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Now the Rest of the Story Rolls Royce owners want to protect their automobiles at least as much as the rest of us want to protect ours. And Rolls engineers of course know that. So all Rolls Royces now have the latest greatest locks on their doors. No other cars in the world utilize this particular locking system. Rolls Royce Motors is not renowned for innovation. For example, the accelerator linkage, the knuckle joint on one model has remained unchanged for almost eight decades. That's almost a hundred years, not only because Sir Henry Royce himself designed it, but also because automotive experts have been unable to improve on it. In the Rolls Royce door locks there was room for improvement. So Rolls broke with tradition so that hereafter Rolls owners will be able to park with the same confidence that they've always been able to drive. That is the rest of the story. Now. The automobile accessory market is larger and more diversified than it's ever been. Automobiles themselves are more expensive than ever. So is it any wonder that automotive security is one of the biggest issues in the industry? Automobile anti theft devices generally fall into four categories. The first comprises the so called immobil, designed to prevent the car from being moved or driven away. Mechanical types variously interfere with the steering and the braking and the gear shift systems. Electrical immobilizers simply render the car's ignition system inoperative. The second category of anti theft devices includes all of the alarms. The most effective of those alarms are those which start shrieking and honking and flashing before the thief has actually entered the car. And the third category combines these first two complete immobilizer alarm systems, the most sophisticated of which are now sensor operated. And the last category, security locks. Run of the mill. Automobile door locks have always been vulnerable. Headless door lock knobs have eliminated the coat hanger as an optional tool for gaining entry. And yet the locks themselves, the ordinary ones, are not as challenging as they'd ought to be. A variety of high security add on locks are currently available. Mortise deadlocks are popular and effective. Many insurance companies insist on them if the car is regularly transporting valuable items. And yet it's difficult to imagine a better door locking system than that which comes standard now with all Rolls Royce automobiles. It is centrally operated by the key, a separate function for each of two progressed positions. The lock itself is a hand assembled five pin tumbler. It is virtually unpickable and a forger's odds of producing correct duplicate key are 24,000 to one against. These door locks are unparalleled in sophistication. And so in 1987, Rolls Royce is now daring the rest of the industry to catch up, even though that ultimately prestigious company, in a sense, is itself behind the times. For this latest greatest Rolls Royce security system is not original. With Rolls Royce engineers, the one they're using is. Is an adaptation patterned after another security system, one invented by the ancient Egyptians to confound those who would steal from the tomb of the pharaoh. That's right. This newest lock is 4,000 years old. And now you know the rest of the story.