdtish
plant at Crewein Britain in
Wraith, both of which came
and Rrcecallsit
person"That
2004. Though everythingin
out from the sameCrewe
ality"
is part of the style
this car is tailor-made,the
factory that manufacturedhis
of it. It is not so flashyThats
Arnageis understated.To
current Arnage.What amazes
what Bentley'score customcontinued.
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Riceis how the sophisticatedcraftsmanshiphasbeen presewedas a tradition through
the passageof time. He found many detailson his BentleyArnageare exactlythe
sameas thoseon his vintage 1952 Ro1lsRoyce
In mid-2004, Riceand his wife, from Sichuanof China, were talking about thelr next
car. He went to the Bentleydealerin BeverlyHills, where he was living. His first trip
to the storewas August 2004, and he met rts generalmanagerTim O'Hara.A casual
conversationled Rlce to the surprising discoverythat his new acquaintancegraduated
from the sameschool ashis and he was married with a Chinesewrfe, too. O'Hara lent
"You rake this car." the generil managergave
him a BentleyArnage for a whole day
"Takeyour wife out to lunch, go shopping and drive around.
him the key and said,
Just give the car back to me before I closethe shop."
Ricehit the road with his wife and two kids. He marveledat thoseimpressivedetails
inside the Bentley- from refined wood, hand-madesteeringwheelsto soft hide on
seatand lush lamb-skin carpet.what also made hlm feel awesomewas the speedof
"It's absolutelyfabulous.t have
the car. "It is as fast asPorscheand Ferran," Ricesays,
to have one of these."Ricetold his wife, who told him it was the most comfortable
"And my kids said it was coo1.The whole family liked it."
car she had ever sat in.
Ricefell in love with Bentleyinstantly,but it took hlm half a day to finish the process
_:al:
i../l',raje.-La.j\/ l..,la'-r;:r---
of orderinga pelsonalizedcar for hirnself.He pickedont thc Arnrrgc.BenLlcls 20t)5rn.',del
Srnteevcr'yihrng in Arnagers custom-nade,Ricehaclto chtroseeyeryaspectof the carjust
ashe rvanted,fiom the dasl-rboard
wood, to colorsof stitcheson the leatherof the seats."lf
\'rru\\-,rn[]t e\aLti]']'our\{a), thatsthe specialthing aboutthis car',"Ricesa1s,"lt'sjust like a
'
tailor madesuit.
It rs this prlticular thrL.r.Lerthat eventuallydrew Riceio the Arnage,the
' , ' D - o f -nl r m o d e ,l ' l B e n r l e rI t l r ' n kr r e'A |"r r "5 e i'"' i r' m , , f er r . r d i l r L \ nB.cr nl L ley,,a more traditionallyCrewe-builtLar:Othcr Bentlel-s
irc not ascllstom
ized as the Arn:rge."
In addition,the Arnagehasa ver-ybig engine,the 6.75 lrtr-eVB, r,vhrchcan
traceit'srootsback Lor,vhenBenLlelfLrsL
useLlrt rn 1a5q 'Manywho like
Bentlc; lcel rt rs rhc rerl tr;rditionalBentleyengine lt hasmole torque
t h r n a n ; o t l c r i a r I h a v e . e e n .R j r ee x l ) l . r i n >
RicechoseVelchntgleenlor his Arnage,a decisionalsoont of his
resleLt [L)rLlrdiLionrnd his passionfol the motoringculture.
Greenr.vasthe color of the Britishteamfor Bentleywhen
it went tLrthe Le Mansracein the 1920sand 1930s,ivhen
Bentleyearnedits reputation "Theywon rn 1921, 1927,
continLLed
on pagc 1396.. .
i
It's easyto recognize
an original.
Originalby E Gordon Crosoy
When the famedmororingartisr Gordon Crosby designed
Bentleysfamouswinged'B' in rhe 1920s,he put in an exrra
featheron one wing - to makecounterfeitingeasierto spot.
Today,you don't needto tal<eout rhe magnifying
glass.lf ir
saysCrewe GenuinePartson the box,you can be sure it's
-'\--"'--''
up to the originalstandardof your Crewe-buihmotor car_
't
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Originalsby Crewe GenuineParts
CREWEGENUINEPARTS
AND SERVICING.
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front 1393
"ln 2001,
1928, 1929 and 1930.Bentleywassuperfamous,"Ricerecalledin an excitedvoice,
they went back to Le Mans and won again The race car r'vaspainted rn Verdantgreen,so mine
had to be too!"
ln October,2004, Rice fier,vlvrth his son to Crer'veto seehis car on production line. The threehour tour at BentleysCrewefactotystartedwith a visit to the companymuseum,wherethe
6rst ConrinentalGT,one of the earlyLe Manscarsand the originalBarnatoSpeedSix,which
wason Loanfrom a customer,wereon display.Then they movedon to the productionline,
rvhereRicesArnage,just out of the paint sfop, washavingits doorsaligned.Thetrnext stop
was the body shop,the engineshop and the Mulliner department,wherethe car'ssteering
"My son
boy was deeplyimpressed.
seven-year-old
wheelwasbeinghand made.EvenRi.ce's
"But he'll
the fathersays,
rold me tharwhen he learnsto drive,he wantsto havea Bentley,"
have to wait until he can
afford to buy his own!"
RrcesArnagewas finally
deliveredto its owner in
December,2004.Four
months of waiting seemed
"lt
to be an agonyto Rice.
just killed me," Ricesays
half-joklngly, sitting in his
Shanghaioffice The wall-
,tr"'t4
)
paper of the computer on his desk featuresthe picture of his Arnage. During thesefour months,
Ricewent to visit the Bentley'sShanghaishowroom every two weeks,so that his yearning for a
Benrleycar could be somewhatquenched.
"They wanted to sell me one of
His frequent callsarousedthe interestsof the loca1salespeople.
"but I alreadyhad one." But he also acknowledgedthat the long time of
their cars,"Ricesays,
"I
waiting also made the whole experiencemore exciting. thought it was the most beautiful car
in the world when I saw it," Ricerecalledhow he was feeling the moment he saw his car on the
delivery day
"very special"and
Ricedescribedthe serviceBentleydealersprovide are
''personalexperience."They rememberhis namesand would call him to
remind him the maintenanceday Derek Davies,Bentley'sArnage Brand
Manager,who Ricegot to know on his trip to Creweoften send emailsasking how his Arnageis.
As the r,rcepresidentand generalmanagerGreaterChina of TysonFoods
Inc, the worlds largestprotein company and one of the Fortune Global
5OO,Rlceis basedin Shanghaiand thus, had chancesto meet somelocal
Bentleyowners Earlier this year,he was invited to a charity event BentleyChina
sponsoredin Shanghai,where he met Chinesecustomerswho drove their own
Bentleysto the party
''They are interestingguys, becausethey are obviously successfulentrepreneurs.I
'car guys'like me," Ricerecalls.
thlnk they havevery good tasteand, of course,ihey are
"A
He enjoysmeeting Chineseentrepreneurs. lot of thesepeople are interesting,hard-working,
and colorful. That'spart of the culture. I would not have stayedso long in China if it wasn't for
the warmth of the people here" Rice,with a total of 16 yearsworking and living experiencein
the Middle Kingdom, knows this culture qurte we1l.He first cameto China in 1987, as one of 17
studentsfrom Umversity of California,who were sent to Kunming, YunnanProvince,on a three..
connnuea.
Ilil!'
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't,
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month exchangeprogram In 1991,he r'ventback to KunmingUniversityto
teachEnglishand financefor two years In rhe pastdecade,Rtceworked for the
workDanoneGroup which hasoperationsin China.With his rich experience
and
insights
of
ing with Chinesepartnersand his extraotdinaryunderstandrng
Chineseculture and US trade relations,Ricehas been lrequently approachedby
foreign compameswho want to seekhis consulting on how to do businessin
jn the r,vorld
one of the polverful econon-Lies
havedeveloped
Whar surprisedRiceis how qurckl,vChinesenouveaux-riches
jnternational
Bentley
A decade
luxury brandssuchas
tastesfor
sophisticated
ago,only a handfulof peoplein Chinaknew this Britishmotoringbrand. But, as
Ricepointedout, the laudablemarketingeffortsby BentleyChrnain mainland
Chinahavecultureda growingnumber of local customers.
"Therearea 1otof
ti1ltoday,Bentleyis still the bestin iLsclass,"Ricesays
good carsout there,but nothing beatsBentleliWhen you sit tn the car,you can
"
tell thaLwith everythingthey did abouLthis car,they makeit absolutelybest
What he finds in his Arnager'vhilesitting behind its wheelsis the oblecttveLhe
BentleyMotor hasbeenpursuingtill today.This obiectivelaid out by Bentley
- "A good car,a fastcar,the bestin class."
Motors founder,WO. Bentle,v
"Up
aaa
I
0nherbirthday
Flying
SpurwasthelastthingCindyexpected
AnewContinental
I iost controlagain.
This is all Ralphsdoing I thought.He'sthe
salesguy',not Frank.
Whats Ralph doing in
"Frank, I like the
service?
coior, but what if Cindy
doesnt?"
"Bring it back and we'Il
let her pick whatever
color shewants." Frank
said with conr,rction.
"Here is what I will do.
I will order two dozen
rosesfor the table in the
restaurant.How old are
you Steve?Life is too
short and you have to
make events like this
extra special."
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l:,1cd.ri l.3clv i\.4:i-r:d:n,.1
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Mazdas
Steve
andCindy
c0llecti0n
contains
0nly12cylinder
cars:
Bentley
Flying
Rolls-Royce
Continental
Spur,
Seraoh,
Mercedes
5600
andFerrari
Silver
550.
He is right, i thought to
myself.He put his hand
on my shoulder aswe
valked around the car
still in its shrink-wrap.
"Let me ask you." He
asked,"Can you afford
rhe car?"
hand shakeI shouldn't be
in business."
"That's
what I alwayssay
Frank."
At this point I wasnt sure
who was selling who
what. If I was being soid
-Yes,but I needto se1l
a car, it was the nicest exsomestock and takesome perienceit possiblycould
profitsout of the market. have been. Frank Kerbeck
gaveup his own customThemarketis up 5%
for the yearbut I'm up
ordered Bentley Contiover 30%, and my inves- nental Flying Spur to me
lrrnn', hlr
for my wife'sbirthday
I cor
next
"If
high birthday card, roses
on the table, a bottle of
champagnein the trunk
and he picked up the dlnner tabl
After everythingwas
agreedto Frank asked,
"By the way, have you
driven the car?"
"No" I lari'ghed"I have
driven the Bentley two
door Continental GT and
lng list for a Continental
GT convertible.
God blessAmerical I
hope I can continue to
outperform the market
and most other hedge
fund managersthe way
I have over the last four
years.I'm sure Frank will
continue to out perform
other car dealersbecause
of sewice and commitment to his customers
I tookthe innerfenderlineroutof the righthandwheelwellof
to extractthe inoperative
a '1966SilverShadow,
SFX-1248,
powerantenna.
lmaginemy surprisewhenI foundthata.) it
wasthe originalantennaandb.)it wasa Delcoantennajust
betweenthe Cadillacand
Thediflerences
likea pre-70Cadillac.
was
aremainlyin thata masttowerextension
the Rolls-Royce
and
accommoheight
a lowermounting
madeto accommodate
witha flush
datea screw-innutratherthana clampingsituation
of the
tube
the
lowest
As a result
likethe Cadillac.
escutcheon
the mastfrom
antennais lockedto the masttowerpreventing
goingallthe waydownandbelowthe lineof thefender.lt will
downas a result,butI guess
stickup somewhencompletely
compromlse.
thiswasan acceptable
thissuckerhadn'tworkedin years,butsinceit wasa
Naturally
damage.Havcar,therewaslittlemoisture
lifetimeCalifornia
the unitI pulledthe armaturecoveroffthe motor
ingwithdrawn
pulled
outthe armatureitself.(l'vedonethisbefore,having
and
so I wason familiarturf.)
ownedplenty60sand70sCadillacs,
contactswereverycararmature
Onebrushwasstuckandthe
waddingpolishsolvedthecarbon
SomeNevr-Dull
bontracked.
flatagain,oiledthedrivemechanism
lfiledthebrushes
tracking,
Voile.
forthe mastcableand refittedthe armature.
I seemto recallthatlaterShadowsusea coupleof variations
6000.Theseareeveneasierto cleanand
on the Hirschmann
"rebuild"
sincethe accesscoveris the entiresideof the unit.A
muchmorecommonmastis usedon thesewhichshould(no
reasonnotto) crossoverto a similarvintageMercedes-Benz.
to sayI am alwaysamazedat thethoughtof the numNeedless
American(or
perfectly
goodandveryserviceable
of
these
ber
byfoolishpeopleand
whichwerediscarded
German)antennas
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[lcCern Lady N/aga-une
valveson a ShadowrearsuspenTherearetwo leveling
to a
to thecar bodyadjacent
sion. Eachoneis attached
to a linkwhich
trailingarm. Eachtrailingarmis connected
valve.Thevalve
shafton the leveling
rotatesthe operating
highpressureinlet,outlet
connections:
hasfourhydraulic
returnandsignalpressure
to heightcontrolram,reservoir
valvesaregenerally
fromthesolenoidvalve.Theleveling
troublefreeandonlytendto leakaftera decadeor twoof
service.
a briefwordon systhe procedure,
Beforediscussing
is in order.The rearspringon eachside
temoperation
rammountedat thetopthat
of the carhasa hydraulic
fluidis added
as hydraulic
forcesthe springdownward
whichchangesthe rideheightof thevehicle.Tosense
the
valve,in a sense.measures
rideheight.the leveling
trailing
arm
distanceof thetrailingarmto the body.lf the
fluidis
is to close,the rideheightis too lowandadditional
passedto the heightcontrolram. lf thetrailingarm is too
valve
far away,the rideheightis too high,andthe leveling
reservoir.
allowssomefluidf romthe rambackto the
Allof thisworksverynicelywhenthecar is stationary,
armsarein continubothtrailing
butwhenit is in motion.
everynuanceof road
ousup anddownmotionfollowing
valvecomesin lf the
surface.Thisis wherethe solenoid
car is in parkor neutralor oneof the doorsis open,volt-
OUTLET
TO HEIGHT
CONTROL
RAM
tisure2
Removal
ofpiston.
ageis appliedto thesolenoidvalve.Thesolenoid
valvein turnsupplieshighpressure
fluidto the
leveling
valvewhenthe car is stationary
andlow
pressurewhenunderway.
Thepresence
or absenceof pressure
at the
presseson a plunger
solenoid
valveconnection
thatcan restricttheflowof fluidin andoutof the
ram.Whenthefluidflowis restricted,
the levelingfunctioncorrectsrideheightat a muchslower
rate,effectivelyaveragingthe roadirregularities
to
proper
arriveal a
rideheightratherthanreacting
to them.
To performthis procedure,you will needtwo
leveling
valverebuildkitsplustwo newflexible
linesthatrunfromthe leveling
valveto the height
controlram.Theflexiblelinecanonlybe removed
withthe leveling
valvealreadyout. Sincethe
ieveling
valveis a bitof a choreto removeand
onlyneedsto comeouteverydecadeor two,you
mightas welldo both. Be careful- brakefluid
removes
oaint.
Beginwiththecaron a fourpostlifi. I would
hesitate
to do thisjob withoutthiskindof access
to thevehicleunderside.
procedure
Thefollowing
is identical
for eachleveling
valve.Remove,
rebuildand replaceone levelingvalvebeforemovingon to theother.Useflarenutwrenches
where
practical
to minimize
damageto the hydraulic
connections.
1) Ensuring
thatthesystemis depressurized,
disconnecllhe fronttwo levelinghardlines(solenoid
connection
andreservoir
return)wheretheyare
connected
at a junctionblock.(Seefig.1 forconnectionidentifications
on the valvebody.)
2) Disconnect
rearhardlineat the leveling
valve.
(Thisis the highpressureinletconnection.)
3) Loosentheflexlineat rearof valve.(Thisis the
outletto the heightcontrol.)
4) Disconnect
the linkat the lowerendas it attaches to thetrailingarm.
5) Removethe two nutsand boltsthat attachthe
valvebodyto the bracket.
6) To separatethe levelingvalvefromthe flexible
line,twistthe leveling
valvebodywhileholdingflex
linestationary
witha linewrench.
7) Removetheflexlinefromitschassisconnection
witha pairof wrenches.Thb bracketthatsupports
thisconnection
is verydelicate,
so be careful.
8) Drainawayanytrappedfluidin the leveling
valve
body.Now'sa splendidtimeto havea cup of coffee
anda Danish.
Thefollowing
detailworkis bestdonewitha
clearheadon a largecleanworkbench
witha vast
unclutteredworksurface:
9) Removethe linkfromthe shaftremembering
whichsideit wenton. Theonlydifference
between
leftandrightvalvesis sideon whichthe linkis
_
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mounted.
10)Removethe lowerfrontendpiece(reservoir
return)thatis retainedby a snapringusingpropto the
er snapringpliers.Keepthe lineattached
endpieceso thatyoudo notconfusethislinefor
theupperIine.
to releasepiston.
11) Turnshaftwithscrewdriver
(Seefig.2.)
valve
12) Removeupperf rontpiece(solenoid
ensurethatall of thewashersare
connection),
for,theseserveas shimsof very
accounted
operation
of
for calibrated
specificthicknesses
:t-:
'i
valve.
the leveling
13)Removeupperandlowerrearpieces(outlet
to heightcontrolramandhighpressureinlet).
so ensurethatyou rememTheyare notidentical
berwhichis which.Makesurethatyoucapture
insidethe body
the springsandpistonscontained
behindeachof these.
14)Removethefournutsholdingthe two body
collectthe piston,ringandshaft
halvestogether,
Dieces.
15)Removethespringclipson eachsideof the
to pop
shaft. 16)Pushtheshaftin eachdirection
oosethedustcover.
17) Witha pick,carefully
removethe shaftseal.
18) Removethetwoo-ringsfromthevalvebody
halvesand removetheo-ringfromeachof the
fourendoieces.
19) Carefullycleanall of the partsin denatured
alcoholanddrywithair.
20)Reassemble
usingall newo-rings,smearing
eachwithfreshRR363,usingfig.3 as a guide.
2 l) Reinstall
in thecar reversing
the remainder
of
procedure.
theabove
22)Sincethe heightcontrolsystemrecirculates
brakefluidbackto the reservoir,
it is essentially
selfbleedingandshouldreturnto normalfunctionafterrunningthecarfor a brieftime.
23)Onceit hasreturned
to normalfunction.
adjusttheattachment
pointof the linkon theslotted
holeon thetrailingarmto achieveproperride.
Foradditional
instruction
on thisand related
subsystems,
I recommend
thetwo partseries
of videoson ShadowHydraulics
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by the RROCClub
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Elegance
itselflastsjust hours on
a srngleSunday,it has becomethe
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automotiveextravaganza.For
Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars,participatron at the Concoursand
the eventssurrounding it are
critical to the companysmarketingsuccess.
Rolis-Roycehas numerous
activitiesgoing on during the
Concoursand the daysjust
prior. The company displays
a Phantom at The Robb Salon
asVIP lounge areaadjacentto
the RM Auction. RM is one
of the six auctioncompanies
in rare,exotic,
specializing
and collectlblecarswho will
sell more than $20 million
dollarsworth of carsrn just a
few nights. While some auctions
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in
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the finest Europeancarsfrom the
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displaylrom Thursdayeveningthru
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Beachother membersof the RollsRoyceTeamprovide a test drive
opportunity for Concoursentrants
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Concours. As the tens of thousands
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some of the most exciting new
vehiclesin the world are on
display. This year the RollsRoycel01EX Experimental
Coupe was on display. RollsRoycebuilds experimentalcars
to gaugepublic reaction to
potentialnew models.Judging
by rhe reactionto 101EX,it
will end up as a production car
before too long. Next Rol1sRoyceentertainsits dealers,
prospects,and customersat its
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awardsarea. It is a day filled
with
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andchief
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chairman
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coming to the States,this black
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lan Robertson,Chairman and
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Motor Cars
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we could reserveone of the other
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rector of Salesand Marketing. Mr.
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had to havelt within the hour so
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