Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.

Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.

Date10/5/1992
Names
(photographer)
Format
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127678F
Oril Maclean: Courtice man uses a toy model to guide him as he builds a replica 1931 Rolls Royce Roadster, complete with oak frame, from the ground up
Oril Maclean: Courtice man uses a toy model to guide him as he builds a replica 1931 Rolls Royce Roadster, complete with oak frame, from the ground up
8/8/1989
Man of style: Millionaire Lastman cruised into the mayor's office driving his then-trademark white Rolls-Royce, above, back in 1972.
Man of style: Millionaire Lastman cruised into the mayor's office driving his then-trademark white Rolls-Royce, above, back in 1972.
7/23/1984
Man of style: Millionaire Lastman cruised into the mayor's office driving his then-trademark white Rolls-Royce, above, back in 1972.
Man of style: Millionaire Lastman cruised into the mayor's office driving his then-trademark white Rolls-Royce, above, back in 1972.
12/6/1982
He currently owns an even dozen - four Cadillacs, three Rolls-Royces, two Mercedes, two Lincoln Continentals and a Packard
He currently owns an even dozen - four Cadillacs, three Rolls-Royces, two Mercedes, two Lincoln Continentals and a Packard
10/4/1982
Admiring a Vintage Silver Ghost, This elegant 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost touring car was one of 60 vintage automobiles that entered the third annual Auto Nostalgia Rally in Oakville yesterday
Admiring a Vintage Silver Ghost, This elegant 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost touring car was one of 60 vintage automobiles that entered the third annual Auto Nostalgia Rally in Oakville yesterday
8/14/1977
Riding high: John Cox, owner of a Toronto luxury-car dealership, displays one of his brisk-selling Rolls-Royces. He settled in Canada after his British boss wouldn't promote him to salesman because of his Cockney accent.
Riding high: John Cox, owner of a Toronto luxury-car dealership, displays one of his brisk-selling Rolls-Royces. He settled in Canada after his British boss wouldn't promote him to salesman because of his Cockney accent.
11/18/1987
Liberal challenger: Leaning on his Rolls Royce, realtor Sherland Chhangur shows some of the money he collected for new Liberal party memberships in his bid for the York West riding nomination.
Liberal challenger: Leaning on his Rolls Royce, realtor Sherland Chhangur shows some of the money he collected for new Liberal party memberships in his bid for the York West riding nomination.
5/23/1988
Big brother pays off: The Big Brothers are holding a raffle and a 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is the prize
Big brother pays off: The Big Brothers are holding a raffle and a 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is the prize
5/11/1976
Win a Rolls, Barry Brown, president of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, polishes the hood ornament of a Rolls-Royce to be raffled Nov.
Win a Rolls, Barry Brown, president of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, polishes the hood ornament of a Rolls-Royce to be raffled Nov.
9/25/1979
Almost had 'em: Rolls-Royce on Bay general sales manager Steve Kastner (foreground) could almost see the color of their money as Wheels writers Carola Vyhnak and Bill Taylor spy a Rolls convertible
Almost had 'em: Rolls-Royce on Bay general sales manager Steve Kastner (foreground) could almost see the color of their money as Wheels writers Carola Vyhnak and Bill Taylor spy a Rolls convertible
5/24/1988
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
8/14/1984
This week's special at the supermarket was trip itself in the hired Rolls with its built-in bar and built-in prestige
This week's special at the supermarket was trip itself in the hired Rolls with its built-in bar and built-in prestige
12/13/1976