1978 Rolls-Royce Camargue
Rolls Royce Camargue - 1978
Cylinder number / capacity - V8/6750 cc
Power - 225 bhp at 4000 rpm
Max. speed - 190 kph
Period of production - 1975 - 1986
number built - 434
Bodywork - Mulliner, Park Ward , two-door saloon
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The Rolls-Royce Camargue is a two-door saloon manufactured and marketed by Rolls-Royce Motors from 1975-1986. Designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina, the Camargue was the first post-war production Rolls Royce not designed in-house. With bodywork manufactured in London by Rolls Royce's coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward, the Camargue reached a production of 530 units over 11 model years.
The Camargue derives its name from the coastal region in southern France.
The Camargue shares its platform with the Rolls-Royce Corniche and Silver Shadow. It is powered by the same 6.75 L V8 engine as the Silver Shadow, though the Camargue is slightly more powerful. The transmission was also carried over — a General Motors Turbo-Hydramatic 3-speed automatic. The first 65 Camargues produced used SU carburettors, while the remaining 471 used Solex units. The Camargue was fitted with the Silver Shadow II's power rack and pinion steering rack in February 1977. In 1979, it received the rear independent suspension of the Silver Spirit.
With a 3048 mm (120 in) wheelbase, the Camargue was the first Rolls-Royce automobile to be designed to metric dimensions and was the first Rolls-Royce to feature an inclined rather than perfectly vertical grille; the Camargue's grille slants at an inclined angle of seven degrees.
Several Camargues have been modified into convertibles by after-market coachbuilders.
Cylinder number / capacity - V8/6750 cc
Power - 225 bhp at 4000 rpm
Max. speed - 190 kph
Period of production - 1975 - 1986
number built - 434
Bodywork - Mulliner, Park Ward , two-door saloon
en.wikipedia.org
The Rolls-Royce Camargue is a two-door saloon manufactured and marketed by Rolls-Royce Motors from 1975-1986. Designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina, the Camargue was the first post-war production Rolls Royce not designed in-house. With bodywork manufactured in London by Rolls Royce's coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward, the Camargue reached a production of 530 units over 11 model years.
The Camargue derives its name from the coastal region in southern France.
The Camargue shares its platform with the Rolls-Royce Corniche and Silver Shadow. It is powered by the same 6.75 L V8 engine as the Silver Shadow, though the Camargue is slightly more powerful. The transmission was also carried over — a General Motors Turbo-Hydramatic 3-speed automatic. The first 65 Camargues produced used SU carburettors, while the remaining 471 used Solex units. The Camargue was fitted with the Silver Shadow II's power rack and pinion steering rack in February 1977. In 1979, it received the rear independent suspension of the Silver Spirit.
With a 3048 mm (120 in) wheelbase, the Camargue was the first Rolls-Royce automobile to be designed to metric dimensions and was the first Rolls-Royce to feature an inclined rather than perfectly vertical grille; the Camargue's grille slants at an inclined angle of seven degrees.
Several Camargues have been modified into convertibles by after-market coachbuilders.
