Here's a Tour of the Most Expensive Rolls-Royce Sedan From 1973

[@Jackhintze06]

Doug the type of guy to borrow your lawnmower and give it a Doug score

[@edgybatfurry5996]

I actually sent him an email saying I had a lawn mower he could borrow lmao

[@ChrisMFlorida]

or your wife lmao

[@Deadbass_]

You mean a 90s civic? lmao

[@edgybatfurry5996]

@@Deadbass_ I wish I had a civic

[@Magicairsoft9]

Doug is just Doug :-)

[@JeffBoski]

Being impaled on the Spirit of Ecstasy wouldn't be the worst way to go out

[@DUMBERTHANYOUTHINK]

Jeff Boski says you

[@JeffBoski]

Hermin Pete 🤐

[@2tooful]

Jeff Boski what if someone was impaled in the ass with that?

[@turkishstig8489]

Haha same thing Jeremy Clarkson told about the Spyker C8 wheel.

[@JeffBoski]

@Vladtheimpaler

[@colinharrison5521]

That buzzer button was to make sure the warning for the hydraulics failing still worked, the top gear India episode goes over it ALOT

[@TheRoyalGamer14]

I was gona say that lol. The coolant needs replacing in that car

[@colinharrison5521]

Josh Dupigny lol I didn’t know that

[@mugu007]

I assumed that most Top Gear fans just knew this. Weird that Doug doesnt.

[@gurkpojken]

I think doug should do all his videos together with James may instead. The videos should rise about the triple against todays views.

[@ChrisM777]

Yep, seems like this carquru does´nt even watch Top Gear... Any TG fan knew this.

[@betulaobscura]

This modern radio is an insult for such classy interior!

[@qweebey]

Modern radios have higher output

[@obey_these_nuts_]

no

[@sadokbarbouche9427]

what are you gonna do listen to a 70s radio

[@thecrazeecow1682]

@@sadokbarbouche9427 nah just bring your brass record player and crank up the Al Bowly :)

[@lodekka]

Sadok Barbouch, uh, yes. Definitely. Every time!

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

For this car you need to give it a ‘Douglas’ score. Now carry on...

[@DougDeMuro]

Hah!!

[@sstatic1]

😂😂😂

[@sstatic1]

Doug DeMuro Where is it that I email you?

[@asvpab]

GWJ&D [e-mail]

[@forreststrong797]

Haha yes and instead of weekend score holiday score.

[@ELIPSIS1117]

@ Doug DeMuro That button that makes the beeping noise is meant to test that the warning noise (the beep you hear) and the warning light that comes on when the car is overheating, is functioning properly. If the car was to overheat, it would start beeping, and the light would come on.

[@padraigodonnell6081]

I see you have been watching Top Gears India special when James May had a Rolls Royce silver shadow and kept pressing it

[@kevins9785]

English cars; So unreliable you have to check if the idiot lights work.

[@padraigodonnell6081]

Kevin S I believe their called warning lights, and its a great feature, we have a Vauxhall vectra and most of the time the warning lights don't work along with the dials (speedometer revcounter fuel gage, temp gage) and its German. I'd love that light to see if the coolant light still worked.

[@kevins9785]

Padraig O'Donnell where I grew up they were called Idiot lights because it was used in place of a gauge. Base model cars use to have a Speedo and a fuel gauge. That’s it. And that’s kind of proving the point. You know your car is junk when the warning lights don’t warn you..

[@MrMadamS69]

Yeah he didn’t bother to look it up in the manual....

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

Doug the type of guy to use smartphone footage for his 1.6m subs. Which is why he is amazing

[@Meekerextreme]

LOL yeah just about. The dude needs to go to B&H online and order a pro 4K camera. He has to be bringing int he money. Hell my silly channel as a hobby I get $200-$300 a month.

[@rmp5s]

At least he got rid of the massive, light up clip on mic...

[@Jako1987]

It's not the size of the tools. It's how to use them.

[@MatrixDiscovery]

No, it proves that content of the video really matters, not quality of the video footage. 90% of the good quality video on YT is utter crap.

[@BoStErO1905]

He should step up the beavis an butthead wardrobe and get some cool threads! lol

[@DarkKitarist]

If i remember my Top Gear Specials correctly that button is a self check button. Thanks James May!

[@gabinadina]

Doug, you make 1973 sound like the stone age. Power seats were not that unusual at the time. My Dad had them in his 71 Coupe De Ville. We also had indoor plumbing and electricity in our homes and even telephones.

[@hendersonchap6725]

Bobby Gabinadina A lot of these millennials drive me up the WALL! They speak of earlier generations with conviction as though they were there. They also make things up and pass them off as fact. This guy was very hard to listen to. He has a bizarre over-dramatic way of speaking and breathing which makes me cringe...bizarre!

[@gabinadina]

I know, this guy never takes a breath. I watched a few of these videos. I am interested in the cars but he gives me a headache and wears horrible shoes. He also seems perplexed by the high beam button on the floor in several videos. Cars had this feature for decades, I wish it would come back. He gets obsessed by features on cars that are new to him but were commonplace to anyone over 40 so when he discovers these for himself he calls them crazy and quirky. Doug really needs to do his research before he reviews. I know it can't be easy to produce these videos, but he needs to get his facts straight instead of making things up on the fly since many of us actually owned some of these old cars and know more than he does

[@hendersonchap6725]

Bobby Gabinadina Yes, I agree. I have a '68 Caddy Convertible with foot mounted dimmer and my '73 Corvette also has the same thing. I think his other problem is comparing classic cars to today's cars which is ridiculous. He was not alive back then and has no idea what was common or standard.

[@petermartinijr.1012]

Bobby Gabinadina. He thinks 1973 was like the Flintstones. A 1963 Caddy could have been purchased with more luxury features & power accessories than 1973 Rolls. Power everything had been around for decades by the time 1973 came along.

[@robertrotterdam9]

AMEN! Thank you:-)

[@tom_forsyth]

Doug Doug Doug Doug. That meter is measuring AMPS, not VOLTS. So of course it moves as the indicator turns on and off. Working just perfectly.

[@martykey1574]

Go the smiths and Lucas electrics, wasn't Lucas known as Lucas prince of darkness because it rarely worked correctly.

[@kennethbutler1343]

My 1972 Lotus also measured amps and did the blinker dance too. But it was a hot lead, not a relay, so you were sending ridiculous amounts of power to the dash. I almost had a fire because of that but luckily the ground wire melted. Took me 2 days to rewire the entire ground side of the dash. I hope the Rolls used a relay.

[@ARSZLB]

Buckfast Stradler someone’s got some sand in their vagina

[@jakublulek3261]

I remember that my grandfather's car, Renault 12, had only one turn signal indicator, just a green light to reminds you that turn signal is on, it didn't show to what direction is engaged, just that is on. Bloody hazard flashers had theyr own separate red light.

[@dntlss]

Every car i ever owned to this day does that,guess the 4 million dollar cars he normally drives dont.

[@bigbirdnys]

The mystery button on the dashboard is wired incorrectly. When pressed, it shows the engine oil level on the fuel gauge. The Shadow's suspension system is not similar to CItroen's. A Shadow has conventional springs with shocks and in the rear, there is hydraulic assist to level the ride, while a Citroen (DS, SM, & Cx) has no springs or shock and relies on active hydraulic pistons only for suspension.

[@troyp9485]

ken k his knowledge on these classic cars is atrocious.

[@alex-v5j3w]

Can confirm, have worked on a SS, understand it far better than I would like.

[@parimabartender]

Penis fart

[@ronanwhite6785]

The button is correctly wired. It should test the coolant lamp AND also show the engine oil level in the fuel gauge!

[@DeliciousHotShmoze]

ken k i came to the comments for this answer. Thank you

[@kineticdeath]

"obviously the whole thing is a circle" i love the Doug commentary lol. You heard it here, wheels were round in 1973!

[@SweepingJeans]

very ahead of it’s time

[@GermanPerfectionist]

I guess that unlabeled button to the right of the steering wheel is to check if the warning lights and sounds are working. I'm not a 1973 Rolls Royce assembly line worker, but that would make sense in my eyes.

[@bas133]

The Stig's German Cousin Yup I think so to. James May mentioned it on Top Gear in his Rolls. This was in the india special

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

you are correct

[@simulatormann]

The Stig's German Cousin you are absolutely correct. It was put there to check that your warning lights and warning buzzer worked

[@vincentchabert3312]

yes like the "check" button in old bmw

[@suprenormal]

yup, like the test buttons on airplanes

[@elite2k230]

Doug is the type of guy to lick his finger before flipping the page on an iPad

[@lapoose325]

Elite2k you sir are an OG

[@Djuntas]

hate these comments but that was fun

[@kpsilas]

This made me actually laugh out loud xD

[@gwizthegreatofficial]

Lmfaooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Peter-pv8xx]

Since this comment is on every Doug video and was never funny it is even more unfunnier than it was supposed to be.

[@themixedfamily1691]

The Phantom of it's day was the Phantom of it's day - the RR Phantom VI [1968-1991]. Not the Shadow.

[@luxurreview]

He means “Flagship”. Phantom is a metaphor for flagship

[@mattnbin]

Jake Griffin no he didn’t. Doug meant exactly what themixedfamily said. That’s the kind of guy he is.

[@warwickrigby6894]

Doug darling, it must be difficult for a person from a errant colony to comprehend the philosophy and the nuance of the understated majesty, of this car. The most important "Has my bottle of Bollinger been disturbed during the journey" test, is all that matters, body roll and acceleration are to achieve this necessary calmness. As you chaps say, have a nice day.

[@theciav]

Oh everybody likes entitlement, but have to agree, grammar darling grammar.

[@spazzwazzle]

Awful.

[@FunBoysGaming]

Holy shit you people are pathetic.

[@warwickrigby6894]

@@FunBoysGaming May I suggest, more sugar in your Earl Grey.

[@tenzinsmith]

Warwick Rigby Indeed, indeed. Oh how I sympathize with the plight of those who simply can not understand!

[@NocturnalSmoker]

Has anyone wondered what kinds of quirks and features Doug has?

[@arizonacolour8793]

lmaooo

[@carsonmullins1613]

Every day, it keeps me awake at night.

[@omkarCHALKE1992]

I had a hearty laugh

[@OF01975]

His hairline is migrating to africa

[@billnj3651]

One big quirk is how he over pronunciates his words

[@darius2640]

10:12 that button is there to test if the warning system works, James May taught me that on top gear

[@kylestengl8605]

Thank you!! I've been searching the comment section to look for someone having the answer... Which Top Gear? I love that show too!

[@AlexanderBingham]

We have this in most older airplanes too.

[@jamescrugnale2763]

Same here. Thanks James may lol

[@grubbgrubb2453]

Kyle Stengl when they went to India

[@Meikurey]

Doug The type of guy to make a 20 minute video about the buttons on a tv remote

[@91myroc]

Metaroose This is a 1995 RCA tv remote it has 28 buttons.

[@ElectedOfficial1]

Well he has over a million views since May 2018 and that's not Whistling Dixie. LOL

[@YoYoYoYoYoYoPeace]

He's also the only one who could make it REMOTELY interesting

[@amalek80]

That's why we watch.

[@rehmanelahirehmanelahi254]

Fuck off u dirty ass

[@IIKings920]

Hey Doug, love your reviews. Power locks were on my dad’s ‘65 Cadillac and they might date back to the late ‘50s. The caddy also had automatic high beams with an electronic eye hidden in the grille. For future reference, antilock brakes date to 1966 and first appeared on the Jensen FF. They were modified Lockheed airplane brakes. The ‘68 T bird had rear ABS and the ‘73 Imperial had 4 wheel ABS way before the Germans. Few made it to market.

[@JohnDavis-ed5sg]

Doug - The Silver Shadow was not the top model by any means in 1972 - it was the base model - above it was a long wheelbase version, then the Corniche coupe and convertible. But 'The Phantom of it's Day' was in fact a Phantom - have a look at the Phantom V1, a coachbuilt 7 seat limousine based on the old Silver Cloud style separate chassis, and getting on for twice the price. Cubby Broccoli had one along with many other film people, and John Lennon had his painted in hippy style! The Everflex vinyl roof was designed to have seams, as it was meant to re-create the look of prewar coachbuilt roofs that really were leather covered, sewn together in panels by craftsmen. It was in fashion for a while, but held water underneath causing rust, as well as being a bit naff and, as with all unnecessary decoration, dating quickly.

[@dannycoyle4027]

@John Davis all correct except its a 1973 proving your point even more

[@TheChill001]

calling it the Phantom of the seventees while...rolls royce HAD an actual Phantom (5) at the time

[@kingsley4261]

Phantom VI, actually, and his point wasn’t that this was literally the car that became the phantom. He’s simply saying that it’s status back in the 70s was equivalent to the status which the phantom holds in the modern day.

[@zjpj83]

Kyle Excet that’s not true. The Phantom VI was the top of the line model.

[@akariakaza2642]

zjpj83 true

[@epbrown01]

@@zjpj83 Yep, the Silver Shadow was then the Ghost of its time. The Phantoms are limousines, the line below (usually with Silver in the title) were the owner-driven cars: Silver Ghost, Dawn, Cloud, Shadow, Spur, etc.

[@JeffBoski]

Doug the type of guy to roll down the window at a stoplight and ask another car if they have any Grey Poupon

[@dillonh321]

World Wayne's World Wayne's World Its party time excellent!

[@sticklebacketienne]

Haha

[@davidjameschamberlain]

Doug the type of guy to tell you about the quirks and features of Grey Poupon, and then give it a Doug Score

[@jmr1920]

and yet you love to watch his videos ahahaha

[@adj789]

the reference is from the commercials not the movie

[@JaegerZ3]

Doug, the type of guy that reviews a car wheel and starts by "obviously the whole thing is a circle" (3:20)

[@rolandmetayer7210]

Back in the seventies , not ALL wheels were formed as a circle . According to Mr. Doug Demuro ! !

[@bobless1659]

Yes sir lol

[@jeruelleapigo3642]

I was expecting a Citroën DS video. It shall be the quirkiest best car Doug ever reviewed.

[@chrisdavidson911]

until he reviews an SM

[@redlineraphael]

chris davidson I love the SM...

[@dr.eurobeat619]

And CX

[@jeanmoins495]

Yeah Doug definitely has to review a Citroën !

[@scrws3050]

I have been following you since you started writing for Jalopnik and then when you started on KZbin. I couldn’t be happier for your success and look forward to continuing to enjoy your content as you get the recognition you deserve.

[@jasonmiller3421]

Actually Doug, the Shadow used the 3-speed automatic from GM, not a 4-speed which didn't come along until the 90s on the Spirit/Spur. The roof is Everflex. I see you have much to learn about Rolls Royces.

[@psychoanarchic]

Same about the headrests, the second mirror....it takes seconds to figure it out on the net....

[@ThursdayASMR]

I LOVE the steering wheel and the horn! I just found your channel and I'm hooked. I love learning about every detail of cars!

[@yammmit]

Not necessarily every detail... he’s forgotten quite a few important things

[@jamesmylife6578]

@@yammmit well tons more details that anyone else would find or even me.

[@romaneberle]

You know what I like most about your videos? There's no over-editing, everything's very clear and direct, it's about content, not flashy style - thank you VERY VERY MUCH. Additionally, this one has an exceptionally epic piece of title music. :-)

[@skjolder884]

19:41 funny you should say that cause when I was little, my friend and I a tually found a Silver Shadow abandoned in a parking garage. We kinda looked around it a bit and eventually we figured out it was unlocked. This whole time we'd been having a bit of a debate about what the car was called. My friend was insistent it was called the Silver Spirit, whereas I claimed it was called the Silver Shadow. Eventually we get bored of the interior and pop the hood to see what's going on in there and that's when we find that little inscription that proved that I am in fact the better man

[@IamJay]

Doug is the type of guy that would *_kneel_* when touching the "spirit of ecstacy".

[@jmr1920]

and yet his videos entertain you and you religously watch them lol

[@alphatangovideo5308]

Jong Regudo lol lurk moar

[@carswithcolin]

Wouldn't you?

[@noahs7037]

Doug the type of guy to sit on the spirit of ecstacy

[@DTXBrian]

Doug wouldn't just kneel, he'd properly genuflect.

[@RichCommander]

The UK only switched to metric in 1965 so it’s not unusual that the owner’s manual had a conversion chart. Everyone driving these at the time was taught imperial in schools.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

Seen May 16, 2018. I own this very automobile. I bought it used in 1975 with 1500 miles at the time. 45 years later 64,765 original. I've had very few issues. Breaks is a major part of maintenance. I was told my air conditioning is GM. I suppose they had a deal with GM at the time. It works better then my much newer VW Bug. I love the car and have no plans to sell. It was well built and still shows nicely. I do want to add the Cadillac Fleetwood was still called back in the day, the Standard of the World. Thank you

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Love the car.

[@cjmurray5806]

The word is "brakes"

[@howtoit3291]

The button that "does nothing" does this actually I found a user manual online: "Fuel / oil level indicator and warning lamps test switch. This is a pushing switch. When you push this button the pointer for the fuel level (the instrument directly above number 14) is not indicating the fuel level anymore, but the oil level of the engine. When you push this button before starting the engine, but with contact on, all warning lamps are tested."

[@jokwonpope1561]

Doug the type of guy to redo a hi-5 because the first one wasnt good

[@m0thaphucka638]

Joe Pope that’s pretty normal

[@marcob1729]

is your name also Doug?

[@nothinghere7391]

I do that lol

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

*type of guy

[@bosnia225]

Extra white

[@jasoncarter3921]

Cadillac offered power locks in the 1950’s

[@lightningbolt99999]

He said that the Silver Shadow was “one of the first,” not the first.

[@wildcat64100]

lightningbolt99999 Yes, but he implies that it’s unusual and exotic, which it’s not.

[@lukekendakk8547]

yessir

[@gabsnandes7818]

Dude cadillac used to be so cool and inovative

[@Fdjt4ever]

Lincoln continental and Chrysler imperial probably did.

[@smitty16s]

I love seeing the details of old cars, but I hate seeing the way you treat them.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Well said.

[@jerryfieldz7701]

I agree. If that was my car I would have been mad at how he was jerking the hood ornament and passenger mirror around. Be easy doug! Its old.

[@chilly1661]

Jerry Fieldz Old doesn’t mean it’s gonna break easily.

[@jerryfieldz7701]

I agree, I wouldn't do that to a new car either.

[@chilly1661]

Jerry Fieldz Haha, cars aren’t that fragile.

[@timfagan816]

Doug the type of guy to get critical, about the outside of the roof styling. "It's the best they could do in the 70's" Doug, the type of guy, because it was the best his parents could do in the 80's!

[@iot1452]

Doug the type of guy to pull down his pants after taking his date home and saying ,"THIS is a 1988 Dingdong.. and today, YOU will take a ride.."

[@MyGtaboy]

®ioT so good

[@johnvega5321]

"1988 ding dong got me there 😂"

[@cybersonic9364]

®ioT hahhaha im crying lol

[@trwilliams22]

And then give the date a Doug Score. Is she more a weekend ride or daily ride?

[@fabianvelizdangelo1483]

Or he could say "it's not worth it, but it's amazing"

[@Dmhlcmb]

I know the high beam pedal seems strange now, but my first car had it and I loved it. It was a 1974 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe pickup. It might seem like it would be inconvenient having high beams on the floorboard, but after you drove that way for a while you'd get very used to it, so much so, that you may be like me and miss it as a feature. You just drove around with your foot covering it all the time. I loved it.

[@NiGHTMARE_NiCk]

That button that made the coolant light come on is a Check light. Instead of the guages coming on and staying on, (the CE light for example) you have to run a system chec i.e. Pushing that button. You push it the car does a diagnostic and in this case the cars coolant was low

[@kirara4953]

Nick Vernice Fastest diagnosis ever

[@modelllichtsysteme]

Hopefully Doug didn‘t try to pull the Spirit of Ecstasy to check the anti-theft function lol Doug, a very nice choice for this review 😎👍

[@40rollsonly]

modelllichtsysteme wow dude you look so educated and cool! Fucking bitch

[@wik1613]

Danny Cheeks fuck off

[@modelllichtsysteme]

Danny Cheeks How educated? like this 🧐 or 🤓 or 🤪? 😂😂

[@themaritimegirl]

Danny Cheeks - What's your problem?

[@sunder6745]

Danny Cheeks Gee, not quite as educated and cool as you!!!

[@gabriel.954]

Love the vids, but you really need to review more older cars. You always seem fascinated by things in older cars which were really quite common even in '73. My 57 Continental not only had power locks, seats and windows, but even the little vent windows were powered. And a/c vents mounted in the headliner, where they were really effective. A hidden fuel door behind the taillight, and yes ,the foot button high beam switch.

[@muddysledge]

Miss e high beam on the floor. Made more sense to me down there. I loved those powered vent Windows. Very cool land yachts those Lincolns

[@petermartinijr.1012]

Yea, he mentioned the power door locks, power windows, and power seats like they were something unusual for 1973. All those features, and many more had been around for decades prior to 1973.

[@Pantheragem]

Not to be rude to Doug, but why would a car reviewer be so fascinated by these 70's cars? So many of these features were just standard on higher end cars, American domestic included. I love the 'quirks' of my '74 Camaro. I've upgraded many items; bluetooth calling, alarm with remote start, satellite radio, etc. But I'll take the design of my 70's gauge cluster over a modern one's any day. Besides that, I can tell that I'm actually in control of the car.

[@monsterjambrony]

Gabriel A. I know right! Doug has like 0 respect for older cars, and if he did he would have probably seen the cars movie.

[@8BRInteractive]

Did you notice the rust bubbles poking under the Everflex roof covering, on the top right side of the rear windscreen? I don't even want to think what horrors lie under the vinyl. Also, thanks for the tour of the dashboard. It was a hilarious trip down memory lane, reminding us all of the Rolls-Royce school of "ergonomic dashboard design": open the driver's window, place a shopping cart full of switches and instruments outside the car and at a fifty-foot distance, and then proceed to start throwing them into the car.

[@aussiebloke609]

The button that turns on the "coolant" light and warning buzzer is simply a test - so you can be sure your overheat warning is working. I assume these cars were a little on the marginal side in terms of getting rid of unwanted heat. PS: If you think the high beam switch on the floor is poor placement - imagine using that in a car with a manual transmission. Trying to get your foot around the clutch pedal (assuming you're not already using both feet to shift gears) can be quite a challenge in some cars.

[@JSDesign.Hongkong]

aussiebloke609 the button serves two purposes: 1. To read the oil level in the sump (orange markings on the fuel guage), and 2. To test that all the warning lights are working, which they are not on this poorly maintained mess of a car. Doug’s lack of knowledge is overwhelming.

[@aussiebloke609]

I had a feeling it was something like that. I think James May had one and talked (ad nauseum) about checking the idiot lights. Thanks, mate. :-)

[@JSDesign.Hongkong]

aussiebloke609 You’re most welcome. It was also a switch to test the audible engine overheat buzzer.

[@DataRew]

I have a 1969 Chevy K10 with a 4 speed manual and that style bright switch and they're pretty easy to work around. But, that's a big old american truck soooooo

[@aussiebloke609]

Yeah, it's harder to find room between the pedals for your foot in a small car. But then, there seems to be a lot of people that just leave their brights on anyway, so... :-D

[@AndrewGruffudd]

The RR Phantom of the 1970s was... the RR Phantom. The Phantom VI, to be precise. I believe there was another model superior to the Shadow of the time - the Wraith. And then there's the Corniche.

[@AndrewGruffudd]

I was going to mention the Camargue - but that was introduced in 1975, and so is outside the range of the 1973 model year.

[@jamesslick4790]

I know far more about nuclear power plants than I know about English luxury cars, and EVEN I knew that. For a guy with a car review channel, Doug doesn't seem to know a lot about cars.,LOL.

[@Apis4]

The Phantom V was, generally speaking, not really available to a public customer. They built 374, two were official State Cars of the Crown of the UK. With another....four... I think being otherwise in service with the UK government, two went to Australia for the Australian Government, at least one to Canada too, and whole slew went to the Middle East to people like the Sha of Iran, and other various Emirs, Sheiks and Kings there. A few more, if I recall correctly were snapped up by high ranking nobles in the UK, as well as some of the European Nobility. If you sort through all the Governments, heads of states, leaders of peoples, and ancient blue blood that bought them I am pretty sure most were made to order, as requested, and only certain people could make such requests. So I would imagine in that sense, it is the Phantom of today, of it's day, specifically 1973. This is a Shadow, not a Shadow II, there was generally speaking no more luxurious Rolls one could buy new in 73 than this. The Wraith II, you speak of, was not released until 1975, I think. Prior to that, there was an EWB version of the Shadow available, from about 1968, but aside from rear aircon, and if optioned, a partition, it was not really that different from the standard WB model. It would not until 75 or later, with the launch of the Shadow II that the EWB version would grow to become the Wraith II. As for the Corniche, indeed, it was a luxurious car, but one can easily argue the model in question, if we speak of 73, is not significantly MORE luxurious a car than the Shadow. More, it is not quite the right comparison. A Corniche would be the early 70s version of the Dawn, or perhaps the Series VII Phantom Drop Head, not a standard Phantom. All in all, what he was saying was this was the most luxurious Rolls-Royce one .... more specifically.. "ANY" ONE... could buy in 1973. Which it WAS. Not just anyone could buy a Phantom VI, then, as they can today, and it would be at least two years before the EWB version of this car, became the Wraith II.

[@ThePaulpope]

@@Apis4 you are confusing the Phantom V (which was replaced by the Phantom VI by 1973 anyway) with the Phantom IV

[@Apis4]

@@ThePaulpope No, I am not, it was a typo. They only built 370 odd VI's between 68 and 90. They built even less than Vs, not fewer than the IVs So no phantom of the 30 years previous to this car, was ever a commonly available, walk in drive out, purchase, so my point stands.

[@abelucious]

Doug , the type of guy who can't stop saying this was common in cars back in the 1970s ,

[@Rosweld76]

4:44 Uhm. excuse me, Mr. DeMuro.. but.. Jeep still does this.

[@gunzoqc]

Jerp

[@atranas6018]

Front seat is made for Kylo Ren

[@bungusscrungus2523]

Anas Takiyudin lmao

[@trumanfullbright146]

Anas Takiyudin 🛑 stop u better stop

[@DankeSeb5]

for Ben Swolo u mean

[@albertwesker744]

Who

[@excitableboy7031]

_W I D E B O I_

[@tomdrsny8678]

Doug the type of guy to shut the fridge with his hips

[@skuzzyj]

Tom Drsny I chortled because of the visual.

[@deniselongstreet3800]

Tom Drsny ddiiuiiiiiiiiiiii :jikikkkkk

[@Bklynviathebridge]

Hahahahahahalolhaha

[@EvsPersonal]

LMFAO

[@EvsPersonal]

SkuzzyJ same LMAOO

[@jpb2541]

Doug the type of guy to be called Doug

[@jackal2247]

that's probably because it's his name

[@kin2xyou335]

i mean, you're not wrong by any means

[@m.a4491]

Dog*

[@Kxji]

Douglass*

[@mrg2176]

🙄

[@stevevarholy2011]

The high beam toe switch is actually still a decent idea. You keep both hands on the wheel. It'salso easy to stomp on and stomp it off. Our 1973 Chevy had the floor button and it gave a good "click" when you stepped on it.

[@ryansilva1024]

Doug the type of guy to have a “querkfest” and I would be the type of guy to attend it.

[@patb5266]

"Headrests" are actually to prevent whiplash, you should know this Doug. The placement and not the size is what matters.

[@MICHGO1]

AND WERE MANDATED IN AMERICA IN 1969 SO ALL NOT SOME CARS HAD THEM.

[@kjenk19]

MICHGO1 Why are you yelling?

[@DrumNut927]

Haven't we all felt like yelling at Doug at one time or another? : |

[@Patrick94GSR]

problem is those "headrests" are way too far back to prevent any sort of whiplash. Even the ones in my 94 Integra are too far back. Newer cars have them much farther forward so that they're less than an inch from the back of your head when sitting normally in the seat.

[@Jay-Kay-Em]

That’s what I tell my Mrs.

[@jaekob2743]

The headrests are probably aftermarket.

[@RB747domme]

J actually, they're not. And they're not headrests. They were head restraints, and Rolls-Royce was one of the first British car makers to install them to prevent whiplash. If you go to Coventry, and do a tour of the factory, you can ask the tour guide all of these questions, they are very informative.

[@ronanwhite6785]

The front seats were equipped with receiver sockets for the optional head rests or the head restraints this example has since 1973. If none were on the order, the sockets had a blanking plug fitted as standard. The optional head rests available were organic curved wider pillow like offerings using the same fixing as the head restraints, a height adjustable steel sliding bar.

[@JonathanMoosey]

The front seat headrests were mandated by the early 1970s but these headrests look like they were just stuck there to just barely comply with the regulations of the era.

[@MrDrummerguy33]

The wood panelling on the interior of this car is absolutely exquisite and unlike anything you will ever get on a modern car

[@iamxb70]

my father's friend had a 1968 silver shadow and he let me drive it into town (and back) by myself. it felt like ice on wet glass. it had no road feel at all which was good, because i trusted it's balance. as for body roll, once you figure it out, you know to slow down before a corner and accelerate through the corner. the lowering of the back due to acceleration stiffened the rear suspension and the car would stay pretty much stable on the road. as for acceleration, you gave it a 1/10. well i know they are graceful in their push, but that push is still there at 100 mph. long after most faster accelerating cars had finished accelerating at their original g-force. i got to 120 mph on the way back (in a rural area and the length of the trip was about 25 miles) with ease, and it was still gently surging to faster speeds.

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

I took a Rolls up a very long steep hill and decided to floor it, it pulled well and when I went over the top I was pushing just shy of 120 MPH in the distance I saw a police car so I stood on the brakes which pulled the cars speed down to the speed limit which was 40 mph. Luckily the police hadn't worked out it was the Rolls that was speeding. I know he clocked me on his radar, but hadn't worked out who was speeding. Also got in a drag with two of Australias Iconic cars a Falcon GTHO 351 XY and a 308 Commodore, they took off we gave them a car length of so head start and floored the Rolls, neatly going in between both of them before we decided to back off. the Torque in that car was phenomenal!

[@franzwetrfres2116]

Doug the type of guy to say love you after the first date

[@Sophiechic]

franz wetrfres haha I once lived with a guy who said I love you and the night was magical on his first date with a stunner. it was his first and last time he ever saw her 😆

[@_crg_]

Michael Ainslie no-one cares

[@Sophiechic]

Turbotube OK then

[@Grenyas]

Gotta love depreciation 😁

[@blizzardman38]

Eric Ortiz I

[@SkateSka]

MY KIND OF PORN THIS. Depreciation.

[@joshuahodge3387]

It's what makes blacks look rich when they are not

[@bosnia225]

Unless you lose money on your car bc of depreciation lol

[@skswig1]

He wears a t shirt under a t shirt

[@jacobfleming6616]

Doug’s surprise at power features in a SEVENTIES car amuses me. I had a 1954 Chrysler Imperial with power windows, power seats, power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission. You’d darn well expect it by the 70s

[@Superado2006]

Doug DeMuro, love your channel, but your getting lazy on your research, or you just figure most people won't know better. This this car is far from "one of the first to have power door locks, the Scripps-Booth had them in 1914 although they were very rare and the packard reintroduced them 1956. most american luxury cars had them after that. Also those valve stem caps are obviously aftermarket and not original to the car... and on a side note, that car is kinda tacky and has rust bubbles under the vinyl top.

[@samsaunders5097]

I agree, like i immediately found 3 of these cars from around the same era (1969-80) in much better shape and more original parts than this one, with just a quick internet search....

[@Superado2006]

Sam Saunders I agree, if your going to review a car, it should be a really nice example of that model imho.

[@vanillacake4338]

bruh what is wrong with u

[@ljgarrison6910]

Superado2006 I mean, he said likely, he didn't say for sure 😂😂😂😂

[@yammmit]

you’re*

[@marcus8647]

Doug the sort of guy to cancel a dentist's appointment because he has a tooth ache

[@shameelmostafa4342]

lmao

[@TheXXpotXX]

supra this is easily one of the best ones I’ve seen yet lmao

[@marcus8647]

:)

[@DasIstGoose]

supra 😂😂😂

[@nyusufffff]

This is one of the better ones I’ve seen :)

[@orestes720]

Yeah, Ford also referred to it as “speed control”… “fingertip speed control” to be exact.

[@MrPrinzbeat]

Love this car. Just bought 10 days ago a 78 Silver Shadow II. Only one owner and has only 24000 miles… or 31000 km. Bought it in my country Switzerland. Thanks Doug for your great info. Like to listen to your Videos.

[@Rodma6r]

Doug the type of guy to cut open a bag of chips with scissors

[@HunterAtheist]

Marco Rodriguez What else do you use to "cut" open a bag of chips? Lol A knife?

[@Frajmando]

You open it with your hands

[@DJTrickiMusic]

Frajmando no shit Sherlock Holmes's homebody.

[@crouchb15]

Car keys

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

How many times is this comment going to show up?

[@trashflood7883]

Doug, the type of guy to count the number of circles in a hubcap but not have time to explain quirky braking systems.

[@itscrimmy2348]

Damn. 15,000 for a rolls? Idc how old it is if it drives and it's pretty I'm buying that

[@tsg7official]

You're wrong. $15,000 would probably be like $350,000 back then and now.

[@DJTrickiMusic]

its Crimmy in your dreams, yeah. Good luck covering the matieneince costs, bud.

[@itscrimmy2348]

MemeMaster777 he didn't say it costed 15,000 then. He said today's value for the car is 10,000 to 20,000 us dollars

[@itscrimmy2348]

KWB you don't know how much money I have xD

[@tsg7official]

its Crimmy That's cheap.

[@tommittelstaedt4377]

It's fun seeing these older cars, and it's fun to see a young person's reaction to them and interpretation of them. Up to a point. After that point, the smugness of the "look at how wacky this old switch gear is - people must have been pretty dumb back then" presentation gets annoying. Yes, older cars had different features and control arrangements, but believe it or not, certain things like power locks and air conditioning were in fact in use prior to the 21st century, even if they were operated differently than today's seemingly mandatory homogeneous layouts. I'm not saying that the cars of my youth were objectively better than most of today's cars in terms of horsepower, fuel mileage, handling, braking, safety, etc. Of course they're not. But what a lot of younger people don't seem to understand is that even back then, they usually got us where we were going, sometimes even enjoyably so. They were certainly more distinctive than the generic Camrycords of today. Remember too, almost everything that seems quaint and antiquated about a 1973 car was modern and cool and enjoyable and desirable in 1973. Most of the bells and whistles that festoon current cars will seem just as quaint and antiquated 40 years from today - assuming, that is, that any cars still exist at all in 40 years besides the automatic self-driving google-uber-pod-mobiles that people apparently can't wait for. Those people will miss out on a lot. Driving is fun too, at least when it's not all done for you, and I still seem to find plenty of time to play with my iPhone every day, even if I do have to set it aside for awhile when I get behind the wheel. There's a lot I enjoy about these videos, but I guess I'm just crabby today. Safe travels, everybody.

[@JAHamilton77]

You don’t understand his presentation, he is just doing it the way he does for entertainment value..... just go read an issue of road and track if you want the straight poop.

[@freeedom22]

Ok boomer. (Just kidding)

[@techhelpportal7778]

Ok boomer

[@payamyazdi7672]

SEEGARRRR lighter

[@billnj3651]

the King of over pronunciating

[@fartmerchant762]

Cigar*

[@jbs256]

Hi Doug! Watching the RR review, nice! A couple of notes. Head restraints were mandated in the USA in 1968, lefthand drive probably US version. My 1974 Firebird had an empty space where the power door lock switch would have gone if so equipped. So in 1973, probably common and expected in a RR. Welcome (when you move) to CA!

[@GarthGoldberg]

A 1973 Cadillac had every power feature of this car, and more.

[@Stressless2023]

Yes. Sedan Deville's of that era offered heated seats, automatic headlamps, and automatic climate control to name a few. But RR's were largely hand-built, used real wood veneer in its interiors, and higher quality materials for the time.

[@TraveladvRajanSRai]

60s n 50s cad had even more

[@MaximRecoil]

Those "wheels" that you find so fascinating are called "hubcaps."

[@apexxxx10]

MaximRecoil *Thanks Here’s some Preloved Lexus Luxury from T H=A I L A N D Bangkok-Johnny CarSanook Media* kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqi6h6iEfJmbidk

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Wheel covers. Hubcaps cover the hub, leaving the rest of the wheel exposed.

[@joedunn7434]

@@VndNvwYvvSvv so center caps... lol

[@LiamE69]

Erm Doug, the Phantom of 1973 was the Phantom VI. And no the Silver Shadow was not the top of the line Rolls. It was the entry level Rolls.

[@danger450]

Because the Phantom of the time period was a bespoke vehicle that wasn't sold in anywhere near the magnitude of the Phantom of today. It shares only the name, not the market position.

[@LiamE69]

This is the entry level Rolls of its day. It is the equivalent of the Ghost in the current lineup, not the Phantom.

[@theKevronHarris]

Wow, Rolls-Royce looks pretty in the 1970s! Thank you for reviewing a timeless classic! Best!

[@455jefferson455]

Doug are you insane? Power locks rare in 73? My 1960 Pontiac has power locks. And windows.

[@GaijinGarry]

I don't think he's been around many cars older than he is.

[@lsswappedcessna]

I bet those window motors are the size of a starter, are they not? probably sound like one, too. Heavy duty old bastards.

[@Baldufle]

*For an European car

[@RapperBC]

I know, right? I kept barking back at him the other day: "My 1960 convertible has power windows, power seats, power top, power antenna, power steering and power brakes, Doug! Gah!! HAVE YOU NO IDEA THE DECADE IN WHICH YOU LIVE, SIR?" ...and things such as that. But, here's the thing: when I first got this 1960 model, many years ago, my friend said: "Wow, power windows, power seats-- I didn't know they had those back then!" Ya see. And he's my age (mid-40s). Hey Doug: they even had power vent windows. Get back to us after you've Googled "vent window". (8^D) In all seriousness, keep it up. These videos are awesome. So he's younger and he's not familiar with what was normal 50 years ago; part of the charm. I mean, he gets fascinated with the ashtrays. Ha!!

[@winstonelston5743]

And I drove a '60 Saratoga Chrysler with power seats.

[@angrycarguynerd5799]

Doug, the type of guy who literally calls the Silver Shadow "The Phantom" of its day... Even though it's not. It's the Phantom VI.

[@jamesslick4790]

Well, He also thought that Fisher Body was an outside contractor that made the bodies for the Buick Grand National...Doug is LESS hip to vintage cars than my 11 year old niece!

[@bosh6604]

I think he meant the prestige factor

[@bouwmr]

Dear Doug, the silver Shadow was NOT the top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce in 1973. That was the Phantom VI. There have been Phantoms ( I through VI )from 1923 to 1991, and again from 2003 (when Rolls-Royce was bought by BMW) to today.

[@epbrown01]

Yeah, that annoyed me. The misunderstanding is due to BMW releasing their first Phantom as an "owner-driver" when the name is used for the chauffeur driven cars. This car isn't even a LWB, which would be the top-of-the-line that year.

[@LiamE69]

Not only did they have the Phantom VI in '73 they also had the Wraith II, Corniche and Camargue. All were more prestigious. The Silver Shadow was the entry level Rolls, not the flagship.

[@DougDeMuro]

Yeah, but come on. The Phantom back then was a special-order limousine they sold only a few hundred examples of -- 374 made in 22 years, or roughly 15 annually. It was never even available in North America. This was the top Rolls four-door sedan by any rational measure.

[@DougDeMuro]

All I said was this was the top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce sedan of its day. The Corniche and Camargue were not sedans. The Wraith was just a slightly altered version of this.

[@barracuda6817]

Doug would you like to review my 2011 599 GTO?

[@yazansakran3326]

Doug the type of guy to pack crayons in his lunchbox

[@ywm82]

g h 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justin_time]

Doug, when the coolant button is pressed the oil gauge switches to measure the coolant level. It's typically discrete and therefore difficult to notice, especially because the oil gauge doesn't give any indication of what it's doing besides the needle moving silently to a different position, but that's what the coolant button does in this era Rolls Royce.

[@emmanuelofori6521]

Maybe the engine was cold so the needle had no reason to move, i think Doug got it wrong there.

[@zaptor1514]

They are always called cigar lighters. Just look at the size of the element. Cigar sized. Cars from the sixties have pull vents.

[@aidansullivan5703]

My 1966 Cadillac Eldorado has power locks. They’re vacuum controlled though. Common Doug

[@Kodiak-on-a-Kayak]

"Power locks" "They're vacuum controlled though" -Are you a fucking idiot?

[@aidansullivan5703]

3a dude, what about power steering? Don’t get on me for semantics here.

[@emjayay]

No, he's correct. Instead of electric servos they used engine vacuum to power them. So little hoses to them instead of wires. Lincolns were the same. What was really strange was that early 60's (and probably other years) Lincolns had hydraulic powered windshield wipers. Early 50's Cadillacs (and probably Lincolns) had hydraulic power windows.

[@abinashd29]

Doug is a type of guy who wears an $5 shorts to review a $500000 car

[@yammmit]

I didn’t know there was a specific price of clothes to price of car ratio you had to meet, especially if it’s not your car. James May drives around in his Ferraris in a $15 pair of jeans

[@TheFunkhouser]

The RR emblem was like that to stop it from being broken off and stolen. The stitching on the 'vinyl' roof was normal for that time having stitching down each side. You gotta read up on history Doug before doing these older cars dude.

[@skuzzyj]

TheFunkhouser Interesting tidbit: the Spirit of Ecstasy on domestically sold Rolls Royce cars wasn't all floppy like the US-market version. At least, it wasn't on the imported '77 sedan or the '74 or '82 Limousines I have driven. Strangely, the '74 Limo had rubber bumpers like a US spec car but wasn't originally sold here as it had an import tag riveted into the door frame. Odd thing since it wasn't federalized as it had no catalytic converters (import tag was from the 80s and the car was brought over by a casino). RR Limousines have two batteries, as well.

[@TheFunkhouser]

Love the new RR SoE, it descends into the body when the car is shut down, very cool.

[@johnbanner4267]

TheFunkhouser actually you're wrong, the new RR Emblem are retractable so no one can theif it only because it is made out of real silver. The old ones aren't real silver so it's just for gimmick that it moves like that

[@TheFunkhouser]

LOL, thats what I said haha

[@gregoryscott7088]

So how is that going to stop it from being broken off and stolen? One could easily break that off.

[@gbphil]

You forgot to mention the self cleaning ashtray, the rotary action empties the two small containers into the large tray beneath so you can chain smoke in comfort!

[@FORSCHISHORD]

When you said "no one's doing that anymore" in regards to the door handles... what about the wrangler?

[@RestrictedHades]

FORSCHISHORD they stopped doing it with the jl

[@aussiebloke609]

7:17 The leather on those headrests doesn't seem to match the rest of the seats - I wonder if they've been replaced, possibly by a pair that aren't quite in the original style?

[@jacobchapman9525]

No, they're original.

[@moroit1]

Headrests come to very little use, so even in aging vehicles they often keep their factory look.

[@aussiebloke609]

I was thinking less of the age, and more about the style of stitching and the grain of the leather, with angular edges instead of the rounded, stuffed look of the seats. They look like they've been either replaced or recovered cheaply.

[@aussiebloke609]

I see what you mean, especially the way they don't fit the curve of the seat back. But the shape and size is similar, just poorly executed. I suspect an inferior reupholstering - wrong leather, incorrect padding replacement and/or leather patterns the wrong size. For comparison, I've found a video of a concourse '73 Silver Shadow - at 3.31 and 4.17 you can clearly see the different shape: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYeciICAd7afp9k

[@bayanlegend]

Great review, but you are wrong. The Jeep wrangler still uses the door knob

[@thejompi]

It's funny because he was very specific on that on the wrangler review. Seems to me that his "quirks and features" approach is just bullshit filler he later forgets about.

[@KariIzumi1]

Jeep does this since many customers pull the doors off of them. They actually aren’t the only ones. Saw a Kia Rio from 2017 with and actual roll down windows. Took me by surprise.

[@lastdeadmouse7]

He's way off about a lot of things... that thing is a "cigar lighter" in all cars that had one, trucks had foot switch high beams well into the 80's, gas door switches we're rarely labeled by any manufacturer... I could go on. Despite the fact that he looks well older than I do, he must be a decade youger based on his review.

[@RickDupuis]

The new JL doesn't so he's technically correct.

[@billrea66]

Good report . I'm buying a '75 SS next month . Selling my '89 Turbo R .

[@TheSoundDoctors]

Power locks were seen on cars in the late 50's

[@GratefulRob]

Doug has no concept of what cars were like before 1990. It's all "back in the day" according to him.

[@GaijinGarry]

Yup

[@selfproclaimednobody4614]

They weren't "power windows" they were vacuum powered.

[@troletrain]

SUBURBS you make a false statement without any data or examples to back your 'claim' which attempts to refute Doug. Stay in school and educate yourself kid.

[@TheSoundDoctors]

Power locks were seen on cars in the late 50's

[@jeruelleapigo3642]

0:31 Correction. The Rolls Royce Phantom of the late 1960s was the Phantom VI. This was the Ghost in that Day.

[@megaswenson]

The Shadow was NOT the most expensive Rolls of its era!!!!!! In that body style, there were two upgrades, the Wraith (long wheelbase, frequently with partition), and the DROPHEAD COUPE (or Corniche). Then, there was the enormous limousine, the Phantom VI. The Shadow was the BASIC Rolls Royce.

[@Mandolorian1001]

Bunny Biedenharn finally someone that actually knows rolls royce!

[@mscott3918]

Bunny Biedenharn There was also the short lived Camargue, that was then £50000.

[@coldhell3580]

Exactly my thought when I saw the title. Still expensive though!

[@user-lx6bl2wd8g]

Really enjoy your reviews, Doug. They are refreshingly different from the norm.

[@brianandrews7099]

A few things to keep in mind. Back then, RR was still a rather small yet exclusive car maker, not completely unlike Packard had been 40 years earlier. While there cars were extreamly well built, smooth, and comfortable, the engineering under the skin was usually not “state of the art”. This car was largely an early 1960s design. Updates were not so much engineered into the cars so much as they were forced into them. These updates usually had more to do with meeting the government regulations of the country they were being imported into than it did with meeting customer demands. For example, the undersized headrests were probably purchased from a second part supplier who were making them for another car builder and then engineered to fit onto the existing front seat to meet US NHSA mandated for all new cars sold in 1973.. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if these headrest were the same as found in many BMC cars of the early 1970s. You must remeber that the 1970s were a tough time for car maker, worldwide, with ever changing government safety, fuel mileage, and emissions demands. Car makers, especially smaller ones, struggled to keep up yet keep their cars selling in line with the prices of their competition. If you compare this Rolls to a top level Lincoln or Caddy of the same time, you’ll find many of the same engineering “tack ons”. Also, the gear selector is so easy to shift because it is basically just and electric switch that sends a signal to a shifting selector motor (bolted to the outside of the transmission) that actually moves the gear lever at the transmission.

[@sgnt9337]

Very interesting write up. I suspected an electronic control gear select, and figured that was why they integrated a shift gate design into the steering column (so the lever would stay in position). As for government regs, my only thought beyond your points (good ones by the way), is that all manufacturers had to deal with emerging regulations. I remember driving 60s and 70s cars. Some ('70s manufacturers) did a better job in dealing with them than others.

[@alexanderblake5780]

You go on and on just as much as Doug does

[@Odddit]

@Steve Prince Rolls did push tech in the aviation sector. They were one of the first to use carbon fiber, for example.

[@bbokc6942]

Maybe Doug should look up facts before he talks. The shadow was never the phantom of the day, because the phantom 6 which was made until 1990 was the phantom of the day. The shadow is more like the ghost. He needs to talk to a rolls Royce owner and get his facts correct

[@QueerOkie]

That and going on about the wheel covers? They mimic the covers on the Royces(and other luxury cars) from the 1930s. And he misses the fact the the ENTIRE front ashtray rotates...to empty itself.

[@mscott3918]

bb okc Good comment. I was thinking that myself

[@mastqalandar8560]

So your wife’s lover is a RR owner?

[@Gary7even]

I was thinking the same thing. The 1973 RR Phantom was the Phantom of 1973. Duh. And power seats? My dad's 1966 Chrysler New Yorker had 'em.

[@NanoMine]

Mercedes G class does that button to open the door thing, even in their latest models.

[@chissssssss]

But it's labled

[@MRroope2000]

Chris wtf do you mean its labeld. The doors you open from outside to get in the car dumbass. :D

[@sentinelcipher]

That’s because they’re from the Stone Age

[@chissssssss]

"button to open the door thing" thought you were talking about the fuel door cuz you said "door thing" instead of just saying door.

[@maboo2bmw]

"Thing" was a reference to the process, not the door

[@VeraLucille]

My family’s heirloom cadillac deville from 1961 had power everything.

[@beardnyethedrumguy]

Literally just put in a bid to buy one! Regardless of the "Doug score", this is a beautiful car. Can't wait to clean, clay, and wax the Le Mans Bluewith paint till she looks like a mirror! Thanks for the heads up about the price.

[@philippineshetalia512]

Doug the type of guy who has a million subscribers but still wears his lawn mowing outfit.

[@kenm4822]

Doug the type of guy to listen to the band Mayhem while reviewing a car. Look at the album cover, Dawn of the Black Hearts, and see the photo of Per Yngve Ohlin. Then think to himself I'll try that at home with mum and my Uncle Rico. Especially with my Uncle Rico.

[@XXMETAL4LIF3XX]

haha thats good

[@hammerheartdan6311]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm *DEAD* get it.... I'll show myself out..... The comment just...blew my mind

[@howey935]

My friends dad bought a brand new silver shadow the day my friend was born (he didnt get it for about 8 months but thats handmade customised cars for you). I remember getting lifts to school in it and not wanting to get out once we got there. The seats were unbelievably comfortable and it was so quiet and smooth.