2 ay News; June 21, 1981 The newest Rolls-Royce luxury automobile was intro- duced. to: British Columbia Tuesday at a gala unveiling ceremony. . Several hundred invited guests joined Clarke. Sim- pkins, Chairman of Clarke Simpkins. Ltd. and Norman Miller,” President of Rolls- Royce ‘Motor Cars Limited, in celebrating the arrival of e . Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, the first new four- © door model to be built by the British . manufacturer in 15 years... s ‘The Silver Spirit and a ‘Jong. ‘wheelbase version, the ‘are slightly wider ‘and lower than their predecessors, . the Silver Shadow II and the Silver Wraith U, and have taken Rolls-Royce engineers cight years to develop from concept to reality. Suggested list price of the Silver Spirit is $146,000; the Silver’Spur $158,600. The objectives were to produce a_i Rolls-Royce which would be contem- porary and aerodynamically efficient, yet retain the sophisticated elegance associated with the com- pany’s motor Cars. Both models are distin- guished by the traditional classic styling with, of course, the familiar hand- crafted radiator grille and “Spirit of Ecstasy” emblem. The cars are one inch lower THE BEST b OOWOTA peas IN VANCOUVER ARE ON THE NORTH SHORE uw and three inches wider, and have 30 per cent more glass area than previous models. The company expects to produce 3,000. new cars this year, approximately 100 of which will be exported to Each car, powered by an aluminum alloy 6.7 litre V-8 fuel injection engine, brings together the latest tech- nology and the finest crafts- manship and materials and takes six thousand craftsmen and engineers at the British factory between three and four months to build. The result, says George R. Fenn, Rolls-Royce chief executive, is that these models “can be expected to last well into the twenty-first century” since half the Rolls- Royce cars made since Henry Royce built his first carin 1904 are still running. A number of special features are incorporated in the Silver Spirit and Silver Spur. The automatic air con- ditioning system, providing two climate levels in the car and unique to Rolls-Royce, can be adjusted separately A JIM PATTISON COMPANY 4 1765 Marine Dr. between 17°C and 33°C and once set need never be touched again. The pin tumbler door locks are patterned after one designed in Egypt. 4,000 years ago | to guard the tomb of the pharaohs. Company officials say the odds against - a car thief successfully forging a key to one of these is 24,000 to one. Another security feature is a transmission lock that is automatically activated when the ignition key is removed. Other refinements to make motoring easier for Silver Spirit and Silver Spur owners include a fuel gauge that also checks the engine oil level at the touch of a button on the instrumeat panel. The fuel cap cover also is released by a button. 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Even the trunk is Wilton-carpeted. : - Up to eight invisibly joined pieces of burr walnut veneer are used for. each instrument panel. The new models are given eleven. ‘separate’ treatments to prevent corrosion and prepare the body surface. Ten or more coats of paint are then applied. Each coat is hand rubbed. Over the years, the ride and road-holding of Rolls- Royce cars have improved ‘968=1610 - Aft. hrs.. 988-2527, 362B E. Esplanade; N. peers . : BENNETT | FOR FASTSERVICE. “SERVICE CENTRE ‘FOR THE | ae AUTOMOTIVE INDUS by the introduction of Servi » Man: ge complaint front suspension Ivice ager and other modifications. TOM WILSON Now a new rear suspension, incorporating gas springs, adjusts the ride to the load fantastic savings! and improves ride and ; $ - cornering even further. ave f (Regular pace The suspension testing of ; on Labour nly) | the new models was carried out on a bump rig designed by Henry Royce himself in the early 1900s. 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