Originally posted by Clog II The Avenger
http://www.rrocwa.com/Resources/FAQ.htm
"Rolls-Royce nearly slipped up when the Silver Cloud was replaced by the Silver Shadow. The Silver Shadow was originally going to be called the Silver Mist, a natural progression from Silver Cloud. Then someone pointed out that, in German, "mist" means, literally and inelegantly, crap. It's doubtful if many Germans would have wanted to drive a Silver Crap, so Shadow was chosen instead."
20 "facts" about the RR (I use the word "facts" loosely, because it isn't totally accurate):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html
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