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ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES 2016 GOODWOOD REVIVAL
Wed Sep 07 15:03:00 CEST 2016 Press Release
Rolls-Royce will celebrate the 2016 Goodwood Revival with a significant presence at the legendary motor circuit. The centrepiece will be The March Motor Works, which this year is transformed into a period Rolls-Royce showroom, recapturing the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the marque’s glamorous Berkeley Square and Park Lane premises in London’s West End during the 1950s.
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Rolls-Royce will celebrate the 2016 Goodwood Revival with a
significant presence at the legendary motor circuit. The centrepiece
will be The March Motor Works, which this year is transformed into a
period Rolls-Royce showroom, recapturing the sights, sounds and
atmosphere of the marque’s glamorous Berkeley Square and Park Lane
premises in London’s West End during the 1950s.
Within the ‘Berkeley Square’ showroom, Rolls-Royce will be
represented by two magnificent cars from the company’s 113-year
history. The first, a 1923 Silver Ghost Springfield, has a ‘New Haven
Salamanca’ body finished in Black and Dark Blue and an interior in
Black hide (front) and Grey cloth (rear). This is accompanied by a
1967 Phantom V, built by coachbuilders James Young but featuring
unusual ‘Hooper’ style rear quarter windows. The coachwork is finished
in Midnight Blue with an interior in Tan hide.
Rolls-Royce is also recreating the famous White Glove Training
School, reminiscent of the professional training that chauffeurs
received from the Company. Mechanical skills were a key element in
this training, so the space will include authentic work-benches,
blackboards, wallcharts, tool boxes and manuals.
Rolls-Royce will be represented on the famous Motor Circuit
itself throughout the event by a handsome 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver
Dawn, built by coachbuilders Park Ward. One of very few ever made,
this splendid two-door Drophead Coupé will form part of the Course
Director’s entourage giving invited guests an opportunity to
experience the marque’s legendary ‘magic carpet ride’ for themselves,
in period luxury, if only marginally disturbed by the ticking of the
original mechanical clock!
An exclusive fleet of Rolls-Royce motor cars will also be
evident in the Goodwood area during the Revival weekend with invited
VIP guests being conveyed in luxury from the Company’s manufacturing
plant and head office on the South-Eastern corner of the Goodwood Estate.
The BMW Group
With its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2015, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.247 million cars and nearly 137,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the financial year 2015 was approximately € 9.22 billion on revenues amounting to € 92.18 billion. As of 31 December 2015, the BMW Group had a workforce of 122,244 employees.
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