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The Silver Ghost Association Inc. (SGA Inc.) rolled into the Hampton Inn around 5 p.m. Saturday. There was a total of 25 classic Rolls Royce cars in the hotel parking lot.
SGA Inc. is on its “Wholly Ghost Tour” on Route 66.
“They [SGA Inc.] use their cars, some groups show them and pretty them up. Silver Ghost Association drives their cars and likes to use them,” said Bryan Jones, a 15-year member of SGA Inc.
The cars are extremely heavy, weighing about 5,500 pounds, with a slow revving engine that’s approximately seven and a half liters. Jones commented that the cars are comfortable and reliable.
“We have very few problems and when we do there are plenty of experts on the tour that can help,” he said.
Coke Twigg-Smith, a member for six years, said there are about 400 members worldwide, and the association is very diverse.
“It is a unique club; most members buy the chassis and then build up from there. Some of the bodies are only a few years old, but that doesn’t matter to the group,” Twigg-Smith said.
While driving the Rolls Royce cars can be enjoyable, it is not always fun and games. Like with every car, there are dangers.
The group was driving on a road that was under construction one night and a camper was coming down the other side. One of the cars tried to give it more room, but the car dropped into mud on the side of the road causing it to roll multiple times. Everyone was OK but it is just a reminder to drive safely, Twigg-Smith explained.
Sometimes funny things happen while on the road, beside the usual stares from passing vehicles. Twigg-Smith explained that on Saturday, while on the way to the Hampton Inn, one of the car’s trunks fell off on the road. Lucky for the owner, it fell on the open side so nothing spilled out.
To the SGA Inc. travel safety is a top priority. They understand their cars are distracting to other drivers so they try to stay in groups of two and three so they don’t have a big mishap.
Twister Strohman was on his first tour and was enthusiastic about driving the Rolls Royce.
“It’s a lot of laughs on the road,” Strohman said. “I want to have some fun with it [the car] before I sell it.”
“The cars are what attracted me to the group, but the people are what count. Cars are just an excuse to get together and play,” Twigg-Smith said.
The Silver Ghost Association Inc. (SGA Inc.) rolled into the Hampton Inn around 5 p.m. Saturday. There was a total of 25 classic Rolls Royce cars in the hotel parking lot.
SGA Inc. is on its “Wholly Ghost Tour” on Route 66.
“They [SGA Inc.] use their cars, some groups show them and pretty them up. Silver Ghost Association drives their cars and likes to use them,” said Bryan Jones, a 15-year member of SGA Inc.
The cars are extremely heavy, weighing about 5,500 pounds, with a slow revving engine that’s approximately seven and a half liters. Jones commented that the cars are comfortable and reliable.
“We have very few problems and when we do there are plenty of experts on the tour that can help,” he said.
Coke Twigg-Smith, a member for six years, said there are about 400 members worldwide, and the association is very diverse.
“It is a unique club; most members buy the chassis and then build up from there. Some of the bodies are only a few years old, but that doesn’t matter to the group,” Twigg-Smith said.
While driving the Rolls Royce cars can be enjoyable, it is not always fun and games. Like with every car, there are dangers.
The group was driving on a road that was under construction one night and a camper was coming down the other side. One of the cars tried to give it more room, but the car dropped into mud on the side of the road causing it to roll multiple times. Everyone was OK but it is just a reminder to drive safely, Twigg-Smith explained.
Sometimes funny things happen while on the road, beside the usual stares from passing vehicles. Twigg-Smith explained that on Saturday, while on the way to the Hampton Inn, one of the car’s trunks fell off on the road. Lucky for the owner, it fell on the open side so nothing spilled out.
To the SGA Inc. travel safety is a top priority. They understand their cars are distracting to other drivers so they try to stay in groups of two and three so they don’t have a big mishap.
Twister Strohman was on his first tour and was enthusiastic about driving the Rolls Royce.
“It’s a lot of laughs on the road,” Strohman said. “I want to have some fun with it [the car] before I sell it.”
“The cars are what attracted me to the group, but the people are what count. Cars are just an excuse to get together and play,” Twigg-Smith said.
