The Most Famous Rolls-Royce?

[@johndavey72]

Good evening Donald . Well here's a little story . My grandfather was a chauffer for the "Singer" family and drove a pair of Rolls Royce's GOI 63 & GKM 45 from October 1924 to September 1935 and covered a combined total of 30, 877 miles . He was awarded a letter of good service from Rolls Royce . A well known entertainer of the 1950's / 1960's Max Bygraves bought one of the Rolls Royces and restored it when it was used in a film " The Yellow Rolls Royce ". When he found out that my mothers father was chauffer of this car he popped over to Shaldon and took my mother for an extended drive in that car . Max was performing in Torqay for a summer season (Shaldon was 7 miles away ) and subsequently bought a property in Torquay . Thankyou Donald

[@billolsen4360]

Loved that movie, especially the Shirley McClain/George C. Scott/Art Carney and Ingrid Bergmann/Omar Shariff episodes.

[@martinhooper5565]

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[@peterf3606]

The Rolls Royce looked absolutely fantastic on NOS4A2, it really made the show. I'm so, so glad that it went to the Audrain! It deserved a great home.

[@melissaolson2517]

What a sweet car! "A quiet confidence..." is a perfect description.

[@Rene.Rondeau]

Nice Hamilton 'Vincent' wristwatch you're sporting there, Donald! Era appropriate. Excellent taste (as always). And a great car -- thanks for another fascinating video.

[@nathanchristopher6121]

Are you the Mr. Rondeau that services Hamilton electric movements?

[@smal1393]

Thank you, Mr. Osborne, I always enjoy your postings.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

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[@Joolz777]

Great vid again.. All the best from the UK..

[@davidjernigan8161]

Making the chauffeur's task easier probably makes the experience better for the passengers.

[@dcoop05]

I have a special love for Rolls-Royce that I can't explain. The stories about this one are great! Thank you..

[@frglee]

When I saw the title of this vid I wondered what the most famous Rolls-Royce would have been. To me, the one used in the 1965 film 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce' came to mind. That was a 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II (with Sedanca de Ville coachwork by Barker) though, still extant - with a nice photograph of it at a (USA) car show on the Wikipedia entry for the film.

[@bcgrittner]

Yes, that was an outstanding movie. Very underrated. Thanks for the update. I couldn’t remember the specifics about the movie car.

[@whenever-199iq]

I thought it was the "Silver Ghost". Tell me its not more famous than this b movie car.

[@rodericklohrey1746]

There was a yellow Rolls Royce and it was a Silver Ghost. It was owned by the 5th Earl of Lonsdale,known as the yellow earl. His principal castle was Lowther castle, now just a shell.

[@bcgrittner]

Right hand drive with right hand shift. That’s interesting.

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

all those had the shifter at the door, and the handbrake just next to it.There have not been any left hand drive cars on those series, and no central gearbox lever

[@Salman-sc8gr]

Soo refreshing to find your video,very well presented.

[@dereksmith5019]

I think Mr. Jim Pattison [ B.C. Canada ] would take exception with your title , since he owns the Beatles Rolls Royce in his Ripleys collection . A former car salesman and dealership owner , he admitted , "I can not believe i paid a million dollars for a used car" !

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Can’t take exception with a question😉

[@martinclapton2724]

4. famous Rolls Royce’s . 1. The Yellow Rolls Royce from the film of the same name. 2. Another Yellow Rolls Royce , but this time driven by Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film., starring Sir Sean Connery and Gert Frobe . 3. A much later car, the Rolls Royce MPW coupe of the late 1960s film The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunnaway . 4. The 1st Silver Ghost which gave them the title as the best car in the world.

[@billolsen4360]

And don't forget that custom small Rolls that Glenn Ford had in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"

[@F8Tributo]

The 1999 remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" used a Bentley Arnage. Close, but not a Rolls! Makes one wonder why they didn't feature a Rolls Silver Seraph, more in keeping with the 1968 film.

[@yeoldeseawitch]

Don't forget the Silver Cloud in Ron Howard's "Grand Theft Auto" from 1977

[@jamesmisener3006]

I have a friend who has been a prop master in movies for a long time, and I've met others who, when you ask them questions about their experiences, have the same "deer in the headlights" response. It's all to do with juggling insane requests with reality and make it look real. Always a riddle to figure out and make happen and there is never a short answer but always a solution.

[@uisguexjack]

Very nice car. Very interesting to hear how it was used in film.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Thank you for watching!

[@ChrisLackner-p1y]

Someone else commented that the pre-war RR cars did not have power steering. Perhaps this one has been retro-fitted. The engine is however not an F head like the postwar Silver Wraith, but has all overhead valves. The Wraith's true predecessor was the 25/30 (1200 built), with the 4 ¼ litre engine, though the head on the Wraith is crossflow. The biggest improvement over the 25/30 was its independent front suspension, of similar design to the Phantom III, transforming the way the car rides. Interesting and enjoyable video, though. BTW, I have a 1937 25/30 sports saloon.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

I wondered what happened with the Wraith and it's good to know that it will still be around for generations to come.

[@billolsen4360]

Never knew about power steering in 1939! Worked for a limousine service in Denver for a while. They had a few older Rolls from the 1930's, but I never got to drive one, but did get to drive Charles Revson's 1960 Phantom and a 1970 Phantom with right hand drive. They were effortless for such big "tanks" and never spun their tires on snow & ice.

[@rtman29]

The 25/30 hp Wraith - to give it its full title - did NOT have power steering. Unless Donald is referring to an after-market fitment, in which case that 'minor' point wasn't made clear.

[@malcolmreed3742]

my late cousin had a 1939 Wraith he imported to Canada from England and then restored.. Was a beautiful blue/silver combo if I recall correctly. I wish I knew where it was now.

[@elliottanderson2453]

If it is WXA25 that your late cousin owned, then it was last noted in California around 10 years ago

[@JohnCBurzynski]

Very nice presentation.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@walt3223]

As I understand it, there are cars built for those who are never early or late, they are always right on time. The RR is one of those cars; they don't have to be fast, traveling in comfort is the thing.

[@jameslong6329]

Awesome Always wanted to own a Rolls Royce! But can only afford a few small models! ❤

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@jamesonpace726]

Excellent....

[@alexkalish8288]

Nice and quite rare Rolls - you are gloating. It is quite a beautiful Rolls, the coachwork superb. Not the most famous Rolls as you well know, that has to be the old 1907 silver ghost. That all said, I love it as well - - the spirit of effortless class. That countryside doesn't look anything like old blighty.

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

the engine was the bigger 4.2 litres straight six, and had 112 hp, very low compression of 6,0:1 still , and so had 22 more hp on the previous 20/25 with 90 hp.

[@E.T.GARAGE]

Thats amazing what they have done with that car. 👍😎👍

[@seancrowley1065]

What about " The Yellow Rolls Royce " movie car ????

[@bernardjarvis1006]

The Wraith does not have an F-Head engine, that's the post war Silver Wraith, nor does it have power steering, it does have power (servo assisted) brakes.

[@rtman29]

Spot-on @bernardjarvis1006 - on ALL counts. 👍

[@gianfrancescom.1418]

John Lennon's Phantom V is a very famous RR.

[@billolsen4360]

The old guard was most outraged at the paint job.

[@warrenjones744]

I recall several years ago now, probably 10+ Seeing a Rolls Royce automobile in Chatham Masssachusetts with a uniformed chauffeur driving. I thought that was an appropriate vehicle for Chatham or maybe Hyannis.

[@Jeffmartin-dt8pc]

Why is the division at the half way mark ?

[@donc-m4900]

Saw the thumbnail, thinking wth, Donald. Laughing my head off.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Count Osborne!🧛‍♂️

[@ianvlt2907]

Ax201 is the most famous Rolls Royce from 1907

[@rtman29]

‘THE MOST FAMOUS ROLLS-ROYCE’? Sorry, Donald. I think not. And tens of thousands of Rolls-Royce fans, and TV/movie buffs, would agree with me. That title would indisputably, and solely and wholly, go to the 1907 Silver Ghost, chassis 60551, best known by its registration number AX-201. It even popped up, in an admittedly cameo appearance in, 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'. As for much better-known Rolls-Royces on movie or TV screens, my top three, in no particular order, are: 1. 1931 Phantom II Barker sedanca de ville, chassis no. 9JS - star of 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce'; 2. 1937 Phantom III Barker sedanca de ville, ch. no. 3BU168 - 'Goldfinger'; 3. 1926 20 hp Park Ward saloon landaulette, ch. no. GUK71 - 'The Darling Buds of May'.

[@uncorkedpants3595]

Donald, correct me if I’m wrong. But I recall a standing provision that at 50K followers. Some of the Audrain cars would be a race track? Or was I dreaming that? Much love.

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[@d.kuczewski2824]

the rolls Royce (wraith) looks sooo.. vill ianis & secretive thank you DOnALD🪅🪅 🚙🚙🚙🚙

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

🔥🔥🔥

[@abdelhassand]

I own ten classic vehicles. I’ve found my people.

[@MCW1955]

Don’t worry, it won’t eat your children. That was pretty funny 😂

[@chriscadman6379]

Hello. I can say I have never owned nor worked on a Rolls Royce.

[@-Gunnarsson-]

Hes like a kid driving it 😂

[@parrotraiser6541]

Is there any provision for baggage?

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

look at the boot lock...

[@richmeyer2064]

At the 6 minute mark the claim was made Rolls Royce was advanced and offered power asssited steering on these series. I have never heard that from any other source. Would be curious who the manufacturer of the unit was.

[@rtman29]

Rolls-Royce never 'offered' power-assisted steering on the 25/30 hp Wraith. Unless what Donald refers to is a latter-day after-market fitment, to make the car easier to punt around during filming of that B-minus rated TV series.

[@PandaAutoS]

he is interested in austin cars

[@bigsarge2085]

I vant to drive your car, blah blahblah! ~Dracula, probably.

[@steelman86]

Whoever wrote the title, you must learn that there is ALWAYS A HYPHEN between the names of ROLLS and ROYCE,!! ....ALWAYS,!! There was even a book written called "THE HYPHEN" which went into depth regarding the importance of that HYPHEN between the two names!!! Beautiful car there but i'm happy with my Cloud II at the moment!!!!

[@rtman29]

Hear, hear, @steelman86. Well said! 👋👋Not for nothing did the Rolls-Royce company's first master publicist Claude Goodman Johnson (1864-1926) dub himself 'The Hyphen in Rolls-Royce', a soubriquet by which Rolls-Royce aficionados remember him - and that storied marque name - to this day.

[@eddylauterback1312]

Driving Miss Daisy ????? Where's your cap?

[@arevee9429]

The steering wheel dwarfs the driver.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

It’s huge for sure. No power steering

[@pedromiguelareias]

power steering? Are you sure?

[@rtman29]

No, @pedromiguelareias, definitely NO factory-fitted power steering on the 25/30 hp Wraith. An after-market fitment, perhaps?

[@danielwatson3985]

As always, thoroughly enjoyed the show. But I have to say, to me, the most famous movie Rolls Royce was Goldfinger's Phantom III 37. She was a big a star of that movie to me as the main cast. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGbRf5aEntx9fq8si=lUB52XjUbFvArc77

[@porscha901]

No the most famous rolls Royce is ones owned by the royal family.here. In. The UK

[@williamkinn5959]

So much talk about nothing, I forgot the car he was driving.

[@lbco5229]

Interesting premise, most famous version of a car. Not necessarily the best, just the most famous. Most famous Mercedes? Unfortunately Hitler’s giant convertible? Most famous VW? Herbie the love bug perhaps? Most famous Ford? Steve McQueens Bullit Mustang? Maybe a Shelby Cobra 427? Pontiac? Probably KITT from Knight Rider. Dodge? It must be the General Lee.

[@paulm6481]

Headliner needs to be repaired. It is sagging.

[@JohnLaMonte]

Your thumbnail is despicable.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

It’s our top performing video out of the last 10, but thanks for watching!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

What you saying Willis?