‘‘Once around the park and home, James” is a stiff-upper lip cliché for rich British ladies—perhaps even the Queen—when talking to their chauffeurs. For the rest of the world, the motor car that immediately comes to mind with this phrase is none other than the Rolls Royce.

Among the United Kingdom’s ultra-luxury brands, Rolls-Royce is the pinnacle. For over a century, the automobile company has built works of art fit for royalty and the world’s richest men to ride.