The Droptail from Rolls-Royce is a Superlatively Luxurious Two-Seat Roadster

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– La Rose Noire, the original Droptail, supposedly takes its name from the Black Baccara rose variety.

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The prior efforts paled in comparison to the scale of this project.

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