I had the opportunity to sit in AX201 when she visited New Zealand in the early 1990s. An awe inspiring experience considering what the car is and the people who have ridden in it. Definitely punching above my weight! Unforgettable.

@jimmyfleetwood1118

Жыл бұрын

I understand your feelings--I arranged (I knew it's caregiver) for my father to sit in AX201, August 2004, at Monterey, Ca. He never forgot it, either. AX201 is forever a "member of the family". A tip--look up the photos of Wenda Parkinson, from Vogue 1950, with AX201.

@grandadneal8114

9 ай бұрын

Lucky it wasnt stolen and used for a ram raid

world's most expensive car is not an accurate story title

@dayancakra1321

9 ай бұрын

Should be no "most".

@colinashby3775

9 ай бұрын

At the rolls meeting it probably was

Chitti Chitti Bang Bang!!

This is very nice,rolls and royce really made history,thanks for the works they have done.

3:08 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental, coachwork by Kellner

that 2 door Bentley fastback has my vote!

@arburo1

9 ай бұрын

Worth over half a million quid.

I saw one on display at The Goshen Racetrack in Goshen NY years ago when I was a child... Amazing machine...

Had one of these under a tarp in my barn. I sold it to my cousin Clem for $20 and a can of chew. Should've held out for two can's of chew.

@lawrencelewis2592

Жыл бұрын

20 bucks? Man you got took! I would have held out for a couple of cigars and a ticket to the circus.

@censured-again

Жыл бұрын

​@@lawrencelewis2592Maybe he can be the monkey at the Circus.

Britain could not make that car today, yet they could make it and every single component 100 years ago, today the bodies and most of the drive train and motor come from Germany, Britain is just an assembler nation from other more capable nations manufacturing industries.

@dougmoran3340

9 ай бұрын

Britain's car industry was destroyed by trades unions.

My friend once owned this.

Does it come with a giant decanter and 6 really big glasses?

Who was in the driving seat ?

Third time lucky, oh dear ;-)

🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷🥰🥰🥰Thankyou I love it sir.

What model year?

Thanks,my plans was to build only one model for my self.

I had one, but I sold it as it kept getting dinged in the car park at Lidl.

lindo veiculo charmoso otimo acabamento confortavel isto sim e carro o resto e porqueira

What? No Trabant from East Germany? C'MON MAN! 😂

@vdavis4785

9 ай бұрын

Q. Why do Trabants have rear window defrosters? A. To keep your hands warm when you're pushing it.

@luislaplume8261

9 ай бұрын

@@vdavis4785 Why didn't we capitalist Americans think of that? 😁

I swear the algorithms read my thoughts. I was watching a RR event on KZread yesterday & thought about AX201. I had a Matchbox model of it 55 years ago & have never forgotten the registration.

@Tvjunkieful12

Жыл бұрын

It is a mystery to me why I was selected for this video, only having watched news clips on YT??? The only thing car related I have watched lately was tv coverage of last weekend's the Akropolis Rally. But I am pretty sure there wasn't any Rolls Royces in it. The closest link to anything to do with Rolls Royce for me is some weeks back. A Swedish programme about car rescuers in Stockholm, in which one of the cars rescued was what was left of a crashed Bentley Turbo R originally bought and owned, back in the eighties, by Benny Anderson of ABBA fame. So it is a mystery to me why I was selected to be recommended this video. As for what is the world's most expencive car, that keeps changing depending on which of a handful of extremely rare cars has changed owner most recently. A Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 model sold at auction in 2018 for 48.4 mill dollars was reported to be the world's most expencive car. Until Mercedes Benz put up for auction one of only 2 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe', designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut, where it sold for 135 million Euros.

@gary5481

Жыл бұрын

@@Tvjunkieful12 not too many years ago, a bugatti Royale, held that distinction for a very long time, having changed hands for £7million.

@Tvjunkieful12

Жыл бұрын

@@gary5481 Interesting to know. Thanks for info. If I am not mistaken there is a Bugatti model which there only was made 4 of, and one of them owned by Bugatti himself, which might, or might not, still exist - although it probably was lost in the second world war. But if any of them should turn up likely would be a contender for most expencive car in the world.

@bettybegley8383

Жыл бұрын

My brother had a Matchbox of it too!

@lawrencelewis2592

Жыл бұрын

@@Tvjunkieful12 Every Bugatti Royale still exists today.

Is this the same "Those Magnificent Men and their flying Machines" Rolls Royce ?

Cars for the lords the nobles

Cuando era niño había muchos carros de esos acá en Jalisco en el rancho de Guadalajara y casi en todos los ranchitos y en mi patio tengo una Simplex del dice que muchas piezas ya no son originales trato de hacerlas pero pues sin maquinaria no es posible pero ahí esta

Worlds best looking car 👍🏻🇬🇧

What's not to like about this automobile!

G'day Car Dude, Cripes! I thought that wide-shot was taken at a Saudi oil sheiks' convention.😉 I'd love to see an estimate of what the total cost of all those 'Rollers' and Bentley's might be. It truly was a significant point in history when, mechanical/electrical engineer, Henry Royce was introduced to, Fulham car dealer, Charles Rolls at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 4 May 1904. They had absolutely no way of predicting what an indelible mark their company would make on the world. RR supplied chassis for early 'armored cars' and aircraft engines during WW1 As far as I understand it, for many years, one could take a Rolls Royce, and later a Bentley, to any one of a number of specialist, luxury 'coach makers', and they would fashion a unique motor car for you...if you had enough of the folding stuff. These days the Motor Car division of RR offers so many possible variations of their vehicles that the hardest part is deciding what you want in your 'one off' prestige 'motor'. They even have a gentleman; possibly with the steadiest hand in the world, who does RR's 'pinstriping' by hand; (no pressure!). In fact, I've seen a fascinating video on KZread about the 'pinstriping' gent and all the other folk who will make you a 'uniquely customised' RR. If you had told Messer’s Rolls and Royce that their relatively tiny aircraft engines would, one day, power mammoth 'flying machines' that could transport more than 200 people, you would have ended up in a fair dinkum 'looney bin'. It is said that only after the name, 'Coca-Cola', Rolls Royce is the most well-known 'branding' in the world. The fact that the name still exists is a minor miracle. The car and aircraft engine divisions of the company have been 'shuffled' around over a dozen owners and configurations; split up, reunited then split again, even parts of it spending long period under UK government ownership. The first 'Silver Ghost' RR, (AX201) is special in many ways. For instance its radiator does not have either the horizontal, or the later, vertical radiator bars that instantly identify Rolls Royce’s, even to those with little or no knowledge of motor vehicle history. Much of the 'set in stone' branding of Rolls Royce motor vehicles is directly traceable to their almost universal exposure in old and new movies and their regular appearance on worldwide news bulletins that involve the ultra-rich and famous. There was even a motion picture named, 'The Yellow Rolls Royce'. The late, Queen Elizabeth II, had a liking for Rolls Royce’s and Bentleys, sometimes said to be 'gifts' from the companies, as did her father and other Heads of State around the world. Queen Elizabeth had a personal preference for 'Claret' coloured cars with, in the early days, little details like her preferring round wing mirrors. In the heady world of Rolls Royce; you get what you want, IF, you can afford it. I’ve ridden in several ‘Rollers’ and a couple of Bentley’s and for decades I’ve particularly lusted over a certain kind of Bentley. I’m nearing 70 now and I figure I still might get one; if I win our national lottery 5 times! 🤣 I’m not sure if this old saying refers to Rolls Royce’s or Bentley’s but it certainly applies: “You either have one or you want one.” Finally, is owning one of these beautiful cars practical, without the lifestyle to match? The answer for me is, sadly, no. The routine servicing fee would wipe out my annual pension. There’s absolutely no way I’d park mine in a multi-story car park or take a chance on leaving it outside our local ‘mediocremarket’! 😟 Cheers, Bill H. P.S. Before I cop any flak from fellow 'ordinary' people who love these cars as much as I do; I understand some have spent years saving to acquire a new or used one. That plan never worked for me but I applaud those who have. Good on you! B.H.

@user-zp7jp1vk2i

9 ай бұрын

many late fifties and early sixties Silver Clouds came over to the USA and Canada in the 1970;s to 1990's. Now we're shipping them back to Europe. A S Cloud actually can be picked up for pretty cheap money and they're actually a lot easier to work on than a lot of over-engineered English cars of the same era!!

@WeeShoeyDugless

9 ай бұрын

Yes, Rolls is to BMW what Lexus is to Toyota. Likewise Bentley to Volkswagen😁👍

That car is over 100 years old

Fourth time lucky oh yeah :)

imagine needing a battery charge/boost if you had the only car for 100 kilometers, might be a while before someone comes along.

@vdavis4785

9 ай бұрын

Another good reason to have a crank. This vehicle appears to have the crank in place in the front, with a cute little snood to keep it still when the vehicle is in motion.

what a shame that your camera work is not up to it

@henkbangma3015

9 ай бұрын

Well, It ìs in landscape mode...

The world most expensive car ? how much ?

@bigredc222

9 ай бұрын

It's in the description, 75 million pounds.

My Rolls I sold. My Mercedes W 126 I KEEP! 👍😄😞😮😑

Is it a diesel? Hardly the most expensive car in the world, Mercedes-Benz may chase after you for entitling the video as such, it's just an old roller.

The world's most expensive car: the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe became the most expensive car ever sold in 2022, and it has not yet been beaten. It sold at auction for an eye-watering €135 million - the equivalent of £114.4 million. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJ96xrqoodzXnKQ.html

Why is this car so valuable who did it belong to

@thecardude762

Жыл бұрын

Was bought from RR Bentley by the VW Group who then sold it to a private collector. Was the first RR to wear the Silver Ghost name.

@tommasosantojanni

Жыл бұрын

@@thecardude762 who owns it now?

This car came to New Zealand in 1992 where some loser threw manure on it.

Geez, I don't think all the gold in Fort Knox could cover the cost of all the Rolls Royce's sitting on that lawn. That Silver Ghost was pretty cool.

❤🚗👌💐🇮🇳🙏

ကြည်လိုကောင်သောခေတ်ဟောင်ကားလက်ယာမြောက်စွာထုပ်လုပ်ထားသောရှူမညီးလှပစွာယခုခေတ်ထိမြင်တွေရပါသည်ရိုးရှင်သောရာဇဝင်ထဲကကားတစီးထုပ်ဖေါ်ပြသသွားသည်သင်၏ဗီဒီယိုမျဝေလိုက်သည်

See Lady Dickinbottom telling the old dude how to drive the ancient silver roller. Now thats a grease monkey, or just plain greedy little ape. Humans are sad 😭

@glynluff2595

9 ай бұрын

I think the saddest comment is yours.

@dearbrad1996

9 ай бұрын

@@glynluff2595 nobody cares what you think so keep your comments to yourself

@fungiformenow

9 ай бұрын

Twit

Engine and fuel system needs restoring by time served proffessionals.

@censured-again

Жыл бұрын

Maybe provisionals, there are too many letters in your "professionals". 😅😂 😮

@rorykelly8275

Жыл бұрын

@@censured-again ah because I have a learning difficulty the engine needs restoration? Well that’s a new one on me

@byteme9718

10 ай бұрын

@@rorykelly8275 WTF are you on about?

My cars better than that rolls, because it always starts first time, and when it rains, I don't get wet.

And yet .. not the most attractive car.

Doesn’t look that great but to each his own

Expensive ? Looks like SH## Buy a Porsche !!!

story title is inaccurate

I'm a bit surprised that they sold it, I thought it was considered a national treasure.

@arburo1

9 ай бұрын

AX 201 was owned by RR/Bentley cars, Crewe. This factory and the Bentley brand was bought by VW so AX201 came with the deal. RR was bought by BMW. As AX201 is a RR it doesn't fit into the product range of the new Bentley business. The accountants decided to liquidise their asset and sold AX201 along with its sister vintage RR, a 10HP. Both cars were sold to a world renown collector who lives abroad, but the cars will stay in the UK.

Берегите их, возможно вам мелкобритые наглосаксы придётся ездить на этих машинах.

If it is not a Dunsenburg you don't have the greatest car, Only Dunsenburg or no thanks..

@martinluke9470

9 ай бұрын

@markstaggs7342 What is a top value Dusenburg worth?

@lunam7249

9 ай бұрын

$5 - 20 MILLION = DUESENBERG

@lunam7249

9 ай бұрын

DE LA HAYE = $40 MILLION❤❤🎉🎉😳😳🤓