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April 13, 2021

Rolls-Royce (BMW) Bentley (VW) entanglement, Mike Tyson, smashed cars

3:34 Jeff's relationship with George started when he was General Manager of Rolls-Royce. George was the first employee of Rolls-Royce through BMW. 4:05 was called over to Germany. And when that happens, you're never quite sure if it's good or …

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April 13, 2021

ROLLS-ROYCE- marketing the car when VW restrained BMW from using the …

Volkswagen and BMW were bidding for Rolls-Royce and Bentley. VW had just "won" bought Rolls-Royce and Bentley from Vickers for $780m....oops!... all but the Flying Lady and Rolls-Royce Grille trademarks! BMW came in behind and bought those trademarks... 2:26 The …

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April 12, 2021

Rolls-Royce North America General Manager George Walish trailer (1.5 …

Watch the full episodes to hear the Iron Mike Tyson pre production car story, the entanglement between BMW and VW over the Bentley and Rolls-Royce brands and the ingenious way that George Walish secretly marketed the new Phantom to get …

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April 12, 2021

Iron Mike Tyson-1st Rolls-Royce Phantom. North America General Manage…

Massive rolling estate. car graveyard, barefoot Iron Mike, heavy romance in the back seat of a pre-production car. Mike's pressure to sell this pre-production "not-for-sale" car. The first delivery in the Bethesda market....and what happened to it...

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