New Rolls Royce Were Meticulously Hand-Built To Investigate How A Potential Production Model Volition Live Inwards Existent Footing Conditions, Hither Is The 1925 10 Ex

In the early on 1920s, Rolls-Royce asked their Coachbuilders, Barker too Co., to pattern sporty bodywork for their novel Phantom I chassis No.10 EX. Barkers came upward amongst a superb racy version of the Rolls-Royce Continental Silver Ghost known every bit the Experimental 10 or 10 EX.

10EX Phantom 1 Continental was constructed using a Phantom 1 Continental chassis too engine too a torpedo torso produced yesteryear the renowned Barker coachwork fellowship inwards an essay to counter the sporting ikon of the race-winning Bentleys of the time.

The "Torpedo" styled 10EX was built inwards 1926 every bit a sports auto version of the Phantom 1 too later many modifications, lapped Brooklands at an average speed of 91.2 mph. Most importantly, it stayed inwards the fellowship every bit a staff auto too occasional celebrity courtesy auto for 6 years, beingness driven yesteryear many people of note, such every bit Lawrence of Arabia who 1 time borrowed it for a European trip.

the aim was to arrive at a fast sports auto yesteryear using a lightweight aerodynamic body.

Henry Royce explained, "The object of preparing this chassis is that, if speed merchants inwards the shape of English linguistic communication peers or Indian Rajahs or others dubiousness the capacity of the Rolls-Royce Phantom I, this specimen tin last tried yesteryear them…  nosotros intend that the owners of the smoothen too soundless models inside their large bodies capable of eighty mph volition last pleased to know that the same chassis too engine when fitted to a touring auto volition last capable of 95-100 mph."

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