Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHONIt’s not every day you see a Rolls-Royce pulled up at a kerb – and the sight of this one reminded me of an interesting chapter in the car’s history. The famous Spirit of Ecstasy ornament on the bonnet (or ``hood’’, depending on where you live) did not meet with co-founder Henry Royce’s approval. He used to complain that it spoilt the car’s clean lines, with the result that those Rolls-Royces he drove seldom had the trademark mascot in place!
