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In 20th century Ceylon, wealthy expatriate tea planters and local landowners acquired a Rolls-Royce motor car. This marque was also the car favoured by Governors-General and future Prime Ministers, as the country changed from a colony to independence in 1948 and then to a republic in 1972, from then onwards known as Sri Lanka. Research has revealed 29 Rolls-Royce chassis with a connection with this tropical island, romantically known as the Pearl in the Indian Ocean. In almost 200 pages, with almost 400 illustrations, this book describes these cars and the history of this magical Emerald Isle.
