"the guvnor" <pizzalovingcriminal@allstar.pg> haute in die Tasten:

The snail mail adresses of the manufacturers. The looks. The marketing. If
this is not enough for you, go buy a Morgan - and ignore the fact that it
has got a BMW engine;-)

BTW: What's Maybach about the new Maybach? If you want to see a real
Maybach, visit the extraordinary Zeppelin museum in Friedrichshafen at the
lake Bodensee. Okay, the Maybach Zeppelin - which they have on display
there - and the current Maybach 62 share one thing. They are both quite big
and butt ugly.

Frank

"Frank Kemper" <spam-muelleimer@gmx.de> wrote in message

Both the Rolls and the Bentley have bodyshells manufactured and assembled
(and in the case of the Bentley painted) in Germany, and both use German
made running gear, so other that the fact they are bolted together in
England fron kits of imported parts, what makes them British??

with those cars, i.e. the engine and

Exactly, designed, developed and tested in Germany, and built from kits of
German made parts (like Ikea furniture)

What's English about them other than the former owners of the respective
brands?

"the guvnor" <pizzalovingcriminal@allstar.pg> haute in die Tasten:

No. Both are manufactured in the UK. There may be quite a share of parts
made in Germany, which are asembled with those cars, i.e. the engine and
the gearbox, but in the early days Rolls also got their gearboxes (Borg
Warner, GM, maybe ZF) and other components delivered by a 3rd party
source. The old Rolls Royce V8 engine was a modified GM design, and the
complete sheetmetal work for the bodies was made by another contractor. I
assume that the share of aquired parts and contractor work did not
increase after VW and BMW bought the companies and the name copyright.
However, I assume that most of the r&d work for Rolls and Bentley is done
in Munich or Wolfsburg by now. The new Rolls Royce was entirely developed
in Munich, you could even see Rolls prototypes running around in the
munich city traffic, with Munich licenseplates on them. In order to look,
feel and smell british, both companies have their interior and exterior
design department in the UK.

Frank

"Ernie Sparks" <earnest37@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

Don't panic, Rolls and Bentleys are made in Germany these days (as far as I
can see they're built up third world style from German CKD kits)...

Simply because it's built in Germany and not England. Ever owned a
British-made car? Now we're talking serious wallet fatigue from repairs!

I agree. One of the ugliest cars ever made. Who in his right mind
would buy one of those instead of a Bentley or Rolls?

Certainly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen...  Including the Pacer.

Marty

Hello all,

Last Saturday, I tested the 57 MAYBACH. I thought it was interesting. I was
wondering if anyone had the pleasure?

I will post a brief on my experience, within week or so.

Regards,
Jayanthan (Jay) Bala.