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[the H team]

Morning Q sters,
Thanx so much for RSPWs.
it was stupid busy again yesterday. Had a job interview, last night, after work, for a place in Milton. A lot closer to home & with people i use to work with years ago. I'll find out tomorrow morning whether i got it. It would be nice, 15-20 mins to work & no traffic. I hate the drive into Brampton everyday, too many stupid people that shouldn't have licenses. Off to work i go, take care & looks like brollies will be needed again.

[heartgirl99]

hope you get some good news tomorrow morning, H_team!

[kawam]

Good Morning all

[dededi]

Good Morning Everyone!

[Lee03]

Good luck for the job h team!! Finger's crossed for you!!

Have a great Tuesday!!

[kawam]

[kawam]

[dededi]

8:00 Stones Word: Grrr

[kawam]

GRRR!
Album by The Rolling Stones


GRRR! is a greatest hits album by The Rolling Stones. Released on 9 November 2012 in Europe, and the rest of the world on 12 November, it commemorates the band's 50th anniversary. Wikipedia



Release date: November 9, 2012


Artist: The Rolling Stones


Labels: ABKCO Records, Interscope Records


Nominations: World Music Award for World’s Best Album, Echo Award for Best International Rock/Alternative Group

[Spartacus]

Good morning my Q friends.

[rock lobster]

ROLLS ROYCE
SILVER GHOST History...


It manages just six miles to the gallon and has a top speed of only 60mph.
But this 100-year-old Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost has zoomed into the world record books, selling at auction for almost £5 million following
a fierce bidding war.

It was originally bought for £1,000 in 1912, - almost £93,000 in
today’s money - but has now gone under the hammer for £4,705,500,
making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at an auction.






















Unique: This 100-year-old Silver Ghost Rolls-Royce has sold for a
world-record price of £5 million after a furious bidding war at Bonhams














Through the roof: The lengthy auction saw two enthusiasts duelling for
the pristine car as the bidding went up in increments of £100,000,
smashing past the £2 million estimate












In great nick: The six-cylinder, 7.3-litre car comes with perfect provenance and is still purring smoothly, doing about 15 miles to the gallon
What it lacks in gadgetry, the British-made classic more than compensates for with an extraordinary level of luxury that leaves its modern-day counterparts looking a little unsophisticated.
It's gleaming interior fittings are made of silver and ivory, while the door panels are embroidered silk, with brocade tassels attached to silk window shades for privacy.

The sale took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex on Friday. Auctioneers had expected it to sell for around £2million and were astonished when the bidding between two rival collectors topped £4 million.
James Knight, from Bonhams auctioneers, said: ‘There were three bidders, then one of them dropped out at £2.3 million and we thought it would end there.'














Traveling in style: The design chosen by its original owner echoed the luxurious 'Pullman' Railway carriages pioneered by American George Pullman


























Luxurious: The elegant passenger compartment, left, complete with
29 bevelled glass windows and, right, the stylish steering wheel.

But then another bidder entered and the bidders were duelling. It went up in increments of £50,000, and then £100,000, and then back down to £50,000.
It went on and on and on and was the longest car sale I have ever witnessed.
It was pure theatre. Everyone was very respectful but when the price
reached a milestone, like £3 million, there was an intake of breath.

The bidders were duelling and when the hammer came
down there was spontaneous applause.

It was fitting because the car is celebrating its centenary.
The car was commissioned by Rolls-Royce connoisseur, John M. Stephens,
who also bought the first Silver Ghost, the luxury car-maker produced in 1906. The body was built by former royal carriage-maker, Barker’s of Mayfair,
which had previously built coaches for King George III and Queen Victoria.












Standing the test of time: The 7.3-litre, six-cylinder engine is still purring smoothly and is capable of doing around 15 miles to the gallon.














Mark of history: A plaque bearing the vehicle's chassis number of 1907














Touch of Class: The original owner employed the services of the best
coach-making company, Barker and Co. Ltd, to do the bodywork.












Classic designs: One of the car's brake lights, the Rolls-Royce still had
its headlights, carriage lights, rear lights and inflatable tyres
when it went up for sale.














Miniature version: The Corgi toy of the roller, pictured, is a very
accurate copy of the real Silver Ghost.

The real car was sold by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The car even had an early speedometer – an important addition given that
a 20 mph speed limit was introduced in 1912.Unlike most car enthusiasts
of his time, Mr Stephens, from Croydon, South London, asked the makers
not to include a glass division window between the driver and the passengers
as he wanted to drive it himself rather than rely on a chauffeur.

The car’s distinctive cream and green design echoed the luxury ‘Pullman’ Railway carriages of the time, and it was known as a Double Pullman Limousine.

But it was nicknamed ‘the Corgi Silver Ghost’ in the 1960s after the
toy-maker based its Silver Ghost toy car on this model.


Mr Stephens’s car is believed to be the only one of its kind to survive with
its full interior and bodywork, as many Rolls-Royces from the era were converted into ambulances during the First World War.

Auctioneer Bonhams said: ‘It is a statement of refinement, grace and
gentility that for many defines the qualities and the Edwardian period in which Rolls-Royce established the unsurpassed reputation it still enjoys today.’

The identity of the anonymous telephone bidders has not been revealed but sadly Bonhams has confirmed the car will now be leaving Britain once more.

It left Britain in 1992 after it was bought by a US enthusiast. A Texas lawyer bought it from him in 2007 for £1.9 million and kept it until 2009,
when he was killed in a crash in a different car.

The Rolls was then sold once again before the latest seven-hour auction, which saw more than 80 cars go under the hammer for a combined £22 million.

Astonishingly, the Silver Ghost was not the most expensive lot. That honour went to a 1929 ‘Blower’ Bentley single-seater racing car, which sold for £5,042,000, the highest price ever for a British car at auction.

In 1932, fighter pilot and Le Mans winner Sir Henry Birkin set a 137 mph
speed record in the Bentley, described as the Concorde of its time.












The Duke of Westminster in the driver's seat of a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
in 1914. The Duke formed the 1st armoured division and this car was
used on the Western front in the same year.













A customised 1911 Silver Ghost was owned by the
Maharaja of Mysore, India.














Sir John Mills is driven in a vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost in 2000 during
the pageant celebrating the Queen Mother's 100th birthday
in Horse guards Parade, London.

[22hicks]

Rocky, none of ur pics show up.

Good morning every1. I hope you have a great day.

[22hicks]

Morning Q sters,
Thanx so much for RSPWs.
it was stupid busy again yesterday. Had a job interview, last night, after work, for a place in Milton. A lot closer to home & with people i use to work with years ago. I'll find out tomorrow morning whether i got it. It would be nice, 15-20 mins to work & no traffic. I hate the drive into Brampton everyday, too many stupid people that shouldn't have licenses. Off to work i go, take care & looks like brollies will be needed again.

That would be great H. Good luck. Fingers crossed.

[The Jester]

Tuesday thought:

[22hicks]

Hi h w r u....

Welcome to the thread Kolim; hope you have fun here.