BRITS BRISTLE AT MERE THOUGHT OF LOSING ROLLS-ROYCE MAKER.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Americans might own Jaguar, and the Sultan of Brunei bought London's landmark Dorchester Hotel The Dorchester is a leading luxury hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park. It has a reputation for the rich and famous staying there. The Dorchester Hotel opened on 18 April 1931. It was created by Sir Malcolm McAlpine and Sir Frances Towle. . But Rolls-Royce going to the Germans? Enough is enough. The idea that the pride of British motoring might slip into foreign hands has some well-heeled Britons aiming to buy the company themselves. ``Enough dreadful things have happened to this country. This is the last straw last straw n. The last of a series of annoyances or disappointments that leads one to a final loss of patience, temper, trust, or hope. [ ,'' said Donald B. Longmore, a founder of the Rolls-Royce Action Committee. ``We basically want to keep the thing British.'' Committee members polished up their Rolls-Royces and Bentleys and converged Thursday on a village northwest of London to plot strategy. They're issuing a worldwide call to thousands of Rolls-Royce owners - all presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. wealthy - to help raise $1.1 billion for a bid to buy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a BMW subsidiary responsible for the manufacture of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. History In 1998, owners Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. . Vickers PLC, an industrial conglomerate, owns Rolls-Royce Motor Works and announced last year that it will sell the business famous for its entirely handmade vehicles. They're an expensive ride, with prices starting around $200,000, but also reputed to keep rolling almost forever in virtually total silence. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) Rolls-Royces are parked outside a club in England where owners are meeting in hopes of buying the famous auto producer. Associated Press |
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