Rolls-Royce Alpine Eagle

19 February 2026

With the Olympic Winter Games in full swing in the Alps, did you know that our Rolls-Royce Alpine Eagle takes its name from the 1913 Austrian Alpine Trials or Österreichische Alpenfahrt.

Pictured above are Lord and Lady Montagu with the Alpine Eagle outside Palace House, Beaulieu.

Rolls-Royce entered a team of three Silver Ghosts with great success, finishing 1st and 3rd. As a result of this, a new sporting version of the Silver Ghost was developed, with increased ground clearance, larger radiator and a four-speed gearbox instead of the previous three. This was marketed as the Continental model but was popularly known as the ‘Alpine Eagle’.

Cortina d'Ampezzo seen from Faloria Credit: Wikipedia Kallerna

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THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE 1913 ALPENFAHRT ROUTE. THE ORIGINAL TRIAL SPANNED EIGHT DAYS AND 2,600 KILOMETRES

1913 Rolls-Royce on Alpine trials. Credit: National Motor Museum Motoring Picture Library

The original trial event spanned eight days and 2,600 kilometres and passed through Cortina in the Dolomites, one of the homes of the Winter Games this winter.