Moving the Rolls-Royce Corniche into the shop, you won't believe what I found under it!

[@KnightIndustries572]

Great talk about priorities Bob! Agree 100%, have you hobby, have your passions, but do them within reason. My affordable dream car was a Lexus IS 350. It's a beautiful red called vermillion and it has the really light ivory interior and the real polished wood..but I ONLY bought it, after I paid my house off. Not just that, but my house was to my standard, not falling to bits. Nothing worse than a dump of a house with a flash car parked in front.

[@brianjames5685]

They're like derelict stately manor houses when they are neglected aren't they. No matter how effed they are you can still see the magnificence that they hold. Worth doing in my opinion, not financially maybe but they are so beautiful it's like an honour to bring them back to life. A labour of love and I think red is an amazing idea.

[@Thegogoyears]

OMG! There’s something about these Rolls Royce videos that’s sooooooo good. Like when you were driving it into the garage. Hilarious and terrifying at the same time. 😂😂😂

[@ricoolivier]

This belongs in your fleet! Smooth it out, wrap it a gorgeous deep red, fix the top and a clean. There you'll have a beautiful, super stylish and reliable airport fetcher and boulevard cruiser... Thanks for taking us along! It going to be great whatever you decide!

[@612miois]

Video Bob is the best

[@113036stat]

Dude life is short enjoy your hobbies, totally cool that you got the gonads to go through this adventure! I totally get you on this! Keep the fine work inspiring us to carry on. Maybe get a power washer and a floor sprayer for the undercarriage and do a hand car wash with care masking off the interior to keep it dry.

[@TimWatkins1962]

Looks like a great car, looks like it has pretty good bones. Love your videos they help me get through rough times

[@lasseystad3266]

Love that gem. Moneypit or not, it´s a gem that needs gentle hands for some time ahead. Keep up what you believe in. Regards from Sweden.

[@boris1932]

What a great ride. Worth fixing with the right approach. You know best Bob. Can't wait to see this in future vid's.

[@scubatrucker6806]

Bob you are a celebrity

[@massapower]

Your a sneaky one Mr. BOB.... Luv it not disclosing what you paid for it 😜👍🏻

[@bladesofglorylawnmaintenan6354]

You’ve GOT to save and fix this car @VideoBob .. You are the keeper of the Rolls.. This car could absolutely be something special.. ( more than it is ).. I’d LOVE to see a full series of you bringing this back to a beautiful piece of art. Stay blessed brother!!

[@TahoeRealm]

Would not be wise. Continually replacing those leaking fluids is flushing money already.

[@muziktrkr]

The “crud” might be what’s holding the car together!😄He’s still evaluating how much work needs to be done to it, so far it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a massive restoration and not planning to do long distance trips in it.

[@jillchenicek9197]

Bob, you do you. Have fun.

[@RRudolf88]

Dear Bob, what is leaking is the accumulator valve body UE37583, quite cheap as an exchange part. The empty bracket in the engine bay is for the washer fluid bottle.

[@gardemeister]

I think you know what your talking about

[@cathalstrophic2955]

The corniche would look incredible wetsanded and primed and that original blue would look tasty. Wrapped in VideoBob red with the white wheels. ⚔️🤘

[@tommybridges7143]

This is why I only want the Corniche ‘Coupe’ hardtop. The roof repair/mechanism will take up all your effort, and it still might not close properly. You might just leave it as a top down car and drive it on nice warm, non rainy days. I saw one Bob that the aftermarket roof put on and it would shrink in the cold weather, and thus not fully close. Good luck! PS- I’m a member of the RROC club and have seen many.

[@djurastajic4485]

You keep it real Bob, that’s why I love watching your videos!!!

[@biggiefitz6275]

48 seconds in and already I'm laughing hysterically. Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Whoa. got to put it in reverse......fuck. lol It is a gorgeous car!

[@wheelsornowheels2944]

Epic find. It should clean up well

[@weirdmatter]

Goodluck with the car Bob.

[@michaelporter3555]

I think you have the right plan for the car. Make it drivable and look presentable without spending too much if possible.

[@davidgrybb8547]

Super sweet Ride!!!!!

[@captainmorgan7386]

Nice project and good advice.

[@MarkGelderland]

Always loved the Corniche, never understand why someone would neglect a special car like that. Rims look like they're from a Silver Spirit

[@pedrokd5439]

The car has good bones. Buy it and do a mechanical sympathetic restoration so that everything at least Works. Then tackle the bodywork, detail clean. Paintwork to whatever standard you wish to achieve. Then make sure that you drive it often.

[@hamishcruden7623]

Good on you. Im going to enjoy this rebuild just as I did with Gary Mavers and his Royce. Perhaps you can have Gary Mavers visit some time and help with bits and bobs when he is in the US. Keep the colour, wrap it if you must... don't paint it... its not a show pony... Clean it up, do basic repair work and send it down the road to the next owner...

[@bentleynut1648]

The windows don’t go completely up with the main window switch. They go up around 90% of the way. The last 10% is done by pressing the small little black button above the window switch. This was how they did it in the factory. Weird I know, but the factory thought that feature was a safety feature at the time. I used to own a few of these. Please fix the brakes. It will be expensive to do that. As you know it’s a high pressure system and leaks easily. The pistons in the calipers will most probably be rusted. Good luck

[@danielcarter5579]

Love this corniche, cant wait to see it get the VideoBob love.

[@WN_Byers]

She was most certainly purring. Well done Bob 💪

[@faroutgolf3650]

I'm so glad I found this channel, it's a hoot! One of your classic videos popped up on my computer. The gypsies throwing rocks at you because you were exposing their con! I about died laughing! I swear you remind me of this old friend of the family. He was a tool pusher in the oil fields in the early 1970's and built Pontiac's. Rochester company used to send him carburetors to fix he was that sharp! Anyway he pulled pranks on people all the time like these con artists and grifters. I'm enjoying the show....

[@BOSSREGcom]

Bob sell some of your other vehicles and do up that Roller, it deserves to stay on the road!

[@juanrojas4722]

You should look into that dry ice blasting , just removes the dirt and leaves what’s underneath original for the under carriage

[@knutarneaakra6013]

When working on old cars I always first inspect for oil leaks then use a high pressure steamer just cleaning off all the shit. Makes it so mutch better and easier doing the jobs that needs to be done😊

[@ACE-kn4vc]

That welding on the exhaust. lol WOW

[@mariodagenais6625]

Bob, you have to dry ice sandblast it under and motor compartment. A good wet sand and some body repair. A nice red wrap like you like it and I leave the wheels to you probably black to go with the nice red body. Maybe later make a nice white interior like you said, it would look so graceful. The heck that she’s not full equipped, like you said it’s paid and it’s yours. Myself, I would sell the one that JR drove because I think that the corniche is more glamor and people from today must not even remember JR anyway. But please keep that Corniche unless you find another one that’s worth it. But I think that cheap one’s are rare.

[@timbullough3513]

"You should just live in a 900 square foot house and drive a Corolla" sarcasm ... you are you and know Gene ... awesome

[@shaunhewitt]

I feel your pain people like to look good in them and scrimp on the maintenance I'm doing the gearbox on my 2002 bentley arnage at the moment people get scared of doing their own maintenance but it's just a car take it to any garage and they will see the rolls royce or bentley badge and they see $$$$$$$ mine lost reverse gear garage wanted £4.500 +VAT I studied gearbox and found the reverse solenoid shaft to be at fault it's cost me £350 in parts and oils hopefully next week it will be back together 😊 love your videos

[@courtneesdad]

You have a real fixer upper lol. I know you will do it right. I believe it would make a great Uber on the strip. That’s a great idea

[@richardgreene3460]

There was no "strip down" Corniche! The only options were exterior/interior colors;therefore, this year Corniche did not have the wooden tray tables. The leak looks like it's from one of the brake valve bodies on top of one of the accumulators. Once removed, they are relatively easy to rebuild. If you purchased the car for under $20K, it was an awesone deal. If $24k-$28K, that's about right for it's condition!

[@RobertMoseley]

I paid less than $20K ;)

[@shaunchappell784]

You can buy the accumulators much cheaper as they were originally an Austin part.

[@richardgreene3460]

@RobertMoseley GREAT! I would absolutely get it right!

[@TjBishop001]

My dad had a rr corniche when I was a kid. White with red interior and a silver spur I think that was the name. Grew up around rr.

[@Stackali]

you used to hear "its the cadillac of (blank)". you don't hear that much anymore. but you still hear "its the rolls royce of (blank)"

[@RobertMoseley]

Honestly, the Cadillac was better than the Rolls in the early days, honestly, the Imperial might have been king. But the Cadillac has dropped in quality so much for so long that it hasn't been the king of luxury for a long time, the Rolls-Royce however never really lots it's luster.

[@trainman665]

The windows are meant to stop short of going all the way up. There is a button you press for them to fully close. It’s an old fashioned safety feature.

[@rcaive0875]

For the wheels, I'd go back to the original '73 look with the center R-R hubcaps on black steelies.

[@wilsonstristar]

you know what your doing bob your careful with your money and keep up the vids pal lovin them

[@cesarmoran7433]

Do what you have to do!!!

[@frankmastromauro5630]

Good video

[@kenherrera2819]

Corniche rag top has always been my dream car, but I can see that one would give me nightmares! I've worked on Shadows and Spurs but they were in excellent condition when I bought them! I don't have 1/100th of your knowledge and would have never touched that one! I would have been scared to death by all those sounds. Such a shame that someone did not take better care of such a fantastic car!

[@davidsolloway9349]

I love my 1969 RR SS DHC! And so do the girls.

[@scubatrucker6806]

It's going to cost you a small fortune to straighten that RR. But it will be worth it for your collection ❤❤. Didn't know there was a thing called popcorn exhaust 😅😅😅

[@billsmith281]

Job 1 clean the bottom of the car as best you can, then you'll see exactly what is leaking & what needs to be replaced/repaired. The big costs with these cars are the brakes & suspension, if you can sort those issues out, the rest is pretty easy.

[@daapgaming]

Loving ya vids Bob big love from New Zealand

[@TahoeRealm]

Reality sets in. We've all been there.

[@markherbstreit1814]

As someone who tinkers with old RR’s most weekends, promise me you won’t skimp on the brakes. Take time to learn how the pressure spheres work. Learn to do a pump down test and don’t drive it until you have confidence that you have reserve pressure in the system. The thought of A 2.5 tonne missile with no brakes is terrifying.

[@GregVT]

Yay Bob! In before Tam!!! 😛

[@Voiceofchange-dr]

BRING THAT BABY BACK TO IT'S GLORY!

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

I’m in similar situation, but the Corniche needs mechanicals working and a good detail as-is. The quarter panel damage is unfortunate.

[@Scrapla1]

All that leaking fluid crud was rust prevention!

[@mikeisaacs2314]

Need to find a A-team van

[@danielcarter5579]

Wow thing looks barely wide enough for the oil bay

[@robertseguin4875]

was that a corniche in the movie, sixteen candles?

[@davidtaylor857]

Yes, I think it was a 1974.

[@kingofgogas]

bob eats vegas in the Corniche?? bob eats vegas wrap would be cool branding

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

Gary has rebuilt one and is now working on a 2nd red one I’m sure he could easily! fix this car . Perhaps you could swap this car for his red one .

[@Stackali]

if you can pull it off. i think your idea of a red with white interior convertible rolls would be cool.

[@davg2496]

Video Bob What did you pay for that??

[@billa2967]

Corniche drop head coupe! One of my most favorite cars ever. Black is the best color, and the black and tan interior is very nice, but with a ridiculously expensive red interior, would be stunning! But the 64 thousand dollar question is… how much is a very good one worth?

[@alancrisp1582]

Answer - a lot more than he paid for this very sad 😔 looking example !...

[@kylecorrow702]

Powder coat the wheels. Powder coating lasts a long time

[@jasondorsey6751]

Windows have a safety button, theirs a second button to push to make them go up the final inch, child safety thing

[@thunderrobots1980s]

is this the model vehicle they used to make the car in the movie the car?, cause the front of the car looks like it has similarities with the corniche

[@sheila7909]

RR are massive

[@tamellison2334]

Hey my sweetheart Bob 🤩🤩I am sooo super duper excited to see the finish restoration of my dream car💝💝I know that you are going to work your magic 💝💝I am currently praying my heart out that you make the decision to keep it🥰🥰🥰 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 😍😍😍

[@Stackali]

not the worst welds i have seen, not by a long shot. those are darn pretty compared to some of the crud i've seen.

[@kingofgogas]

ouch power steerring - ouch (flush and fill all fluids etc)

[@minimeee04]

Get it machine polished and you will love it.

[@rambo4war]

I know you’re probably staying true to original parts. But if you could upgrade that power steering to electric that would be a step in the right direction

[@بدورشاهين-ث9غ]

Looking forward how you turn this pice of stone to jewel

[@shaneheywooodrochford2343]

Don’t I loveeeeeee the interior

[@alanfing639]

Looks like a turbo 400tranmission

[@Johnathan_Waters]

WOW, those beehives looking botched welds are something else!!

[@chukzombi]

you got a lot of car for the small amount you paid. you can afford to spend the cash getting it sorted mechanically. looks like you have some leaks and basic TLC.. wrapping it will save money. you should at least have the interior detailed. its worth having that be flawless. 10k for mechanics, and another 10k for appearance. the car would be worth much more than you spent and would be road worthy.

[@smcremix8791]

how many Miles on the Corniche?

[@boatingforbeginners7949]

Hey Bob, Lovin yr vids buddy, You worked for it, You deserve to have what makes you happy. Yes theres good debt and bad debt, Good being a loan on something that will be an investment and eventually worth more over time, bad debt being on something that will lose money the minute you drive it off the forecourt! because you'll never get it back.. Keep the vids a comin and have subd too, found you thru a Kiss video and HUGE congrats on the new Rolls too, What about buying or even replicating the original BAT MOBILE ?? How cool would that be? Rock On !

[@GregVT]

"Sometimes I bitchy." 🤣

[@annahopp]

Now you sound like Dave Ramsey. 🙂

[@moneygooddude]

It's a Duesy!

[@RebelwithaRolls]

worth fixing the joys you will have will be endless

[@diysecuritygear9594]

Talk to car wizard and boogie about those spheres. Bill might be more that the AEG sphere recently opened

[@jif8802]

The impossible dream

[@alancrisp1582]

😱😨 Or nightmare !!......

[@TahoeRealm]

This will be sold soon.

[@joemazzola7387]

The detail geek has a under car cleaner Maybe spray gunk first then try what he uses He's on KZbin

[@saltysailor141]

The 1973 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow has an average recorded value of $12,796.13 (USD….. I wouldn’t drop too much into this one VB

[@davidsolloway9349]

like 1K !

[@JuanCarbajal-oe5pj]

❤

[@larrydowling]

CORNICE WAS 10 TO 12 K MAX

[@YesThatReallyDidHappen]

Paint it White, sell it at night, seriously though nothing wrong with good primer and a wrap.

[@PistolPete14]

Probably a Porsche panerama

[@shakes7333]

Someone went through the expense of putting Vogue's on it.

[@diysecuritygear9594]

*hoovie

[@aquariumdvd]

The round black buttons on the door are safety switches. You press them once the window has reached the top of its travel and it will allow the window to close fully an extra inch.

[@JeffMedved]

Bob. SMH. I thoroughly enjoy your commentaries...not only on the cars, but life in general. Everytime I watch your videos they're reminiscent of my own RR exploits. But this Corniche...WOW! I cringe everytime I see it. It's time to get into the lifeboat early and abandon ship before this one completely sinks you. Run, don't walk to the exit!

[@MitchGrooms]

OMG, you are freaking me out when the car would not stop and you put it in reverse when the car was moving.. UUGG.Hope it did not damage the tranny but seem like it is not working at this point.. great car though,,WOW