Rolls-Royce Cars: The Story Behind the Name
In short: How an engineer and a car dealer created the Rolls-Royce name in 1904, and how that name came to be shared by an aero-engine maker and a BMW-owned carmaker.
A 2:10 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money), “Rolls-Royce PLC | Aircraft Engines, Aerospace, & Engineering | Britannica Money”; I Love Manchester, “One of Manchester’s most famous hotel stories might not be true”; History Snacks (historysnacks.io), “Rolls-Royce, 1906: The Pair Who Built Silence”; Los Angeles Times (report from Bloomberg News), July 29, 1998, “VW Will Split Rolls-Royce Motor Cars With BMW”; United Press International (UPI), “Rolls-Royce name goes to BMW - UPI Archives”; The Guardian, “BMW unveils new Rolls-Royce”; Companies House (UK Government, GOV.UK), “ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK”; Rolls-Royce plc via RNS (London Stock Exchange), republished on FT.com, “Annual Financial Report – Company Announcement - FT.com”; Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (Press Club), “ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money) — Rolls-Royce PLC | Aircraft Engines, Aerospace, & Engineering | Britannica Money · View →
- I Love Manchester — One of Manchester’s most famous hotel stories might not be true · View →
- History Snacks (historysnacks.io) — Rolls-Royce, 1906: The Pair Who Built Silence · View →
- Los Angeles Times (report from Bloomberg News), July 29, 1998 — VW Will Split Rolls-Royce Motor Cars With BMW · View →
- United Press International (UPI) — Rolls-Royce name goes to BMW - UPI Archives · View →
- The Guardian — BMW unveils new Rolls-Royce · View →
- Companies House (UK Government, GOV.UK) — ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK · View →
- Rolls-Royce plc via RNS (London Stock Exchange), republished on FT.com — Annual Financial Report – Company Announcement - FT.com · View →
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (Press Club) — ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money): Rolls-Royce PLC | Aircraft Engines, Aerospace, & Engineering | Britannica Money
- Also: I Love Manchester: One of Manchester’s most famous hotel stories might not be true
- Also: History Snacks (historysnacks.io): Rolls-Royce, 1906: The Pair Who Built Silence
- Also: Los Angeles Times (report from Bloomberg News), July 29, 1998: VW Will Split Rolls-Royce Motor Cars With BMW
- Also: United Press International (UPI): Rolls-Royce name goes to BMW - UPI Archives
- Also: The Guardian: BMW unveils new Rolls-Royce
- Also: Companies House (UK Government, GOV.UK): ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
- Also: Rolls-Royce plc via RNS (London Stock Exchange), republished on FT.com: Annual Financial Report – Company Announcement - FT.com
- Also: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (Press Club): ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
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