Rolls Royce 10hp 1904 Blue by Carbone
Rolls Royce 10hp 1904 Beige
Also available CAR43100 Blue current
Engineer Henry Royce reached an agreement in 1904 to join forces with motor trader Charles Rolls and a famous new marque was born. The car modelled here was the fourth machine to wear their badge, built for the Pairs Motor Show, and is today the oldest surviving example. The car was found in a field in 1950 and while mechanically excellent the body was scrap and it was restored using part of the body from another Edwardian vehicle, the original Barker coachwork having been even taller and more traditional, and the cream colour seen here was on the car for several decades. There are photos of the car on the London to Brighton run in the 70s and 80s and when compared with these the delicately detailed model looks very good. An extremely significant piece of motoring history.
| Description: | Rolls Royce 10hp 1904 Blue |
| Catalogue#: | CAR43100 |
| Product Type: | Hand Built |
| Scale: | 1:43 |
| Event: | Road |
| Colour: | - |
| Drivers: | - |
| Sponsors: | - |
| Dates: | 1904 |
| Race/Position: | - |
| Release Date: | June 2017 |
| Weight: | 750 grams |
| Comments: | Blue. Current car. Chassis #200154. Limited edition of 75 pieces. Released 06/06/17 |
About Carbone
High quality resin & metal hand built models, usually of very rare coachbuilt machines on exotic chassis. Excellent level of finish puts them among the best 1:43 miniatures available. Presentation also very smart, usually with a wooden edged and leatherette insert to the display base. Made in France.