The Designer

Henry Royce

Co-founder of Rolls-Royce (1904, with the Hon. Charles Rolls) and its engineering soul. He designed the Silver Ghost and the great Phantom chassis; his final design was the Phantom III V12, completed after his 1933 death. His engineering ethos also shaped the RR aero engines.

Notable cross-make designs: Silver Ghost, Phantom I/II/III; the RR aero-engine lineage (the Merlin)