1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur - The End Of The British Era (POV Drive Binaural Audio)

Driving the Last Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Delivered to North America. This Turbocharged 6.75L V8 powers the end of an era before VW group took control of RR. In addition to Ruched Leather, this opulent extended wheel base Rolls is the only one of its kind with American Redwood trim.
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[@sterlingsilver320]

This car just seems like it would smell like rich leather, cigars, aftershave, and have been owned by some gentleman that only took it to the country club on the weekends. Old Money vibes.

[@igormarinkovic1531]

yeah aftershave is pricey 😆

[@vulpes7079]

Perfect, then

[@aristotelisentertainment279]

the country club or the ladies

[@kadafi4lyf]

@@aristotelisentertainment279 idk old money people were usually conservative and happy with their wives, I doubt they bought car back then to impress hoes

[@creasefold1986]

@@kadafi4lyf lol

[@iosifd2409]

No screens , no stupid sensors , no complicated buttons , just pure functionality , and real standards of luxury

[@danielmiller9012]

Yes, build quality and elegance ages way better than tech! Why I love other cars like LC500 and Panamera so much, great build quality when cars in their class / price range focus more on tech and flash.

[@rolls-royceowner1108]

Oh but there are stupid sensors and complicated componentry that will take you to the cleaners with that pure functionality and exceptional creature-comfort$! I have been driving Rolls-Royce saloons most of my life. Check out how expen$ive it is to overhaul the brakes/self leveling system, and exhaust systems! Like I tell people, if one must ask "how much" one does not belong behind the wheel of a RR! There's nothing more complicated than the hydraulic system on a Silver Shadow, Silver Wraith II, Silver Spirit, and Silver Spur saloon! I'll put it this way: if one doesn't proceed with caution one could end up with an extremely expensive nightmare that never ends...

[@iosifd2409]

@@rolls-royceowner1108 Well its a Rolls Royce , not a Toyota Corolla , no matter how they age , they are still luxury vehicles . But the engines on them remains bulletproof no matter what .

[@dannyo3317]

No driver engagement.....

[@Catchingcars]

💯

[@Forge17]

Tom I swear you’re the most natural car reviewer on KZbin. At home and entertaining in any type of vehicle. And the foot click before getting in, respect 👌

[@TedwardDrives]

That’s the nicest comment yet. Thank you!

[@Forge17]

@@TedwardDrives and thank you for brightening our days during the pandemic

[@caliqm2199]

Wait,his name's not Ted?

[@Forge17]

@@caliqm2199 actually it’s Maximus Decimus Meridius, general of the armies of the north, and loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aurelius. He also goes by Tom

[@yungboicontigo9278]

@@TedwardDrives man I love your vids. Started watching you in the willys Jeep video, and more recently, the LFA ❤️. You got a new subscriber!

[@miniaturemachinist6098]

It's so nice to see cars that don't have a big infotainment screen right in the middle of the dash.

[@saucyp123]

Running low on gas? Just press the oil level button and suddenly you’re full again!

[@bikemike1118]

LOL

[@wholeNwon]

@@bikemike1118 Until the head gasket blows and the block cracks.

[@samdiamond6272]

@@wholeNwon at least the 4 speed GM transmission won't break too easily.

[@wholeNwon]

@@samdiamond6272 Is that still the 1939 GM trans.?

[@samdiamond6272]

@@wholeNwon I think its probably a souped up caddy transmission.

[@macpdm]

Lovely to see a car from this era. My dad was an engine tester at Rolls Royce from around this time.

[@anman366]

In my mind I am thinking the reason RR never bothered to label buttons and switches is because most customers would have a personal driver that would have been trained at a week long RR academy, where the engineers personally walk through all of the quirks and features with them. LOL

[@Milkinporsche]

Such beautiful interior, I prefer pure craftsmanship than fancy techs, craftsmanship is timeless.

[@2006gtobob]

I LOVE this series of Rolls Royce and Bentley. Post purchases the RR and Bentley really went separate ways with them becoming overly complicated behemoths. This series represents the last of true luxury, where craftsmanship, serenity, wafting and durability (if maintained properly) mattered.

[@wholeNwon]

You mean continuously repaired breakdown after breakdown

[@chrisjamesr77]

0:28 Man, even opening the door on that thing just sounds classy.

[@nadimbasar2306]

I like this guy's style. Says it how it is and nails it every time. Provides a real insight on how the car drives. Good job.

[@blues3983]

This car just screams quality everywhere you look.

[@driveweb5250]

@BradgeVlogs Ah ? There is experience :))

[@pinball8701]

I've got a low mileage Silver Shadow II from 1977. Such fun to drive. I'm always smiling :-)

[@TStudioX]

The steering wheel look so cool. I don't think it's ugly. I love the look of the Rolls-Royce steering wheel.

[@despacitodaniel801]

looks like a fat toaster

[@quackman]

It's definitely well-trimmed, with all that double-stitched leather.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Seems always that it is the past that represents luxury. If only modern carmakers understood that.

[@justenzo6342]

Modern Rolls Royces are really luxurious though

[@mikey380sx]

I agree. It used to be about opulence, now it’s about how many pointless gadgets and large screens. There’s even launch control in the Bentley Flying Spur. How unnecessary.

[@xnopyt13]

@@justenzo6342 they may be luxurious but the attention to detail just isn’t the same. The new phantom iirc has a horrible turn signal stalk, you can even see the plastic mold seam on it, even the stalk on my Honda Fit looks better lol

[@justenzo6342]

@@mikey380sx Yes I agree with that. Bentley are more supposed to be a luxury brand and consumer reports always pushes everything to be sporty.

[@mikey380sx]

@@justenzo6342 absolutely dude. I think luxury should be no compromise. But the calculator boffins at car companies want to make as much money as possible and giving cars multiple personalities must be the way forward in their eyes

[@mcl3066]

For a car built in the 90s, its almost silent, something that rolls Royce pride themselves on. It sounds like luxury

[@andrewbintang4591]

this car is way more silent in real life. what you hear in this video is either the blower or he forgot to put a window up.

[@RossEnzo]

The end made me very happy! There’s always something that sparks the interest in cars. You sir may have done it for them!

[@whodeycinbengals]

That woodwork is stunning

[@mikebryant5223]

The reason the indicator relay sound comes from the right is the main fuse panel, where the relay is located, is below the glove box.

[@bobby4277]

Would have loved to hear about the smell of the interior. I believe this was the last year they used Connolly leather. The company was out of business for several years until revived by Jonathon Connolly. The new ones have only a faint sniff of leather. I have a 35 year old Jaguar Vanden Plas that has that wonderful Connolly smell inside.

[@RossEnzo]

Oh man. Such a beautiful example of a luxury car. This is a true luxury car!

[@aaronlane8276]

I'll drive one of these over anything made today. Such class

[@michaelmontagu3979]

Absolutely agree with you. I've owned, as just the second owner, since 1982, a 1965 Silver Cloud III. Nothing would convince me to swap it for anything in the current Rolls-Royce range.

[@nabeelshaikh1103]

I would prefer this channel any day over Doug de mouro. The way of presentation is soothing yet remarkable! Good job 🤘🏻 cheers 🙌🏻

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks Nabeel!

[@lampochka2003]

Doug is a chatterbox, we say "пиздючий ящик" in Soviet Russia

[@greenscreenmachine6405]

The End of the British Era Wow, such sadness in the video title 🥺😢

[@joseph-S1K]

Very clean spec, sick vid man! 🔥

[@Rockstars_03]

This car was made in 1999 and is still more luxurious than my 2021 car.. it's just an amazing car..

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

It's one my dream vehicles. I only want my hands on it.

[@jf7009]

@@kensmechanicalaffair You probably could right now. They got very, very cheap.

[@klaus4441]

This is the perfect car to hop in after a breakfast in Miami and go for a ride to New Orleans and have Dinner., and you get off relaxed. . Ok the service and the spare parts are extreme expansiv , but when you drive a Rolls you know that. . SMILE

[@troyminer7]

You are just about the only masshole we actually like having up here in NH. Great vid and wonderful car as always! Bucket list to drive a rolls for sure

[@TedwardDrives]

😆 thank you Troy!

[@GixxerRider1991]

Many of the bombers that pummeled Germany were powered by Rolls-Royce engines as well.

[@michaelmontagu3979]

You said a very true thing. The first owner can afford to maintain them, usually the second can. Then they depreciate and are more affordable but not cheaper to maintain. That's when the problems and real expense start. I've owned a 1965 Silver Cloud III, as second owner, since 1982. I keep it properly maintained and it's in first class condition. It's been valued at £60,000 more than I paid.

[@danieleregoli812]

I actually unashamedly prefer old school Rollers, the new ones no longer melt my butter

[@bikemike1118]

Always a pleasure to look at …. but apart from that 🤷🏽‍♂️🧐

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

There should be no shame about it. The older cars were better, it's that simple

[@bikemike1118]

@@antiochiaadtaurum3786 better in which regard?? Get real…. If they were better they‘d probably would have sold more of them and RR wouldn’t have to be sold as a company to the Germans, right?!

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

@@bikemike1118 They were built better, less plastic, more solid

[@bikemike1118]

@@antiochiaadtaurum3786 in today’s RR‘s there is no plastic either. But also no chassis from the 1960‘s …. Your ‚plastic argument‘ is simply prejudice and glorifying „the good ol‘ times“ (which actually weren’t that good! - only in hindsight from people who probably never sat in a RR - old or new).

[@StephaniexBecca1600]

6:37 I like how there’s a Porsche right behind him ☺️

[@guestgaming241]

ngl that steering wheel looks like a honda del sol steering wheel

[@kennethwood9025]

Beautiful Spur. The earlier Shadows are starting to grow on me now but good ones are getting up there in price and bad ones are an expensive proposition

[@chrislemery8178]

I watch your videos with headphones. Makes it sooo much better.

[@occultustactical6138]

I love it. That seat-leather option is extremely rare. I been looking for a clean low mileage RR for years and have never seen that option. Truth be told I do prefer the Silver Seraph body style. I’d prefer the V8 in it but the BMW V12 would not stop me from picking one up.

[@Durbanite2010]

The song of Rolls-Royce owners everywhere: "Alright, I'm off to find gas".

[@wholeNwon]

Or all right I'm out of gas.

[@angelomelis9464]

Everyone should have a Rolls.

[@batur9645]

Thanks for not shouting and screaming in your videos like literally every other youtuber nowadays

[@abdulrehmanarif2145]

This is the true beauty of luxury car

[@58Malt]

I remember someone dribbling on about the wood in my Turbo R and how it was like their Audi - another passenger pointed out "the wood in the Audi is just a photocopy, in the Bentley, it's solid planks."

[@wholeNwon]

The word is "driveling".

[@58Malt]

Dribbling - as opposed to gushing or flowing.@@wholeNwon

[@wholeNwon]

@@58Malt As in prostate problems?

[@jimbarrofficial]

3:52 - love the double shoe-clap before getting into the cockpit...

[@sprezzatura8755]

Built to be a car for a lifetime. Built to be serviced, refinished and handed down to the next generation. Unlike today when most cars are built use for short term ownership and ultimately recycled. Which approach is a better use of resources?

[@vvvxt]

True! We live in a throw away society nowadays

[@MmANCZ]

Wooow, the sound that the doors make when being opened...

[@fchow8652]

This beautiful Spur has the Hooper Coach work for the rear view back. Amazing work.

[@louisspears7742]

It looks so smooth

[@lutomson3496]

would be happy to have a Roller with Redwood as I have many Redwood trees on my property very nice

[@habsom1406]

That Redwood ❤😍❤ Gorgeous, gorgeous interior!

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

That thing started RIGHT up.

[@wholeNwon]

Yes, we were all amazed.

[@epiccarguy892]

a nice rolls luxury without overenginering

[@wholeNwon]

Or any engineering.

[@nhoutdoors1]

It’s crazy that I live about 7 miles from where he started out in the first part of the video

[@danielmo6738]

Classic analog limousine, nice age 👌🏻

[@duralate]

Not to sound like a grumpy old boomer but I'm glad to see kids playing outside on bikes and having a passion for cars. That was definitely not me as a kid!

[@jamesh7571]

It's 2am wed morning, ur the best dude! It's a unique experience 👍

[@Pisti846]

The new RRs look like tanks. This is style!

[@wholeNwon]

As bad as the old one was, at least it had something that the new ones certainly lack. To call them "tanks" insults panzers.

[@mauromazzoncini5711]

What a beautiful machine

[@wurly164]

GM had the best transmissions back then, that’s why RR used them

[@mica412]

That's just pure hypnotising watching the drive in that😀

[@acalthu]

I appreciate how careful you are when deploying that rear tray. Other reviewers would have just pulled it out carelessly, like that guy who wears shorts all the time.

[@sneakerfreak2002]

Doug demuro …. Complete childish oaf

[@yeahnoway111]

@@sneakerfreak2002 Whats wrong with Doug?.. Also the tray is meant to be used normally. Doug doesn't break or disrespect the cars he reviews at all.. oafs

[@lampochka2003]

Thank you so much for your English, being belarussian I understand each word. Hello to NYC citizens

[@buretehudesi]

I used to work in UK and when I left I wanted to get somethig really british so I got myself Jag x300. It was almoust junk price. I keep it in my barn for 10 years now.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

True analog engineering. Awesome

[@jsz2619]

I like how that center rectangular display doesn't line up with the steering column cover.

[@YunZhongYue]

Amazing car~ Like your videos introducing the classic and gorgeous cars

[@darrenakrigg5978]

That steering wheel not being straight would do my head in

[@darrenakrigg5978]

@@stringer-ik1pc your right , I’d love the luxury but I’m very much more into hardcore sports cars

[@ZarviroffSerge]

Timeless interior, really.

[@xhonkeri4066]

Don’t forget the British Leyland and it’s effect on the British automotive industry

[@PINKGUY-c2x]

What a beautiful car

[@eggssunnysideup1301]

SHADOW, PHANTOM,WRAITH,CLOUD....Top RR Brands!

[@Bobster986]

It’s amazing how much these cars depreciation in value. You can buy this car model for $25k now.

[@robcampbell3235]

Ironically, that's about what a mechanic would charge on the first full service to get it back to original condition....

[@eldridsonmaria3360]

Rolls royce is the most luxurious car in the world for me. Personally i dont like silver spur they like old BUT this 1 is really good maintained and j love the brown leather and the wood 😍

[@madjidhamdini8114]

1:03 The short wheel base version ! yup it's very short haha ! When rolls royce was rolls royce !

[@Virtuoso23]

The sound the doors make when being opened and closed is enough to justify the ticket price. I used to hate this kind of really heavy cars , equipped with shockingly fuel draining engines, but they are really icons of a past era, in which luxury was not related to technology.

[@peoplehavetherights]

There is a good enough reason to buy one as the last of what a Rolls-Royce is, at the very end of the folks at Crewe. I shall miss them...or finally have one.

[@silviocolella3308]

I love that steering wheel

[@inspireaspire278]

Roll on Rolls Royce 😋 👌

[@anupamkumar1901]

Amazing! Thanks for the video. It's GOLD

[@MyHolidayArchive]

I suspect the louder than expected wind noise for this Roller is probably due to the windows not being doubled glazed.

[@LWVH81]

Fabulous. I’ve driven nothing but Rolls-Royce for thirty years. Why drive anything else?

[@michaelmontagu3979]

I've had the same Silver Cloud III for 40 years, as the second owner.

[@southerndiy1]

Spectacular car.

[@theunknownguy265]

And a Rolls-Royce silver spur is sitting near my house near a garbage bin lol and that got me interested in this car 😂

[@greenepanda]

Omg with the small rear window!! Dude you drive some delicious interesting vehicles 🚗

[@walterplant2957]

The GM box gives you 40 mph per 1000 revs in Bentleys of the same era . Doors , hood and trunk lid are aluminium in Silver Spirt / Spur vehicles .

[@jharris947]

That 'American Redwood Trim' is booootiful.👍 Great video by the way.😊

[@johnstout5623]

As the vid progresses, warning lights accumulate on the panel, like a christmas tree.

[@johnmontgomery3471]

I love your enthusiasm.

[@freddieparrydrums]

You should drive a Rover P5. My dad owns one but we’re in the UK

[@patrikkauppinen3232]

I would love to hear the whole story on the shifter, I wonder if it is possible that the person who ordered the car wanted it that way instead of a column shifter?

[@thelambschapelvietnam431]

I especially like the fax machine in the back seat!

[@fugeu7799]

Perfectly timed transition 😂12:04

[@HectorM777]

What a beauty. Period.

[@patrickcaradec6174]

6:40 Driving a Rolls Royce even allows you to cut off the other cars without being honked at.

[@TedwardDrives]

I didn’t cut him off. He had a left signal on and he turned left when I turned left.

[@patrickcaradec6174]

@@TedwardDrives ok sorry, that kind of rule doesn't exist were I live.

[@TedwardDrives]

If that were true no one would ever turn left when two opposing cars were both indicating to turn left. You'd just sit there forever.

[@patrickcaradec6174]

@@TedwardDrives It's true here in Europe. In such a case when there is no ground marking, we have to go around the opposite vehicle before turning left. Moves like yours, where you proceed in front of the incoming car, are called indonesian crossroads and are indicated by left painted arrows. I didn't know that indonesian style was generalized in the USA. So everything is fine.

[@dcollins2342]

In Canada we do it the same way as in the U.S. too. By the way, I never see any mention anywhere of one of my collector cars- a 1996 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn. The interior is very similar to the one in this video.

[@benfel9403]

Wow, I have never seen another of these with a stick shift - EVER!

[@dimadani1676]

Дизайнеры данной модели РоллсРойса однозначно были воодушевлены 7-ой моделью БМВ. Посмотрите профиль этого авто - все линии первого поколения 7-er BMW )

[@camilodominguez1760]

Mi padre se compró uno igual como capricho pero no tenia dinero suficiente para usarlo a diario,nada más en gasolina gasta como un avión, así que para moverlo de vez en cuando una vez al mes lo sacaba con la familia para ir a comer a McDonald's,yo nunca fui por que me daba vergüenza pero más adelante lo heredé y tuve buenos momentos con él,fantástico coche.

[@Sowhat300]

Rolls-Royce started using GM transmissions in the1950’s in the Silver Clouds and Bentley S-Types.

[@evgeni131]

This car is fantastic

[@RJW14]

that's a familiar blue porsche in the mirror.

[@SuperErikRoss]

GM Turbohydramatic 400 if it aint broke dont fix it One of the most durable transmissions of all time Rolls Royce had been using them for years and years. GM Harrison AC too

[@byteme9718]

The Torqueflite was always a better option.

[@danieleregoli812]

I just love your videos my friend. And your car choices😍