I think the deal was, Rolls was very wealthy, he was from London and a bit of a lad. Royce, was a brilliant engineer, from Manchester, about 30 miles from where I live. I think he actually started out making watches, then, some of the first cars. Rolls though hmmmmmm, this cunts good, gave him a load of money, to make super nice cars and started selling them to his friends in London. I still think they should be called Royces though🤷🏻♂️.
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You gotta give a bit of credit to the salesman, though. It’s intelligent time preference management, and sophisticated persistence to persuade someone into believing anything could be worth spending such a fortune on, especially initially. It’s its own skill. One I don’t have.