Rolls Royce and the Evolution of Armoured Cars A Rolls Royce armoured car in the streets of Dublin (according to reel caption). Originally bolted together from civilian Rolls Royce cars in 1914, the British Army developed a standardized version that served in remote parts of the empire and was used for riot control. pic.twitter.com/HhnraVUUrS— Real Time History (@realtime_hist) March 3, 2020