This car just seems like it would smell like rich leather, cigars, aftershave, and have been owned by some gentleman that only took it to the country club on the weekends. Old Money vibes.

@igormarinkovic1531

2 жыл бұрын

yeah aftershave is pricey 😆

@vulpes7079

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect, then

@aristotelisentertainment279

2 жыл бұрын

the country club or the ladies

@kadafi4lyf

2 жыл бұрын

@@aristotelisentertainment279 idk old money people were usually conservative and happy with their wives, I doubt they bought car back then to impress hoes

@creasefold1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@kadafi4lyf lol

No screens , no stupid sensors , no complicated buttons , just pure functionality , and real standards of luxury

@danielmiller9012

6 ай бұрын

Yes, build quality and elegance ages way better than tech! Why I love other cars like LC500 and Panamera so much, great build quality when cars in their class / price range focus more on tech and flash.

@rolls-royceowner1108

6 ай бұрын

Oh but there are stupid sensors and complicated componentry that will take you to the cleaners with that pure functionality and exceptional creature-comfort$! I have been driving Rolls-Royce saloons most of my life. Check out how expen$ive it is to overhaul the brakes/self leveling system, and exhaust systems! Like I tell people, if one must ask "how much" one does not belong behind the wheel of a RR! There's nothing more complicated than the hydraulic system on a Silver Shadow, Silver Wraith II, Silver Spirit, and Silver Spur saloon! I'll put it this way: if one doesn't proceed with caution one could end up with an extremely expensive nightmare that never ends...

@iosifd2409

6 ай бұрын

@@rolls-royceowner1108 Well its a Rolls Royce , not a Toyota Corolla , no matter how they age , they are still luxury vehicles . But the engines on them remains bulletproof no matter what .

@dannyo3317

3 ай бұрын

No driver engagement.....

@Catchingcars

3 ай бұрын

💯

4:31 gotta love that door closing sound, imagine to have your car has this sound, it'd boost up your mood a bit everytime you take your car out

@freddieparrydrums

2 жыл бұрын

My dad’s Rover P5B door sounds so good!

@wholeNwon

2 жыл бұрын

You mean too heavy for the hinges?

@Grandmaster-Kush

2 жыл бұрын

Thats me in my Volvo V70 everyday lmao

@StephaniexBecca1600

2 жыл бұрын

Something about all of the car doors in the 90s.

@Not_Lewis

2 жыл бұрын

the most satisfying ka-thunk

Tom I swear you’re the most natural car reviewer on KZread. At home and entertaining in any type of vehicle. And the foot click before getting in, respect 👌

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the nicest comment yet. Thank you!

@Forge17

2 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives and thank you for brightening our days during the pandemic

@caliqm2199

2 жыл бұрын

Wait,his name's not Ted?

@Forge17

2 жыл бұрын

@@caliqm2199 actually it’s Maximus Decimus Meridius, general of the armies of the north, and loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aurelius. He also goes by Tom

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives man I love your vids. Started watching you in the willys Jeep video, and more recently, the LFA ❤️. You got a new subscriber!

Seems always that it is the past that represents luxury. If only modern carmakers understood that.

@justenzo6342

2 жыл бұрын

Modern Rolls Royces are really luxurious though

@mikey380sx

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It used to be about opulence, now it’s about how many pointless gadgets and large screens. There’s even launch control in the Bentley Flying Spur. How unnecessary.

@xnopyt13

2 жыл бұрын

@@justenzo6342 they may be luxurious but the attention to detail just isn’t the same. The new phantom iirc has a horrible turn signal stalk, you can even see the plastic mold seam on it, even the stalk on my Honda Fit looks better lol

@justenzo6342

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikey380sx Yes I agree with that. Bentley are more supposed to be a luxury brand and consumer reports always pushes everything to be sporty.

@mikey380sx

2 жыл бұрын

@@justenzo6342 absolutely dude. I think luxury should be no compromise. But the calculator boffins at car companies want to make as much money as possible and giving cars multiple personalities must be the way forward in their eyes

It's so nice to see cars that don't have a big infotainment screen right in the middle of the dash.

Amazed how he never seems nervous while driving these cars, I know I could not handle the stress of driving stuff that expensive.

@Marklin15

Жыл бұрын

These are about the price of a Corolla or Camry now

@chirazi

2 ай бұрын

@@Marklin15in this condition. Its still expensive

Such beautiful interior, I prefer pure craftsmanship than fancy techs, craftsmanship is timeless.

Running low on gas? Just press the oil level button and suddenly you’re full again!

@bikemike1118

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@wholeNwon

2 жыл бұрын

@@bikemike1118 Until the head gasket blows and the block cracks.

@samdiamond6272

2 жыл бұрын

@@wholeNwon at least the 4 speed GM transmission won't break too easily.

@wholeNwon

2 жыл бұрын

@@samdiamond6272 Is that still the 1939 GM trans.?

@samdiamond6272

2 жыл бұрын

@@wholeNwon I think its probably a souped up caddy transmission.

I've got a low mileage Silver Shadow II from 1977. Such fun to drive. I'm always smiling :-)

I wish cars today had this level of quality instead of all the infotainment garbage.

@ronaldmcdonald9322

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@gavcom4060

2 жыл бұрын

carlos there are Bentleys, porsches, maybachs, and rolls royces today that have this level of quality, damn boomer

@ethan9553

2 жыл бұрын

so buy a rolls royce then lmao

@Carlos-bp1vp

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't specific enough. I'm talking about everyday cars that are built with all the electronic gizmos you can imagine, but then the dashboard or the seat start to crack and make noise because everything is cheap plastic. Notice how Toyota interiors age far better than all of the GM range or some Fords. It goes for the engine as well, we have plastic water pumps and manifolds that don't last. All I'm asking is quality over quantity.

@gavcom4060

2 жыл бұрын

@@Carlos-bp1vp it would be dumb for manufacturers to go against the market and create vehicles that are technologically inferior

that interior was so ahead of its time

Lovely to see a car from this era. My dad was an engine tester at Rolls Royce from around this time.

0:28 Man, even opening the door on that thing just sounds classy.

In my mind I am thinking the reason RR never bothered to label buttons and switches is because most customers would have a personal driver that would have been trained at a week long RR academy, where the engineers personally walk through all of the quirks and features with them. LOL

3:52 I like that Shoe-tap when entering the car - preventing dust, pebbles coming in!

Had a nice chat with the owner of this at British Car Day a few weeks ago. SO cool you got to drive it!

That woodwork is stunning

i would never grow tired of looking over that bonnet

This car just screams quality everywhere you look.

@driveweb5250

2 жыл бұрын

@BradgeVlogs Ah ? There is experience :))

I like this guy's style. Says it how it is and nails it every time. Provides a real insight on how the car drives. Good job.

I LOVE this series of Rolls Royce and Bentley. Post purchases the RR and Bentley really went separate ways with them becoming overly complicated behemoths. This series represents the last of true luxury, where craftsmanship, serenity, wafting and durability (if maintained properly) mattered.

@wholeNwon

3 ай бұрын

You mean continuously repaired breakdown after breakdown

Royces do *not* have cigarette lighters: they have *cigar* lighters. And rather than glide, a Royce *wafts.*

@deldridg

2 жыл бұрын

Power - adequate. Leg room - sufficient. Your comment - satisfactory.

@renelauzon1068

2 жыл бұрын

Who care

@ojasthakur3976

2 жыл бұрын

*Whafts

@21stcenturyozman20

2 жыл бұрын

@@ojasthakur3976 Whafts TF? Are you trying to be funny or did you just invent that word?

@abhishekr.9691

2 жыл бұрын

I see you're a man of culture.

Very clean spec, sick vid man! 🔥

I like that you can actually see the hood from inside the car so it will be easier to judge how far from the car in front you are and when to park etc.

The end made me very happy! There’s always something that sparks the interest in cars. You sir may have done it for them!

15:35 That’s still me at 22😂 I’ve actually met quite a few car people on bike rides around here.

It's the best car I've seen, how beautiful it is, my friend

@wholeNwon

8 ай бұрын

"Best"? Funny.

Luxury now: screens and toys and 0-60 Luxury then: rich thick leather, superb exquisite wood, build quality like no other, wafting in serenity and tranquility, reading a newspaper in the back in the lounge smoking a cigar…

Rich leather, Solid feel before the times of big plastic usage, large budgeting, Disposable parts and pieces. This is a true Piece of solid Metal.

@yeahnoway111

2 жыл бұрын

So is a new Phantom. Of course this is solid car, it was like 400k new

@slapshotjack9806

2 жыл бұрын

Till it crashes then YOU are no longer a solid piece

Oh man. Such a beautiful example of a luxury car. This is a true luxury car!

The steering wheel look so cool. I don't think it's ugly. I love the look of the Rolls-Royce steering wheel.

@despacitodaniel801

Жыл бұрын

looks like a fat toaster

@quackman

Жыл бұрын

It's definitely well-trimmed, with all that double-stitched leather.

The reason the indicator relay sound comes from the right is the main fuse panel, where the relay is located, is below the glove box.

Amazing! Thanks for the video. It's GOLD

You are just about the only masshole we actually like having up here in NH. Great vid and wonderful car as always! Bucket list to drive a rolls for sure

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

😆 thank you Troy!

Hey Ted great video as always love this classic thanks

Love the vids! Keep it up man!

Gorgeous old school class

I love your enthusiasm.

You always review such nice cars

It looks so smooth

beautiful car, and authentically British.

Would have loved to hear about the smell of the interior. I believe this was the last year they used Connolly leather. The company was out of business for several years until revived by Jonathon Connolly. The new ones have only a faint sniff of leather. I have a 35 year old Jaguar Vanden Plas that has that wonderful Connolly smell inside.

Amazing car~ Like your videos introducing the classic and gorgeous cars

Nice vid bro!

Love this review.

I watch your videos with headphones. Makes it sooo much better.

I'll drive one of these over anything made today. Such class

@michaelmontagu3979

Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with you. I've owned, as just the second owner, since 1982, a 1965 Silver Cloud III. Nothing would convince me to swap it for anything in the current Rolls-Royce range.

It's 2am wed morning, ur the best dude! It's a unique experience 👍

The End of the British Era Wow, such sadness in the video title 🥺😢

Sound amazing and looks amazing

I would prefer this channel any day over Doug de mouro. The way of presentation is soothing yet remarkable! Good job 🤘🏻 cheers 🙌🏻

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nabeel!

@lampochka2003

2 жыл бұрын

Doug is a chatterbox, we say "пиздючий ящик" in Soviet Russia

I just love your videos my friend. And your car choices😍

What a beautiful machine

i live for these videos

For a car built in the 90s, its almost silent, something that rolls Royce pride themselves on. It sounds like luxury

@andrewbintang4591

2 жыл бұрын

this car is way more silent in real life. what you hear in this video is either the blower or he forgot to put a window up.

Well, Sir Henry Royce said: Take the best and make it perfect. So RR bought in many items from selected manufacturers and made them fit into The Best Car In The World.

This beautiful Spur has the Hooper Coach work for the rear view back. Amazing work.

This is the true beauty of luxury car

The interior colors mix with beautiful harmony.

I love these types of cars.

@aaronlane8276

2 жыл бұрын

I would drive one of these over anything that is made today.

I remember someone dribbling on about the wood in my Turbo R and how it was like their Audi - another passenger pointed out "the wood in the Audi is just a photocopy, in the Bentley, it's solid planks."

@wholeNwon

8 ай бұрын

The word is "driveling".

@58Malt

8 ай бұрын

Dribbling - as opposed to gushing or flowing.@@wholeNwon

@wholeNwon

8 ай бұрын

@@58Malt As in prostate problems?

Glorious machine! Outdated, yes, but boy does it have presence! Maybe I prefer the styling of the earlier Silver Shadow compared with the sharp angles of this, but it is still really something.

@fredriksvard2603

2 жыл бұрын

I still think corniche is peak glamour

@hunkyblackman1915

2 жыл бұрын

Nah stop lying to yourself its ugly

@jkoysza1

Жыл бұрын

@@fredriksvard2603 Fredrik, clearly you are a man of high level taste. Drive yourself in the Corniche to an elegant evening!

@fredriksvard2603

Жыл бұрын

@@jkoysza1 Maybe its because i grew up with it, when luxury was depicted it was quite often with a white corniche... (or a countach or testarossa). I got to ride in one when it was a current model as a kid, felt like a million bucks. Just the thickness of the doors and the door "thud" was so different from regular cars of the time (think tin cans like volvo 740, ford granada/sierra/scorpio and so on, not todays substantial daily drivers).

@kensmechanicalaffair

Жыл бұрын

Is Art outdated?

Beautiful Spur. The earlier Shadows are starting to grow on me now but good ones are getting up there in price and bad ones are an expensive proposition

When Rolls Royce Was Rolls Royce Ahh Miss IT SO Much

Great review!

3:52 - love the double shoe-clap before getting into the cockpit...

Wooow, the sound that the doors make when being opened...

This is the perfect car to hop in after a breakfast in Miami and go for a ride to New Orleans and have Dinner., and you get off relaxed. . Ok the service and the spare parts are extreme expansiv , but when you drive a Rolls you know that. . SMILE

Classic analog limousine, nice age 👌🏻

That 'American Redwood Trim' is booootiful.👍 Great video by the way.😊

Respect

This car was made in 1999 and is still more luxurious than my 2021 car.. it's just an amazing car..

@kensmechanicalaffair

Жыл бұрын

It's one my dream vehicles. I only want my hands on it.

@jf7009

7 ай бұрын

@@kensmechanicalaffair You probably could right now. They got very, very cheap.

Wow Dude. I'd be too nervous to drive that car, for how valuable it is being the "last one" made.

@Shadow-lq7rx

6 ай бұрын

dont worry everyone avoids the rolls on the road

True analog engineering. Awesome

You cannot ignore the shear quality of this English icon of the motor world. Luxury at its very best.

That's just pure hypnotising watching the drive in that😀

A true Rolls Royce in the gorgeous New Hampshire roads is truly a sight to see!

@Blackadder75

2 жыл бұрын

I was already wondering why the roads and traffic looked so european , now I understand

That Redwood ❤😍❤ Gorgeous, gorgeous interior!

I like how that center rectangular display doesn't line up with the steering column cover.

I can already imagine sitting in this specific car

What a beauty. Period.

What a beautiful car

Was great seeing you today, thx for the sticker:)

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

It was great to meet you!!

That car show looks awesome! Stratos, others unreal!

I especially like the fax machine in the back seat!

In 1996 I bought an 83 spirit and took it apart and from all the parts used in the spirit spur series I rebuilt my car with most of the items found on the flying spur.my paint work is better than RR and my suspension was made by lotis for RR 14 speakers 14v amps and 14volt ignition pepped it up. A transmission cooling pan arnage alloy wheels redyed leather 3 way beige red and black mirror tinted glass and so much, more. But then 2008 happened I put it in storage at 51k miles soon to be recommisioned. 22 other cars I have I've been working on. Sold off my pair of shadows and a SC3 that belonged to Tifanies I purchased 15 other various cars,I restore for now.but I have my custom built RR for myself built by myself for the golden years.... It rivals this 1999 great video I enjoyed it

Everyone should have a Rolls.

The interior looks like out of a 60s one, I absolutely love that.

@trainman665

2 жыл бұрын

More 80s than 60s.

@isaacsrandomvideos667

2 жыл бұрын

@@trainman665 I meant the dash shape.. though it does definitely look more 80s around the rest of the car, still while hinting at the 60s though.

This 1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is the epitome of old style luxury. This car is designed to give a smooth, quiet, comfortable ride. Also the seats are very comfortable. Back in the past when Rolls-Royce was asked about power and torque, the Rolls-Royce answer was "sufficient".

@onelyone6976

2 жыл бұрын

And it definetily should be extremely comfortable with Citroën hydropneumatic suspension

@paulrchapman1

2 жыл бұрын

@@onelyone6976 But it isn’t really the Citroën system. I have had Citroën DS’s and now own a Silver Spirit. The oleo pneumatic suspension works on the rear wheels only and in conjunction with conventional coil springs. The chief function is to keep the car level should 3 large businessmen weigh down the back. The height correctors and suspension spheres are identical to Citroën but the suspension is nowhere near as soft.

BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️

Nice to see that car, and see you in my part of New Hampshire!

Dope channel it’s my dream car 💯

Roll on Rolls Royce 😋 👌

Perfectly timed transition 😂12:04

Omg with the small rear window!! Dude you drive some delicious interesting vehicles 🚗

Spectacular car.

6:37 I like how there’s a Porsche right behind him ☺️

You said a very true thing. The first owner can afford to maintain them, usually the second can. Then they depreciate and are more affordable but not cheaper to maintain. That's when the problems and real expense start. I've owned a 1965 Silver Cloud III, as second owner, since 1982. I keep it properly maintained and it's in first class condition. It's been valued at £60,000 more than I paid.

the tapping of feet before entering the rolls is the most real thing ive ever seen. lol