Rolls-Royce spent the second half of the twentieth century balancing traditional craftsmanship with modern engineering. These guides concentrate on the rare, distinctive and historically important UK-market cars, explaining how the models developed and what matters when assessing one today.
Start here: choose the Silver Shadow for the marque’s monocoque turning point, or the Camargue for its most unconventional Pininfarina collaboration.
Rolls-Royce model guides
Rolls-Royce Camargue
Pininfarina’s rare angular flagship: history, specification, unique parts and specialist buying checks.
Rolls-Royce Corniche
The hand-finished coupé and convertible line, from early Mulliner Park Ward cars to Corniche IV and S.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series I
The first Goodwood Ghost, including Extended, Series II and Black Badge, with essential V12 and air-suspension checks.
Rolls-Royce Phantom VII
The car that launched Goodwood: saloon, Extended, Coupé and Drophead history, engineering and buying advice.
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
The iconic separate-chassis Rolls-Royce, covering Series I, II and III, coachbuilt cars and ownership checks.
Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph
Crewe’s BMW-V12 bridge to the modern era, including Park Ward, electronics, suspension and corrosion checks.
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
The monocoque Rolls-Royce that changed the marque: versions, hydraulics, corrosion and ownership checks.
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit and Silver Spur
The SZ-generation saloons explained, including Series II and III, long-wheelbase Spur and key buying risks.
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