1914 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Salamanca (more pics below 👇)
The Salamanca body style (a collapsible cabriolet design) gave the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost notable flexibility. Its rear roof could fold entirely or open fully, while the front compartment converted between open-air and enclosed configurations using a japanned leather covering that unrolled from rear to front.
Powering the Silver Ghost was a 7,036cc (7.0L) sidevalve inline-six with a seven-bearing crankshaft and pressure lubrication (expanded to 7,428cc (7.4L) in 1910). Four-wheel servo-assisted brakes were introduced in 1924.
First shown as the 40/50hp at the 1906 London Motor Show, the model later became known as the “Silver Ghost,” a name popularized after the 1907 Alpine Trial car and reinforced by the Pall Mall Gazette’s 1911 “Best Car in the World” designation.
Production continued through 1925 in England, with 1,703 units built at Rolls-Royce’s Springfield, Massachusetts plant from 1921 through 1926.
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