Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
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The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost canonical | 3 |
| Silver Ghost | 1 |
| The Silver Ghost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1109937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Limited, notableProduct, Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost]
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A.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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C.
Bentley BR1
The Bentley BR1 was a British World War I rotary aircraft engine renowned for its power and reliability in frontline fighters.
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D.
Alvis Vehicles
Alvis Vehicles was a British manufacturer known for producing military armored vehicles and reconnaissance platforms for the British Army and international customers.
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E.
Packard V-1650
The Packard V-1650 is an American-built version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 aircraft engine, produced under license by Packard and widely used in World War II fighters such as the P-51 Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”
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A.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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C.
Bentley BR1
The Bentley BR1 was a British World War I rotary aircraft engine renowned for its power and reliability in frontline fighters.
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D.
Alvis Vehicles
Alvis Vehicles was a British manufacturer known for producing military armored vehicles and reconnaissance platforms for the British Army and international customers.
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E.
Packard V-1650
The Packard V-1650 is an American-built version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 aircraft engine, produced under license by Packard and widely used in World War II fighters such as the P-51 Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rolls-Royce model
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luxury automobile ⓘ veteran car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 40/50 hp ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | chassis-only (coachbuilt bodies) ⓘ |
| brakeType |
four-wheel brakes (later models)
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rear-wheel brakes (early models) ⓘ |
| chassisMaterial | steel ladder frame ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of Edwardian motoring
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symbol of early 20th-century luxury ⓘ |
| drivetrain | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
7036 cc
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7428 cc ⓘ |
| firstCarBody | open tourer ⓘ |
| firstCarCoachbuilder | Barker ⓘ |
| firstCarColor | silver ⓘ |
| firstCarFittings | silver-plated fittings ⓘ |
| firstCarNickname |
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Silver Ghost
|
| firstChassisNumber | 60551 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburettor ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ |
| marketPosition | top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce model ⓘ |
| notableExampleLocation |
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
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Royal Automobile Club ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Automobile Club, UK (historic association)
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| notableFor |
exceptional reliability
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quiet running ⓘ refinement ⓘ smooth, low-vibration engine ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rolls-Royce 30 hp ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1926 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1906 ⓘ |
| roleInBrandHistory | established Rolls-Royce reputation for quality ⓘ |
| sloganAssociation | the best car in the world ⓘ |
| steering | worm and nut steering ⓘ |
| successor | Rolls-Royce Phantom I ⓘ |
| suspension | semi-elliptic leaf springs ⓘ |
| testRunDistance | 14,371 miles ⓘ |
| testRunOrganizer | Claude Johnson ⓘ |
| testRunPurpose | demonstrate reliability ⓘ |
| testRunYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| topSpeedApprox | 80 km/h ⓘ |
| transmission | 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| wheelbase |
3353 mm
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3479 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Silver Ghost
this entity surface form:
Silver Ghost