How is Eleanor Thornton, secretary to British Lord Montagu of Beaulieu in the early twentieth century, part of automotive history? August 17, 2017 By Show answer She was the inspiration for the Flying Lady statuette – known as “The Spirit of Ecstasy” – That graces the radiator of the Rolls Royce. The original was created for Lord Montagu’s Sliver Ghost by sculptor Charles Sykes in 1911 More History QuestionsMore World History Questions