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Few automobiles on the road offer the kind of stately ride that a Rolls-Royce does, but this one-of-a-kind creation takes things to another level. At the upcoming Goodwood Revival later this month, Bonhams will offer a unique carousel built by Rolls-Royce in the 1930s.

Believed to have been crafted for a company field day during the Depression, the Rolls-Royce merry-go-round features 24 horses with leather saddles (none of them, to our disappointment, shaped like a giant Spirit of Ecstasy) and powered by a 50-horsepower engine from the Phantom of the day. The unique creation looks poised to deliver an open-air ride to rival even the Drophead Coupe, and is expected to fetch upwards of $60,000 when the gavel drops.

[Source: Inside Line]

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With healthy sales, an expanding Phantom lineup, and a new model line on the way, Rolls-Royce needed more room at Goodwood. As such, work will commence late this year on a comprehensive expansion that will see the relocation and renovation of facilities like the paint and leather shops, and the addition of a second production line that will become active later next year. Ultimately, one of the lines will be dedicated to Phantom production and the other to the as-yet-unnamed companion model. Rolls-Royce will also add staff to allow for the increased production needs. The net result: Rolls-Royce will be able to produce more of a good thing. Once we become millionaires, we're so taking advantage of this.

[Source: Rolls-Royce]

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