1930s pre war Rolls Royce 20/25 - the car that saved Rolls Royce!

[@stevekovacs6250]

Beautiful design and example. My Mom was 12 years old when that car was built and she's still with us today at 102 and weeks away from 103.

[@theothertonydutch]

Bro, that's dope. Say hi to your nan from the netherlands for the love of humanity

[@stevekovacs6250]

@theothertonydutch thanks for acknowledging! Cheers!!

[@idriveaclassic]

Wow really?! She’s such a lucky lady to have seen such a monumental part of history with all the changing of tech, fall of the empire, etc. send her my best wishes.

[@christophvogl4319]

Congrats to her upcoming 103rd birthday and hopefully your mom will stay in good shape for a long time! :)

[@Vince_uk]

Steph arriving in style in a fabulous piece of motoring excellence.

[@AngloAm]

Has she ever arrived in anything other than style?

[@bindefuni5407]

She made a great entrance

[@robert3302]

And looking the part in her smart fur chapeau.

[@koini11]

I really appreciate this channel's commitment to pre-war cars. They appear quite regularly and I find learning about them very interesting and find the de-mystifaction useful. I doubt I'm ever going to have a Rolls Royce but I am pre-war curious and would love something interesting one day. Maybe a Riley or similar.

[@simonbirt6121]

What a car, the condition is outstanding. The leather upholstery is wonderful.

[@scragnut]

What a wonderful piece of motoring history. I am a big fan of pre war cars and this Rolls Royce is outstanding. I’d love one of these. Another great video Steph - very informative.

[@mikecleasby709]

What a beautiful piece of engineering. Pretty remarkable about how Rolls Royce pulled it off and endured through the climate of the times

[@SunShine-dk6rk]

Hi Steph, this is a gem, as a youngster in the 70's id see the RR chassis being driven around Honeypot lane, just the chassis with a driver on top wearing WW2 goggles,gloves and leather helmets, they must have been testing and as a school boy it was quite something to see, id also see a RR with the reg MPW Muliner Park Ward, the VDP factory was local and i've recently learnt that Bentleys were prepped nearby. I love your enthusiasm and knowledge along with the work you put in, it's great reading the comments too. Best wishes to yourself,loved ones and fellow viewers ❤❤❤.

[@johnvender]

Long time ago when one of my brothers got married I was his best man and I got driven from the church to the reception in a 1939 Rolls Royce. It was a great experience and I loved watching the driver change gears in the manual gearbox.

[@drwho534]

Amazing piece of motoring history and Steph looks at home in this first class grocery getter!

[@RonaldThomas-j9g]

it's wonderful to see you enjoy driving the Rolls Royce 20/25 and at the end beening driven and all that was missing was a glass of champane.

[@PaulFellows3430]

This is my absolute favourite era of Rolls-Royce motor car. My Dad was born in 1933 and he always told me growing up that this era of RR's were the "King & Queen of Cars". Having admired them all my life and, since the interent became available, watched excellent videos like this one, I know this to be true. I also really like the well-proprtioned body on this particular example. Thank you for bringing us such a lovely video.

[@omgdwayne1565]

Your delivery is excellent. Love your choice of cars and the knowledge you bring.

[@JonasM.M.]

For me, this is by far the most beautiful elegant and greatest quality automobile ever built

[@andrewcrowther1973]

Great way to start the year 2025 with a Rolls Royce 20/25. You really know how to arrive in style. Great video as always and beautiful piece of British engineering 😊

[@michaelwright2986]

Absolutely splendid to be taken on a jaunt by such an informative chaufeuse.

[@johndean958]

Hi Steph, great to see you back around..Such a wide range you cover, thanks. What a treat in the Rolls Royce. Cheers, John (Australia

[@marial8235]

I absolutely love this red/black example.❤ the Quality is so wonderful. i doubt anything from 2025 will be around a hundred years from now.

[@Rottingboards]

You could really see how excited Steph was when she just thought of taking it for a spin. She lit up like a Christmas tree.

[@Scouser22]

Lovely. Both this car and presentation are excellent.

[@LWVH81]

This is wonderful. I love when you do prewar cars, especially Rolls-Royce or Bentley which I have.

[@Thunderbolt6fifty]

Thank you for featuring these beautiful prewar cars, we need more people to be aware of what fun and good value they are . They attract more interest and compliments from people you meet than any ‘modern classic” or supercar. Well done Steph. ❤

[@donnyrover1]

horn sounded like the intro to night boat to cairo by madness , great vid , lovely car

[@omarcurrossimon7927]

I LOVE the 20/25 since I was a kid. Beautiful vídeo! Greetings and thank you from Asturias, Spain

[@1aikane]

Classy automobile. Timeless design

[@Bezart34]

What an absolute gem of a car! And beautifully prestented by Steph, as always!

[@peterriggall8409]

Just beautiful Steph and thanks so much to the caring generous owner.

[@philipparker1319]

When you operated the horn, I could not help but think of Toad from “Wind in the Willows”……..”Poop, poop, get out of my way!!” 😂😂

[@tns5044]

Lovely car, fantastic experience! Thanks for the video!

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Very enjoyable Steph. What a unique experience.

[@CarlH.]

An excellent entrance Steph....like a Princess arriving at a ball and a well presented review that i enjoyed.......thanks for the upload! 😊

[@patpateephangern9379]

That is a piece of beauty!

[@johnd8892]

Thanks for a real surprise Steph. Now I will have to find out what made the 20 model popular and what made this 20/25 more popular again.

[@joeseeking3572]

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton had a 1934 20/25... Nice to see this, thank you.

[@grayfool]

Very nice start to the year Steph. Lovely car.

[@K2shadowfax]

'Trafficator' aka 'blinkers!' What a very nice motor. dear Santa...

[@andyf750]

Happy Sunday Steph. Great video as always!

[@McGrory69]

leaving us all desperate for a tour of the back seats and see that partition in operation.

[@johnpritchard2772]

Hello Steph, what a very special car, a great experience for you and the viewer!! Such modern equipment for the driver - and the engine is so responsive and very quite!! The whole video was so enjoyable!! Best wishes from Lincolnshire

[@adamap2796]

You’d have thought the driver would have at least opened the door for you Steph. Great video. 👍

[@allanmollison6971]

An excellent car and an excellent start to the year, 😊👍

[@christophvogl4319]

1934 is the year my father was born. For 10 years I had the privilegue to own and drive a 1934 Phantom II Continental (same fascia, but 100 miles speedo), after an involuntary sale 2001 I found relief in 2 SZ models from 1983 and 1991 and since 2022 I am back to a 1938 Wraith - the vintage of my mother... ;) Thank you for the nice feature! Wonderful original car, by the way, I love those 20/25 D-Backs! :)

[@adebrade172]

Listening to the radio this morning and Steph talking about the Sinclair C5.

[@tamiamidrmn]

Steph, that is a beautiful car! Great video 🙂

[@graemew7001]

My first thought was "To the Manor Born", don't worry Steph, you're way too young to get that reference lol. What a fabulous and majestic car, and especially considering that its not even top of the range I can see why it sold so well. That horn though, talk about OTT!!

[@glynjones2540]

What a beautiful car - everything that today's RR isn't! Incidentally 6 cylinder Alvises of this era (Speed 25, 4.3 litre etc ) had ALL synchro gearboxes. Have you driven one of these?

[@RobinPalmerTV]

If only these old beauties could see the monstrosities of their much younger siblings they would be in tears.

[@tarekmirdad]

THIS IS A WONDERFUL VIDEO. I ENJOYED WATCHING IT. IT IS WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@JohnnieAshton]

Brilliant as always😍 I did notice the car appears to have 660 miles on the clock, which to a novice like me suggests the car has done 100,659 miles, in around 90 years, which would tally with being used for shopping trips. And what a way to arrive, style plus some😍🤣😂🤣😂🤩

[@FRFRANKIE]

Thanks!

[@idriveaclassic]

Ahh thank you so much!!!

[@martinihrck2704]

A great car for the time! great to see thanks Steph🤩

[@FRFRANKIE]

One beautiful car. I loved the video.

[@stubostar]

Great video to start the year. What a lovely experience it must be to be chauffered around in that roller...

[@joshhodg]

Always a pleasure to watch Steph. I've been waiting to see one of these in action. :)

[@davidhinkson8856]

Beautiful car in outstanding condition.

[@captaintorch983]

What a trim, stylish beauty! The car is a stunner as well. Great review, Steph.

[@peterjharnden]

Steph, there are times when I really do envy you, and watching you drive this beauty is one of them! Thanks and here’s to more ‘gems’ in 2025 🎉❤

[@frankie9259]

Starting the New Year with great cars and looking great!! Thank You for another Interesting and entertaining video.

[@rustynut9uk897]

That's a beautiful video on cold day❤

[@fepatton]

Such a lovely piece of art and engineering. Seems like a great car to take into town for shopping trips! 😄 Great video as always, Steph.

[@colinhutchinson5282]

Over thirty years since been through Ramsbottom, same roadworks then too !

[@Labergemusic]

Your videos always make my day. This vehicle is magnificent!

[@mazzolajewelleryandgallery2100]

I like the way you used "all its splendor" rather than the more common "all its glory".

[@Hep-g8r]

Great video

[@nigel9843]

Such a beautiful car , looked so easy for you to drive, thanks for such a lovely review.

[@gbentley8176]

Superb car and top coach builder. Hooper 20/25 was my driving car when taking the test. No division as it was the sportsman saloon with boot.

[@jandera1]

Thank you very much for the beautiful video. No one has ever explained it so beautifully and shown how this car is used. You are great. I have been looking around for a similar Rolls for a long time, but so far none of the ones on offer have appealed to me. But when I see the right RR 20/25 D-back saloon it will be mine. I love this car.

[@paulchenery8013]

A great interview as always.

[@henkbarnard1553]

Lovely matching outfit.

[@cabbepe]

Wow! That was a good insight of a Rolls Royce of the thirties. A friend of mine has a 56 Silver Cloud and once I had the fortune to get a ride in the rear seat! Just as nice.

[@larstragl146]

Thanks for another great video, your whole channel is such a treat 🙂

[@gatewayz75]

Just fabulous 😊

[@metricstormtrooper]

Steph, that's got to be the best car to start a new year, happy new years.

[@UrbanoDagrippino]

Welcome back Steph great car

[@Allan9966]

Excellent video as always. I think I would be too scared to drive it! Well done.

[@paulbriggs3072]

Beautiful. The 25 designation literally meant 25 horsepower. Hard to believe Rolls Royce would have made such paltry horsepower engines. Riding lawnmowers today have more power. Rolls Royce of America from 1926-1931 had the same coachbuilding arrangement. They were built in Springfield, Massachusetts as literally just a frame, engine, and wheels with a wooden box to sit on and drive the car. The car was driven around Long Island Sound by an employee in all kinds of weather, through New York City, and out the other side to Long Island City where it was delivered to the well-known coachbuilder Brewster. They built the entire bodies and interiors so that most of what people admired was actually the work of Brewster. These Springfield Rolls-Royces fetch the highest prices today for their daring style thanks to Brewster. They were 6 cylinder 108 hp engines. With so many other more powerful luxury cars to compete with and so many other coachbuilders offering options, there was no way Rolls Royce could compete in the great depression in the U.S. against Lincoln, Cadillac, Packard, Duesenberg, Pierce-Arrow, Franklin, Marmon, Chrysler etc. Rolls Royce quickly faded into oblivion as a rare import car.

[@alancartwright2244]

You're looking great, Steph, and what a lovely car.

[@daviemaclean61]

M'lady! Happy New Year. Don't think I'll bother pausing the video and looking on Ebay for this one! ;-) Cheers

[@peterdawson2384]

Hello , a fine car for a trip from Holcombe Brook through Ramsbottom , I now live on the south coast , it brought back memories of where I lived and worked many years ago. Thank You.

[@penfold5095]

Beautiful car. Another great video.

[@James-ld2jc]

Lovely old car and great video Steph. I think I would find a way to fit motorcycle indicators rather than drill holes in the bodywork...

[@scruffyspot9987]

Stunning 🤩🤩🤩💕love this 💕

[@allareasindex7984]

So nice to see you in the new year!

[@PaulBriden]

A great watch of something totally different. I would have expected the absorption of road imperfections to be better, however, this is due to my lack of experience of pre WW2 cars. The sad thing about pre-war cars is the values have dipped big time because a lot of the people that used to buy them are dying or dead. We thoroughly enjoyed the review and seeing what the car does but we would never buy any pre-war car. Once one is used to power steering, electric windows, adjustable seats etc etc unless one is part of a six car family, in my opinion they really are a niche classic and a total labour of love. As you said, the great thing about RR cars is the help and spares situation are very good, just like MG's really. As far as modern cars are concerned, I could live without central locking, auto, electric windows, 30 speakers, electric seats etc. The one thing I could not live without is air conditioning, as my dad said when he went to the States in the 70's and 80's before A/C became common on UK cars was the A/C. The main reason being is the demisting qualitys on a rainy wet damp day as well as no noise at speed with open windows and of course not baking on a hot day. I guess that is why high end 60's and 70's cars still sell well as they were way ahead of their time with all the goodies. There is no great sacrifice to modern amenities. Thanks for posting the review. Cheers.

[@bobgodwin9927]

Excellent

[@nigellacey559]

Now thats the car i want

[@RobertJarecki]

Growing up in San Diego County California, I only saw Rolls-Royce automobiles on television until I went to college in Los Angeles in 1970. There, I rented an apartment in Hollywood where there were mostly Clouds and Shadows. There was a 1930s Rolls frequently parked on Santa Monica Blvd. and a 1925 roadster for sale at a used car dealer at Doheny and Sunset for the low price of US$2,500. My parents were having none of it. That same exact car (a LHD Picadilly roadster, IIRC) sold for about US$250,000 at a Barrett-Jackson auction in the late 1980s. A bit of disappointing news for US fans: a US gallon is only 80% of an Imperial gallon. The 20 mpg mentioned in the video for an Imperial gallon would be 16 mpg for a US gallon.

[@johnjtm1097]

What a lovely car! Very regal. And, as usual, a lovely video.

[@ibs5080]

Hello Steph. Interesting you mention 1936. The year that my very dear late Mum was born. She passed away on July 3rd due to a stair fall, as I know you will recall. Today would be her birthday. I will visit her in the cemetery. Will view your lovely video soon and in honour of my very dear Mum's birthday and the year she was born. Ibrahim in Canterbury.

[@busterboy7505]

Well done Lady STEPH, get you, lol, great video again a well looked after car, I was hoping you would have shown us in the back of the car, thanks for sharing 👍❤️.

[@Mark_T]

I think I'd prefer to be in the back in full glam with a glass of Champers! Lovely video.

[@jrbs]

That's a stunner. Love it and a lot less money than a Bentley 😁 My grandfather learned to drive in a 20/25 and was taught by a chauffer who made him drive it with a glass of water on the floor. He didn't need to take driving test as this was 1929.

[@johnscarsandstuff]

What a glorious motorcar, and very well covered in your video. Now I want one. I'm just surprised that you didn't sign off the video with, "Once more around the park and then home, please, David".

[@gregscally5119]

Well driven, M'lady. A tug of the forelock from the colony down-under.

[@crocknut]

Had one of these as our wedding car.

[@georgejohnson1498]

Lovely!

[@frankirvine316]

Beautiful for 👍 sure and realistically it’s mint for its year Great Patina🎉

[@jimanderson4981]

Looking good Steph😊

[@robdavies8254]

Enjoyed that one Steph, My ride is a 1937 Daimler, so pretty much a contemporary vehicle. Happy New Year x

[@tomhughes6486]

What a wonderful car. Thanks for all the information - very interesting. Too bad the road was so terrible.

[@StephenAllcroft]

A couple of years ago I had just left a local Co-op supermarket and in the car park there was a 20hp open tourer, complete with baby seat. So a small Rolls-Royce can still work as a shopping car.