Today, Rolls-Royce is a globally recognised symbol of unimaginable luxury. These cars can be afforded only by kings, billionaires and movie stars. But few people know that this entire empire of refinement grew out of real poverty. At its origins stood a hungry boy who at the age of nine sold newspapers on the streets of London simply in order not to starve to death. He had almost no education — just a couple of years of school in his whole life. And yet it was he who, starting essentially with an empty pocket, created a marque whose name became a synonym for perfection all over the world. In this video we will tell you how a destitute newspaper boy, who slept in a dog kennel to escape the cold, turned into the greatest engineer of his era. You will learn how one chance meeting in a Manchester hotel changed the history of the automobile forever, and why even the death of its creator could not stop his dream. This is the story of Henry Royce and Charles Rolls — a brilliant recluse engineer and a dazzling aristocratic racer, whose alliance united talent and ambition. A story about the "Silver Ghost", which covered 24,000 kilometres without a single breakdown, about the engines that lifted the legendary "Spitfire" into the sky, and about how the names of two Englishmen became the benchmark of luxury across the whole planet. Enjoy watching! If you like stories about great people, inventions and turning points in history — hit like, subscribe and share this video with your friends. Many more astonishing stories lie ahead.