On April 27, 2003 the Rolls-Royce Owners Club held its annual Spring Tour.  This time it was a reprise of one done in 1991, a circumnavigation of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia and Maryland.  Twenty eight cars joined in on the road trip with the oldest being a 1927 Springfield Rolls-Royce PI and the newest a 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom.  Melanie Davenport had the distinction of being the only person on the tour to have ridden in both the oldest, a 1927 Springfield PI, and newest car, a 2003 Phantom.

Here now are some pictures of the tour.  Click on the picture to see a larger view.

The 1927 Springfield PI.

1929 PII

      Front and rear views of a 1950 Park Ward Drop Head Bentley.

1939 Bentley 4 1/4

1952 Silver Wraith

A glamour shot and group shot taken at Rosewell near Gloucester, VA

The Bentley Drivers Club (UK) comes for a visit in Williamsburg, VA.

One of our RRs on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Your webmaster at the wheel of the Corniche.  What fun, and I even have enough headroom!

Lunch stop in Willis Warf on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

A ferry ride in Maryland.

Some pictures of the new 2003 Phantom. I got to drive this car too.  What a treat it was.