Showing posts with label Park Ward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park Ward. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Rolls-Royce Camargue (1975–86)

The Rolls-Royce Camargue is a two-door coupé introduced by Rolls-Royce Motors in March 1975. 
The Camargue's body, built in London by their coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward,
 was designed by automotive designer Paolo Martin at Pininfarina.
The Camargue was Rolls-Royce's first post-war production model not to be designed in-house.
When it was launched, the Camargue, which was the flagship of the Rolls-Royce lineup, 
was the most expensive production car in the world. 

The car was sold in very limited numbers in European, American, Canadian, Australian and Asian markets.
When presenting their new car to the press in 1975, Rolls-Royce placed emphasis on the sophistication of the 
completely automatic split-level climate control system, the first of its kind in the world. 
The Camargue shares a platform with the Rolls-Royce Corniche and Silver Shadow. 
It is powered by the same 6.75 L V8 engine as the Silver Shadow, though the Camargue is slightly more powerful. 
It was the first Rolls-Royce automobile to be designed to metric dimensions, 
and was the first Rolls-Royce to feature a slanted grille; 
the Camargue's grille slants at an inclined angle of seven degrees.
Production of the Rolls-Royce Camargue ended in 1986. 
During the car's 11-year production run, 530 Rolls-Royce Camargues were built.
Several of the cars have since been modified into convertibles by after-market companies.
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(Photos from collectioncar.com, carsbase.com
brabocars.com & classiccar.co.uk) 



Monday, April 1, 2013

Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupe by Park Ward (1959-62)

The Bentley S2 (and the high-performance Bentley Continental S2 derived from it) 
was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1959 until 1962. 
The changed designation S2 was to mark the new V8 engine which produced about 200 bhp. 
By virtue of its alloy construction, weighed the same as the 4.8-liter six-cylinder engine it replaced. 
The result was a smoother, more powerful ride.  
Only 125 of these S2 Continental Park Ward Drop Head Coupes were ever built. 
(wikipedia & coach build.com)























 





















 





 (Photos from coach build.com, finecars.cc, classiccarsforsale.co.uk & fantasyjunction.com)








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