Connolly Leather Restored - Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III on the Road | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

[@wilber3762]

That’s a car you drive slowly, so that everyone has time to see you pass elegantly by in it. What an amazing job you and your people have done Iain.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@landhopper4296]

Epic comment!

[@DarkKnightwing75]

I have a coupe version and actually end up driving it quite quickly because for a big car they’re fast and handle very well, a lot more sporting than anyone would ever expect

[@WilfredZweverink]

What I enjoy Iain is that you have your "test driving face" on, seriously analysing the cars behaviour, steering, alignments etc. And still you manage to address the viewers, I'm really enjoying the professionalism time and time again.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you for noticing that- it’s never scripted, and yes I am trying to multi- task….. difficult for a man at the best of times!

[@kennethyoder9766]

Playing Bach for the interior reveal was so utterly appropriate. Beautiful work indeed.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Glad you liked it

[@jlo2816]

It's actually by Petzold, not Bach,, we've known this for 25 years.

[@ants9230]

The interior transformation is exceptional! It's difficult to believe it's actually the same leather.

[@theestimator]

So all the mark's, ripple's and mis-aligned seams of the back seat are exceptional ??? Give me a break !

[@ants9230]

@@theestimator Considering it's the original interior then yes, Steve did a great job and the transformation is exceptional. I think a few marks and ripples on a 60 year old interior is to be expected, and there's not much he can do with misalinged seams without re-stitching. He's not a magician after all.

[@TBendez]

​@@theestimatorThat'd be "marks", "ripples" and "misaligned". It's a sixty year old interior, yes it is exceptionally well preserved.

[@406gto]

@@theestimatorwatch Iain’s first video on this car, and the visit to Steve (his leather specialist) to understand why the interior has been refurbished this way. Very intentional given how great shape the car was and is.

[@blackpool321]

Love how clear the rear windscreen is

[@JoesephBidon]

It's these memories of a bygone age that keeps me sane.

[@MrRandyfive]

I almost want to buy a classic just so I could do business with Ian Tyrrell........ I could listen to his explanations all day. Well done Ian.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@frankyork5808]

That leather restoration is simply outstanding! Well done to the craftsman involved.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks. Steve will be happy

[@muchasgracias6976]

Good Lord, that is simply jaw droppingly, stunningly beautiful. This proves beyond doubt (if it was ever needed) that Great Britain still has world beating artisanal craftmanship within the classic car industry. Brilliant!

[@peterbrooke8103]

Absolutely stunning, what a magnificent job you have done

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks

[@theloneranger2101]

The leather is absolutely beautiful. The reveal when the roof was opened was stunning. It really makes me very proud to be British, knowing we still have craftsmen who can do this beautiful work around today. Thank you, Ian, for showing the end result.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you too

[@culturehorse]

Exquisite & timeless pinnacle of human automotive aesthetics engineering, style form & function that leaves nothing to be desired. And a beauty blue model of perfection like the Corniches.

[@MB-uw6eh]

I just love how the rear passenger windows come down when you shifted the window handle. Beautiful example of vintage Rolls and the white striped tyres are an aesthetic match.

[@klaushaunstrupchristensen7252]

An absolute delight to see. What a wonderful car. The danish king Frederik IX (1899-1972) drove one in the sixties. Actually he drove a Bentley version but it’s of hardly any importance. A quirk is that he always drove cars with the steering wheel mounted to the right even though we are driving on the right here. Greetings from Denmark

[@bobkids009]

Wow......just like out from the showroom .......! Well done Steve & Iain.......RR owners out there might not believe what they see when delivery their old junk back to them ......

[@chrisbanks5925]

Beautiful car and magnificent interior.

[@christianpratt]

Cheeky Italian tune-up on the test drive! 😃 Fine work by all involved. What a lovely motor car.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@Pauley_in_GP]

OMG, that's such a stunning car. I have never been the jealous type, but I do envy the owner of this one. I hope that car and its owner enjoy some of those fabulous tree-line roads known to be close-by.

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

The epitome of elegance! I imagine the new owner will be / was ecstatic.

[@russellmalone3532]

That is simply a stunning Rolls Royce and the leather is amazing compared to the other video. Wonderful

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@davidhamilton1981]

That blue is gorgeous. What a beautiful car.

[@briandurning9211]

I have visions of driving around St. Tropez with the top down. Gorgeous vehicle and very lucky second owner.

[@CHIEFS8214]

The ultimate fantasy car of my youth, what a gorgeous updating 👍

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@smOOdiebOOdie]

Would be really interesting to see the process of rejuvenating the leather! Absolutely stunning results!

[@nigelhaines7900]

Wow what a lovely transformation what a lovely job that man has done to the leather BRAVO

[@alym123]

Engineering par excellence! Sympathetically restored to its original majesty 👌

[@gerritleemburg6777]

Silently wafting along, the only disturbance the ticking of the clock. The sound of that V8 when giving it some stick, brings back memories of my Shadow II. The quality will remain when the price is forgotten, a motto from Pa Royce.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Exactly!

[@pbertf24]

A masterpiece in Rolls Royce education …Sir Ian , you are A true “Motorcar whisperer” regards Pierre

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank Pierre!

[@davidhinkson8856]

Wow! That interior is pristine now! Looks factory fresh.

[@bolkoschuseil7484]

Haven't seen a footage of Trrell's for quite a while - and I am happy to be back on it again! Just incredible what you guys create, show and explain in terms of these old, pretious momuments of car history. And always crowned by the smile on your face when acceleration performs as expected! Just marvelous!

[@kahdmus]

Just wow! What a fantastic job on that interior, just viewing it has put a wide smile on my face today!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks! Happy to hear that

[@davesmith60]

Thanks to the owner for sharing and allowing us all to see.

[@jooppeek5511]

Iain not only I've a lot of respect for your and your staff's craftmanship ... but also admire your self-restraint when handing over cars to their owners ... especially for this stunning Rolls Royce .. I for sure cannot deal with that😊

[@paulyandle6081]

If it had the mounted mo-bile phone, it'd be a dead ringer for the Rolls David Hemmings drove in Antonioni's "Blow Up". 1966. The slightly "finny" rear corners with the three stacked bulbs always struck me as having come off something American, like a Chevy. Loved your piece on the '70 Challenger 426. You very obviously had a Blast !

[@jeremyfdavies]

Fabulous job on interior. You mentioned fuel and cooling - might you do a nerd’s episode on fuel and cooling for classics some day? Topics like the evil of ethanol, and products like Evan waterless coolant etc. Be good to hear your sage advice! Thanks!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks for your feedback. Must get round to that- duly nudged!

[@theo-us]

Had a little chuckle to myself when you mentioned the radial tire needing to be changed due to a flat. I’m picturing in my mind the owner of this Rolls on the side of the road changing the flat tire himself. Fantastic work on the car as usual.

[@Florida11071]

Thanks for immediately showing me all the little spots on my computer monitor when looking at that pristine, perfect leather, Iain, LOL. Great work

[@z06doc86]

The leather restoration is absolutely amazing ! WOW.

[@chrisnorthall8317]

i cant get over the fact some berk ordered that colour interior in the 1st place! a brave person.

[@tacfoley4443]

Yup, no screeching pizza-eating kids allowed in there, that's for sure!

[@rogerbyrne9040]

What a beautifull car, it has timeless beauty and quality. It is so refined and smooth to drive. A lovely light restoration done by Ian and his team.

[@drspock3454]

I appreciate the concluding line catch phrase. Very succinct and classy. None of this 'please subscribe' malarky

[@setter501]

Hi Iain What an absolutely exquisite vehicle just beautiful! and great videos too! Now I was also very interested in what you were saying about the cross plyes, Back in 76 when I was a young bloke 🤣 I purchased a beautiful 1970 Admiralty Blue Rover 3.5 litre Coupé only 16000 original miles on the clock I was chuffed to say the least! Anyway I digress, so it still had the original cross plyes on, at first I thought there was something wrong with the steering it just felt very unsafe, wandering all over the joint, Fortunately my Dad was in the tyre trade and after driving it, he said straight away, we need to get a set of radials on right now! So a lovely set of Pirelli Cinturatos were fitted(Trade price of course 😁) totally transformed that car, a while later I was talking to the previous owner a retired Army General no less and he asked me if I'd ever owned or driven Silver Cloud 3? Er no! 😂, he told me that his previous SC3 had the same issue with cross ply tyres! Well there ya go! 😂 Cheers Iain, great channel

[@iain_tyrrell]

Glad you joined the “radial” club- indeed a total transformation! Thanks!

[@bigmountain7561]

Hi Iain, she’s beautiful, the interior looks fantastic. I’m surprised that Charles and Camilla aren’t driving around together in this beautiful Rolls. It just looks very royal. Thank You 🙏

[@stephenashby9858]

Absolutely terrific Iain, I love old RR of that period. To think there were not too many cars on the road back then, and to see a Silver Cloud Chinese eye drop head. Your company had also worked wonders…keep up the good work!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@CX06]

That's a fast roof! I've never seen the front of a roof move so quickly! Beautiful car, and beautiful work as always.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Yes indeed- and thank you

[@Selmerpilot]

I’m not classy enough to even watch this video, but I did anyway. Awesome work there guys

[@pt99810]

Super job on such an elegant car. Well done.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@phil4977]

Absolutely outstanding work by Steve and Craig. The interior looks like a new car. The owner will be very happy no doubt. Not forgetting all the expert work put into the mechanics too.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@tedium37]

Perceived value indeed. Celebrity level stunner imho. Another nice one put back properly, on the button, and in use as intended. The new owner must be thrilled they left it to you.

[@Paul-tk2my]

The leather has come out so well. You can enjoy all the natural creasing that allows the seats to give’ without worrying that cracks will develop. Real shame about the micro blistering though- that usually means the paint will have to come off. The sound on acceleration is absolutely wonderful

[@iain_tyrrell]

Agreed on all counts

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Thank you for sharing this with us, you and your team did a tremendous job on this classic.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks for appreciating

[@tomtht3355]

Can you imagine the feeling the first owner had on collection day 😎

[@iain_tyrrell]

Not sure I can

[@robertwells6454]

Wow, wow, wow on that leather. What a turnaround. Car look's great. 😁👌

[@roygardiner2229]

The car was truly beautiful before the restoration and now even more so. Well done, to you and your team.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks!

[@novaseline4u]

Very impressive work, sir! You have taken that car about as far as it can go and still remain original. It is breathtaking. I was impressed with how well that 4 sp Hydramatic is working, too. I have never worked on one, but I have heard it takes real finesse to get them adjusted just right - but when you do, they work really well. No torque converter. They are all gear. The electric selector on it must me a nice touch. I remember reading that they did a Hydramatic conversion on one of Her Majesty's stick cars back in the early 50s. I don't think it was too long after she became Queen. It may have been one of her dad's cars, not sure.

[@PatFoteff]

By far the best looking Rolls ever.

[@ricklotter]

Your shop, and your trusted vendors/partners, have amazing expertise. Craig is certainly an artisan in his field, and Steve appears to be as well. I am sure you command commensurately artisanal prices as well. It is very enjoyable to see such expert craftsmen practicing their craft.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@Zilla__man]

T always seems like the type of owner that stays in the shop and helps out👍👍

[@gazzafloss]

One would have to be extremely chuffed with such a fine result, on that lovely RR, thankyou Iain.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you too

[@peterwalton1502]

What a beautiful car & what beautiful work - we still have some wonderful craftsman left 👏👏👏

[@MrBiggordy]

An absolutely, 'drophead' gorgeous piece of automobile history! A beautiful, elegant motor car, sensitively restored to a working condition - I hope the (2nd.) owner appreciates what he's bought. Stunning!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Love the pun…

[@RedLP5000S]

I can listen to Iain talk about cars all day long. His knowledge of and mannerisms about automobiles is soothing and informative much like Alain de Cadenet back in the day. ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@katiesmith1534]

Thst soft top went up and down and up and down! Beautiful car.. spectacular job on the upholstery…

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks

[@martinkingphotography]

Minuet in g major for the reveal. Well played sir!!!

[@peterream9437]

Best looking Roller I've ever seen. Who cares about those dimples on the paint work..Its the cars originality and story it tells. ❤

[@ThomasMulhall]

Those grey seatbelts are to die for! They are actually aircraft type, (Can't recall if they are Britax or not) and a friend of mine has a set of them on his DB6 with black interior and red paint. Stunning! Cheers

[@tacfoley4443]

We had similar waist belts in the back of our '68 Ferrari 365GT 2+2 , but over-shoulder in the front - made by Irvin of parachute fame.

[@ruutbianchi4358]

What a stunning rejuvenation of the whole car! Just glorious! That leather is exceptional! Love it, just right, more than just right, but with the right amount of patina. Chapeau, Iain! Thanks for sharing this video!😍

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@4ngu54110tt]

Very, very nice job. I hope the owner gets a lot of quality time with this quality job. Absolutely getting bang for buck on this one. Cheers.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks- I think he will!

[@petersellers-dy9mm]

The car, that model is to Die For ❤

[@peterlocke5204]

Well done to all who worked on bringing back to life this wonderful car, what a beauty, superb interior now and great to hear the engine purring beautifully!!. How lovely to hear the lucky owner is actually going to do some miles in it on those nice new tyres. Fab!! Cheers Peter. Envious, you bet I am!!.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you indeed!

[@peterlocke5204]

@@iain_tyrrell Just curious about the colour Iain is it midnight blue maybe?? Thanks.

[@Aforeafore]

Let's take our hats off and just admire the outstanding job that Iain and his team have done, once again. Thanks for sharing this, Sir!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@owenmcdonald5922]

What a beautiful car, inside and out. You guys are amazing.

[@leemartin2978]

Congratulations to the owner, looks beautiful

[@xmaxbabilo]

Some things are always cool. This is the definition of cool.🎉

[@iain_tyrrell]

Yes indeed

[@donovanf1]

What a wonderful car and the leather work plus all the other Tyrell renovations make it look spectacular

[@thinkaboutit6832]

Enjoyed every second of this video while sorting and eating my breakfast!

[@PatFoteff]

Amazing "Chinese Eye" Convertible Rolls. Doesn't get much better than this.

[@PaulFellows3430]

That car is just gorgeous. It's painted in my favourite colour too. Dark blue really suits Rolls-Royces I think.

[@taylorj959a]

wow when you look at it the before video and see it now you would swear that the leather was new, he did a wonderful job!

[@ianashton1593]

Wow, turned out absolutely beautiful, a stunning looking car ! Always particularly interested in the interior restorations as I worked with leather all my life in the footwear industry. An incredibly versatile material and beautifully restored in this gorgeous car. Very enjoyable video as always !

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you!

[@peterriggall8409]

Thanks for the follow up. Car is looking great now. All adds to the pleasure of ownership.

[@theretoocs]

Looks so impressive, the owner must have been thrilled

[@nomdeplume2724]

I say, Ding Dong! Suits you, Sir! Thanks for the super video Iain. What a Royce!❤

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you too Leslie!

[@taxpayer1040]

To follow your James Bond theme ‘Nobody does it better’ - speaking for both you and the magnificent car.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you indeed!

[@dermet12]

To me this is the most beautiful car I've ever seen Hopefully one day I could own one. Well done to all who worked on it.

[@Andersdenkende]

Tbh...allmost all stories you bring with enthousiasm are great to watch... like bedtime stories... thank you...

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you too

[@gt197]

Absolutely stunning Iain. The interior is testament to the quality of a craftsman at the height of his skills. A fantastic piece of engineering..

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you

[@russellthechemist8291]

Great work. It is lovely to see such a beautiful car being brought back to life.

[@stevesteve1965.]

That cheeky little trick of dropping down to 3rd is also a trick us seasoned motorcyclists do ,it helps settle the bike and pull it round and also enables linear acceleration out of the bend without upsetting the balance. Beautiful car, thank you.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks

[@rideforever]

Wow a beautiful car. Just incredible. The entire modern world can be binned for this one.

[@robbybobbyhobbies]

Look under "plush" in the dictionary and you'll see those seats. Also "Don't mix radials and crossplys on an axle or you might not live to regret it" was, approximately, a PSA that I remember from my youth.

[@andybrown169]

What a car , craftsmanship at its finest, as they say , they don’t make them like this anymore.

[@iain_tyrrell]

So true

[@zoobee]

what a work of art. the deep blue colour is so regal looking

[@YusssoM]

Oh I thought you only made one short video about it and I thought that was it. Was a bit upset when you didn't touch much about the mechanic side of it and the road test. Thanks for making the second part for this!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks for that- pleasure!

[@TheEarlofK]

A beautiful car and a job well done, as always.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks!

[@markbray2988]

I've been looking forward to this video and it didn't disappoint. Incredible work by all involved 👏🏻

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thank you, and thank you for your support

[@manonabeachjourneys]

Beautiful car, great job. I imagine one happy customer will be enjoying their revived classic. Cheers.

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks- yes indeed

[@stevedavies4299]

Pure class, great info on video, the leather restoration pure quality

[@iain_tyrrell]

Thanks!

[@eugenedreyer4805]

This reminds me of my grandmothers Wolseley, which was a very nice car.

[@maltysir]

The longer, the nerdier, the better the TC video!

[@iain_tyrrell]

Great to hear- thanks!