Saturday 25th March 2023
Difficulty: Very hard
Spirit of Ecstasy (Quiz #127)
The Spirit of Ecstasy ornament on a Rolls-Royce car. Photo: Jed (Creative Commons)
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ornament sculpture on Rolls-Royce cars. It was designed by sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes.
1. How tall is the current Spirit of Ecstasy ornament, as fitted from the 2003 Phantom model onward?
2. The standard version is made of stainless steel. Two of the following are options, offered at extra cost. Which of them is NOT an option?
3. Sykes was commissioned by Rolls-Royce in the 1930s to make a lower version of Spirit of Ecstasy, to suit their new sports saloons. How did the new version differ from the old one?
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