Who Founded Rolls-Royce Motor Cars?

Charles Stewart Rolls co-founded Rolls-Royce in 1904. A wealthy aristocratic motoring enthusiast and highly successful car dealer in London, he desperately sought a reliable British car to sell. Upon meeting Henry Royce, he was absolutely stunned by the quality of Royce's engineering and agreed to exclusively sell every car Royce could build.

Charles Stewart Rolls was born in 1877 in Berkeley Square. Education: Eton College; Trinity College.

Rolls was born on August 27, 1877 and died on July 12, 1910, aged 32. He was the first Briton killed in an accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth.

Sir Henry Royce co-founded Rolls-Royce in 1904. A brilliant, fiercely obsessive engineer from a humble background, he was deeply unsatisfied with the terrible reliability of early French cars. He built his own engine from scratch, demanding absolute, uncompromising mechanical perfection, laying the absolute foundation for the brand's legendary 'best car in the world' reputation.

Sir Henry Royce was born in 1863 in Huntingdonshire.

Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, was born on March 27, 1863 and died on April 22, 1933. Claude Johnson was the third business associate in the founding of Rolls-Royce Limited in 1904. The company first concentrated on large 40-50 horsepower cars, the Silver Ghost and its successors.