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 has the distinction of being the only person on the tour to have ridden in both the oldest and newest car.

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

Melanie taking a ride in 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.

Melanie in an Arnage.  I think she is sold.

One of our RRs on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.  I got to drive this car later in the day.

Here I am 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.