This being so it made sense to meet postwar demand for much more ruggedly constructed cars by the Crewe factory assembling complete vehicles using bought-in pressings.

The chassis was produced at the Crewe factory and shared many components with the standard R type.

Nearly one in three Rolls-Royce car-workers are going in the job cuts at its Crewe factory.

The Silver Wraith was the first post-war Rolls-Royce model and was made at the Crewe factory from 1946 to 1959.

The Crewe factory will continue to be the main production site for Bentley, the other party to the disintegrating 71-year marriage.

Crewe factory sold to former management, trading as the Cheshire Clothing Company, who later move to brand new factory.

Fifty-eight cars are finished each each week in the hangar-like buildings of the Crewe factory.

In a complete switch from tradition, these new cars would have bodies built at the Crewe factory, with its internal combustion engines built elsewhere.

Bentley marked its 60 years of production at the Crewe factory with a special Diamond Series Arnage in 2006.

The Crewe factory had convenient road and rail links to their existing facilities at Derby.