Winners – Research Award

In 2017, the Trustees of the Foundation initiated ‘The Sir Henry Royce Foundation Research Award.


This award, with a prize of $500, which will be awarded annually to the person who in the opinion of Trustees, has made best use of Foundation ‘Archive’ to research a topic of Rolls-Royce and Bentley interest and who has published this research in Praeclarum or in a wider distribution, publicly available media.  This Award is open to all, not just members of the RROC-A. Entries must be submitted to the Hon. Archivist by end-January so that the Trustees and Archivist can decide on a winner for announcement at the annual  Federal Rally of the RROCA.

  • 2023 – Ian Berg in receiving the 2023 SHRF Research Award. Ian is the editor of the ’20-Ghost Gazette’ which has been published since 2019. He has included a number of articles within the Gazette which for which he has sourced material from the SHRF archives. He is also the Silver Ghost Registrar for the RROCA and publishes register reports within ‘Praeclarum’ each edition. Photographs from the archives have been used within these articles. In 2022, Ian co-authored the book ‘Concerning the 20hp Rolls-Royce: 1922-2022’ along with David Davis in celebration of the centenary of the 20hp Rolls-Royce. The book was sponsored by the 20-Ghost Club and is available through the SHRF. Many of the photographs and much of the historical research was sourced through the archives of the SHRF.

  • 2020 – The 2020 winning research articles by Greg Johnston, from RROCA-VIC are: 
    – Researching B365GT – As Sir Humphrey would say, “It was all in the files, Minister…..”
    – The Provenance of Bentley MkVI, B365GT 

2018 – First Prize

The winner of the 2018 first prize. Artist: Andrew Lome For his magnificent acrylic painting Titled 'Pride & Joy'. $5,000 acquisitive prize.

2018 – Second Prize

The Foundation Award second prize winner is Artist: Maxwell Wilks For his beautiful oil painting Titled: 'Elegance and Style' $3,000 acquisitive prize

2018 – Third Prize

Winner of the 2018 third prize is: Artist: Steven Park For his dreamy acrylic Titled: 'Silver Cloud -Sunshine Coast' $2,000 acquisitive prize

2018 – Highly Commended

2018 Highly Commended awarded to: Artist: John Orlando Birt Titled: 'The Long Road Home'

2018 – Highly Commended

2018 Highly Commended award to Artist: John Jones Titled: '1920 Silver Ghost' Car 127BW, owner Lyel Murrell

2018 – Commended

2018 Foundation Award of Commended to: Artist: Susan Gillham Titled: 'Ghost on the Nullabor'

2018 – Commended

2018 Foundation Award of Commended to: Artist: Wendy Havard Titled: 'May 30th 1942'

2012 – First Prize

The First Prize of $5,000 was awarded to: Maxwell Wilks – a celebrated artist in the French impressionist style. “1910 Silver Ghost” Oil

2012 – Second Prize

The Second Prize of $3,000 was awarded to: Stephen Park “Bentley” Acrylic

2012 – Third Prize

The Third Prize of $2,000 was awarded to: Neville Hunt “The Phantom II 1929” Water colour

2012 – Highly Commended

John Orlando Birt "Lemans Thunder 1930" Water Colour

2012 – Highly Commended

Wendy Havard "Green & Gold" Oil.

2012 – Highly Commended

Ian Laurens "Bentley 1934" Acrylic.

2012 – Highly Commended

Stephen Park "Corniche" Acrylic.

2012 – Highly Commended

Elisabet Smedbakken "Silver Clouds" Acrylic