Rolls-Royce V-8 (1905)
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rolls-royce-v-8-1905-311-12189893
title:
Rolls-Royce V-8 (1905)
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The Rolls-Royce V-8 was a car produced by Rolls-Royce in 1905 intended to compete with the then popular electric cars used in towns. Claude Johnson, business partner of C. S. Rolls suggested there would be a market for an internal-combustion-engined car that could take on the electric car market. To do this it would have to be silent, vibrationless and smokeless. The engine would also have to be mounted under the car to give the appearance of a town brougham and so needed to be very shallow. To
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Motor vehicle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_V-8_(1905)
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2023-08-18T16:33:49Z
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