Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

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The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost canonical 5
Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp 1
Silver Ghost 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Rolls-Royce model ⓘ
luxury automobile ⓘ
veteran car ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 40/50 hp ⓘ
bodyStyle chassis-only (coachbuilt bodies) ⓘ
brakeType four-wheel brakes (later models) ⓘ
rear-wheel brakes (early models) ⓘ
chassisMaterial steel ladder frame ⓘ
class full-size luxury car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Edwardian motoring ⓘ
symbol of early 20th-century luxury ⓘ
drivetrain front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-6 ⓘ
engineDisplacement 7036 cc ⓘ
7428 cc ⓘ
firstCarBody open tourer ⓘ
firstCarCoachbuilder Barker ⓘ
firstCarColor silver ⓘ
firstCarFittings silver-plated fittings ⓘ
firstCarNickname The Silver Ghost ⓘ
firstChassisNumber 60551 ⓘ
fuelSystem carburettor ⓘ
historicalEra Edwardian era ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ
marketPosition top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce model ⓘ
notableExampleLocation National Motor Museum, Beaulieu ⓘ
Royal Automobile Club, UK (historic association) ⓘ
notableFor exceptional reliability ⓘ
quiet running ⓘ
refinement ⓘ
smooth, low-vibration engine ⓘ
predecessor Rolls-Royce 30 hp ⓘ
productionEnd 1926 ⓘ
productionStart 1906 ⓘ
roleInBrandHistory established Rolls-Royce reputation for quality ⓘ
sloganAssociation the best car in the world ⓘ
steering worm and nut steering ⓘ
successor Rolls-Royce Phantom I ⓘ
suspension semi-elliptic leaf springs ⓘ
testRunDistance 14,371 miles ⓘ
testRunOrganizer Claude Johnson ⓘ
testRunPurpose demonstrate reliability ⓘ
testRunYear 1907 ⓘ
topSpeedApprox 80 km/h ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
wheelbase 3353 mm ⓘ
3479 mm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Limited → notableProduct → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost → firstCarNickname → The Silver Ghost ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Silver Ghost in 1907 → modelName → Silver Ghost ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Henry Royce → notableWork → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Phantom I → predecessor → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ
Rolls-Royce 30 hp → successor → Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Rolls-Royce 30 hp → successor → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ
New Phantom → predecessor → Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ