What’s the history of H. R. Owen?
H. R. Owen is one of the world’s leading luxury and supercar motor dealer. Founded in Mayfair, London, the company first started dealing Rolls- Royce and Bentley cars in 1932. In 2000, they bought neighbouring dealership Jack Barclay to make them the largest Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealership in the world. A Palace of Cars. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei owns the world’s largest car collection—over 7,000 luxury cars, including rare Ferraris, Bentleys, and Rolls-Royces.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest collection of Rolls Royce cars is owned by Hassanal Bolkhia, Sultan of Brunei.Each Rolls-Royce motor car is built by hand at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and headquarters in Goodwood, England. Designed by architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and merging effortlessly into the beautiful West Sussex countryside, the award-winning building was created to lower our environmental footprint.Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries.A Rolls-Royce is more than a motor car. It is a work of art, hand-made to order exclusively for you, by our team of highly skilled craftspeople and designers. Whatever you imagine your ideal motor car to be, bring your unique vision to life with Rolls-Royce Bespoke.
Who is Michael Owen?
Owen made his debut for England aged 18 in 1997 and his goal against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup in France was voted one of the greatest ever England goals. He went on to score a total of 40 goals in 89 international appearances, including a memorable hat-trick against Germany in 2001. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997.