This untitled color promotional film was produced for Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. to promote its Silver Spirit, Long Wheelbase Silver Spur, and Bentley Mulsanne model vehicles of the early 1980s. Directed by Christian Browning, the film, which opens at the entrance to Castle Howard Stately Home in Yorkshire, England features shots of these vehicles driving through the Yorkshire countryside as well as along city highways and racetracks. The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is a full-size luxury car produced by Rolls-Royce Motors, in Crewe, England, from 1980 to 1997. It was the first model in the SZ series. The Silver Spur is a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit, produced from 1980 to 2000. The Bentley Mulsanne and Mulsanne Turbo are large (performance) luxury saloons produced by Bentley Motors from 1980 until 1992. Designed to replace the Rolls-Royce based Arnage, the Mulsanne was the first flagship car to be independently designed by Bentley Motors since W.O. Bentley’s 8 litre model in 1930. Note: Bentley and Rolls Royce are the same car brand, going all the way back to the early days of luxury automobiles. Their history became permanently intertwined in the early 1930s when Bentley was acquired by Rolls-Royce. As the manufacturers separated, Rolls Royce got all the merchandise from Bentley except its name.
Since 1997, when Vickers PLC decided to sell the Rolls-Royce brand (which owned the Bentley name), Bentley has been owned by Volkswagen AG. So today, they’re independent brands that produce, market, distribute, and sell their own automobiles.
Film opens, Rolls-Royce Motors logo (0:08). Pyramid Gatehouse at entrance to Castle Howard Stately Home in Yorkshire (0:14). Dramatic music begins, shots of perhaps Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit 1980 driving through Yorkshire countryside, back roads, flock of peacock grazing grass (0:20). Narration begins, Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit pulls up in front of Temple of the Four Winds at Castle Howard (1:24). Close-up body of the car, underscoring new design and details (1:36). Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit drives through flooded roadway, across marshland, speeds across race track to display new features, new braking system (1:57-3:21). Interior of car, steering wheel, dashboard (3:22). Additional interior details: leather seats, digital displays, high fidelity radio, electric gear selector, speed controller, warning lights, stereo, air conditioning, electric windows, door locking (3:55). Close-up Silver Rolls-Royce’s The Spirit of Ecstasy, the bonnet mascot sculpture (4:34). Driver opens door to Rolls-Royce Long Wheelbase Silver Spur, aerial shot of car driving on highway, interior shot of executive in back seat reviewing documents and talking on landline telephone (4:43). Formation of Osprey Gp-4 planes (first introduced in 1984) approaches landing strip (5:32). Pilot of small plane gets into a Bentley Mulsanne waiting for him at tarmac, aerial view of car driving as narrator details design features (6:09). Aerial view Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit driving through rural England, speeding along desolate roads (7:04). Closing credits (9:14).
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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
