Marque’s history

We at RR&B Garages are passionate about Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars and exclusively specialise in these marques.

To assist you below is the brief the history of the companies, the models produced and location of the factories, visit our gallery to see photo examples of these cars,

Rolls-Royce

1903 Foundation of Rolls-Royce Manchester

1904/1906 Rolls-Royce 10HP, 15HP,30HP

1906/1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

1922 Production moved to Derby

1922/1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP

1925/1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom

1926/1936 Rolls-Royce 20/25

1929/1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II

1936/1938 Rolls-Royce 25/30

1936/1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

1939            Rolls-Royce Wraith

1946 Production moved to Crewe

1947/1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith

1949/1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn

1956/1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

1959/1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II

1962/1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III

1959/1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V

1965/1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

1967/1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow MPW Coupe & DHC

1968/1986 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

1971 Rolls-Royce company collapsed on recovery the Rolls-Royce name remains with Rolls-Royce Aero.

1971 Vickers purchase the car division and continue production using the Rolls-Royce name under licence.  

1971/1995 Rolls-Royce Corniche

1975/1986 Rolls-Royce Camargue

1976/1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II & Silver Wraith

1980/1997 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit & Silver Spur

1996/1997 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn

1998 Vickers sold Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars to Volkswagen

Rolls-Royce cars still produced at Crewe under licence until 2002

2000/2002 Rolls-Royce Corniche

1998/2002 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph

2002 BMW build the new Rolls-Royce motor cars under licence at Goodwood

2003/to date Rolls- Royce Phantom

2007/to date Rolls- Royce Phantom DHC

2008/to date Rolls- Royce Phantom Coupe

2009/to date Rolls-Royce Ghost

Bentley

1921 Foundation of Bentley Motor cars Cricklewood London

1922/1929 Bentley 3 litre

1927/1931 Bentley 4 ½ litre

1929/1931 Bentley 4 ½ litre Supercharged

1926/1930 Bentley 6 ½ litre

1929/1930 Bentley speed six

1931            Bentley 4 litre

1930/1931 Bentley 8 litre

1931 Bentley Motor cars went into liquidation and purchased by Rolls-Royce, Production moved to Derby.

1934/1936 Bentley 3 ½ litre

1936/1940 Bentley 4 ¼ litre

1939/1940 Bentley MK V

1946 Production moved to Crewe

1946/1952 Bentley MK VI

1952/1955 Bentley R Type & Continental

1955/1959 Bentley S Type & Continental

1959/1962 Bentley S2 & Continental

1962/1965 Bentley S3 & Continental

1965/1976 Bentley T Type

1971/1985 Bentley Corniche

1977/1980 Bentley T2

1980/1992 Bentley Mulsanne

1982/1985 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo

1984/1991 Bentley Eight

1985/1997 Bentley Turbo R

1985/1995 Bentley Continental DHC

1992/1997 Bentley Brooklands

1992/2002 Bentley Continental R

1996/2002 Bentley Azure

1996/2002 Bentley Continental T

1998 Vickers sold Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars to Volkswagen Production remains at Crewe

1998/1999 Bentley Arnage Green Label 4.4

2000/2002 Bentley Arnage Red Label 6.75

2002/2009 Bentley Arnage R & T

2004/to date Bentley GT

2005/to date Bentley Fling Spur

2006/2009 Bentley Azure

2007/to date Bentley GTC

2008/to date Bentley GT Speed

2009/2010 Bentley Brooklands Coupe

2009/to date Bentley GT Super Sports

2010/to date Bentley Mulsanne