New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club, Inc
Welcome to the Gallery of the New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club, Inc. Due to the amount of available material the Gallery has been divided into smaller segments:
THE ROLLS-ROYCE GALLERY
THE BENTLEY GALLERY
THE 2004
ROLLS-ROYCE CENTENNIAL WORLD TOUR GALLERY
POSTCARDS FROM THE
ELLERSLIE CLASSIC CAR DISPLAY AND CONCOURS 2006
NORTHERN REGION
POSTCARDS FROM THE
FIRST LIGHT RALLY
2007
(National Meet and Concours)
Hosted by Northern Region
Event took Members from Tauranga around East Cape to Gisborne and on to Napier where the AGM was held
POSTCARDS FROM THE
BDC (BENTELY DRIVERS CLUB) RALLY
2006
The end of the 2006 BDC Rally of New Zealand saw two events take place. The participants along with members of the NZRRBC were invited to morning tea at BENTLEY AUCKLAND. This provided a wonderful opportunity to view a wide range of Bentleys. The same ars were also display on Vellenoweth Green, St Heliers Bay, Auckland. This event was assisted by the Northern region of the NZRRBC.
The majority of the Cars featured on the following pages are those owned by Members of the Club at the date they were entered into the Gallery. While every effort is made to ensure that they are current, changes in ownership may have occurred.
Some cars are included based on special interest. These may have been owned by past members of the Club.
In addition, new cars released by the manufacturers will be featured so that the visitor to the Gallery can be kept up to date with recent trends.
Your corrections, additions and photographs are always welcome.
Many cars shown have been awarded the SIR WALTER NORWOOD TROPHY for best overall car at the Club’s Concours. The award year and a picture of the trophy have been included for your interest.
POSTCARDS FROM THE
QUEEN MARY 2
2007
The photos were taken on her inaugural visit to Auckland. Watch as the QM2 appears from behind Rangitoto Island and makes her way up the Watemata Harbour.
OK! So Queen Mary 2
is not a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley!
BUT! just review her propulsion
Four 21.5 MW Rolls-Royce/Alstom "Mermaid" electric propulsion pods:
2 fixed and 2 azimuthing