New Baden Powell's Rolls Royce Too Caravan From 1929.

Baden Powell was presented amongst a Rolls Royce in addition to Caravan at the 1929 World Jamboree (the tertiary the world jamboree) held at Arrowe Park, only exterior Liverpool, the 21st Birthday of Scouting

At the Jamboree Baden Powell was honored amongst a release of gifts including a Baronetcy past times King George V, in addition to took the championship of Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell.

Other gifts included a ready of Braces in addition to from the 50,000 Scouts of the the world attending, a really exceptional gift of a Rolls Royce Car in addition to a touring Caravan (his quondam auto broke downward often, 2wice at the jamboree, in addition to had to go towed home) paid for past times pennies donated past times scouts only about the world

The presentation consisted of Rolls Royce in addition to a Eccles Caravan every bit good every bit a banking enterprise check in addition to a portrait past times David Jagger.

The Car got the nickname of Jam Roll because it was a Rolls Royce presented at the jamboree in addition to the caravan was called Eccles. Eccles was the lift of the caravan manufacturer, but an Eccles is also a type of fruit filled pastry.

Jam Roll is a twenty Equus caballus ability Rolls Royce, chassis release GVO-40, it was ane of the concluding 20hp chassis to go made. The auto was fitted amongst a custom made 'D' dorsum limousine torso that was made past times Page in addition to Hunt, it was ane of entirely a few made past times the jitney builders for Rolls Royce, in addition to it was the concluding torso they made earlier changing their lift to Abbott

The monastic nation for Jam Roll was a rush monastic nation amongst the chassis bill of fare marked "Urgent 6/8 weeks" The monastic nation was placed on the 21 June 1929 in addition to the completed chassis delivered to Page in addition to Hunt on the xix July. Further noted on the Chassis bill of fare reason "if this auto is non consummate past times the appointment of the jamboree R-R to loan auto for ane hateful solar daytime for this occasion" The auto was presented to BP on the 10 august 1929 entirely l days afterwards R-R received the order.

H5N1 unique characteristic of Jam Roll is the radiator mascot rather than having the typical "Sprit of Ecstasy" (The Flying Lady) that takes pride of identify on a Rolls Royce radiator, Jam Roll had a custom-designed mascot that incorporates the Scout arrowhead in addition to Scout motto "Be Prepared"

Lady Baden Powell sold Jam Roll inward 1945 in addition to it passed through nine owners when Ben Grew brought the auto inward 1986 amongst 53,000 miles.

For a await at how much function was needed to instruct it running afterwards in addition to thence many collectors had neglected it (shame on them) https://www.jamroll.org/?p=120

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