Відео

Sorry to say they got the two tones upside down. The dark color should be in the lower panels and the light on the uppers. That's a deal killer for me.

Can’t say I’m surprised; they were always obviously crappy cars - might as well drive a Kia 😂

Thanks, that helps anyone who's in the market for an old Roller. I am really surprised at that!

Rootes were still using in the 1960 I think it was used up to the end of Arrow(Hunter) range UK production

On a properly restored car these cracks shouldn't be there but on the SY/Silver Shadow, even of rectified, they'll likely return because of the sheer amount of flex in these body shells concentrated at specific points. How wide they appear is usually a function of paint thickness and many cars left the factory with what any paint manufacturer would advise is already beyond the maximum limit for durability to resist cracking. Over the years, this paint thickness increases as the cars are repainted ,and incompatible paint materials are used. The cracks can develop in to shelling as can be seen in some sections of the video bit this is often initiated by porosity and tallow leaching up to the surface breaking the bond between substrate and paint. None of these cracks should be there but the reality is that most cars will show evidence of cracking. It can be dealt with but the cost is usually prohibitive because no one wants to spend the money needed. After removing the paint, the cracks need to be cut back to bare steel and tapered out before adding more lead or, just removing all and lead loading the entire area from scratch. Modern paint systems are far more flexible and less resistant to movement cracking so fare better than when the cars were new. In most cases, the only time this is done is in conjunction with a bare metal respray. As none of the original finish paints are available, ideally, this means nearly every car should have this done whenever painting is carried out but again, no one wants to pay. Anyone with a basic knowledge of these cars should know about the use of lead and the problems it causes. It's mainly there because of the poor quality of the bodies.

FOR THE PRICE OF ROLLS ROYCES, I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO USE SILVER OR GOLD. WELL THAT SETTLES IT, I'LL NOT BE BUYING NO ROLLS ROYCES. LEAD IS FOR COMMONERS. AHAHAHA AHAHAHA LOL

Prior to repainting, could a torch be used to melt the original lead back together?

Before Bond-do, lead was the primary component use in auto collision repair. Nothing new here, just that RR still uses it.

That's one to keep for your collection rodd use on high days and holidays and sparingly in-between as they need to be used

thanks for sharing this fantastic and classy worh of art , greetings from Greece .

yeah and what about the performance figures for that small Roller near the end of your video there, or are you just hiding that from us all?? haha.. seriously this is pretty cool to know, thanks for sharing.

Body shops a long time ago used lead times like we bog today. Bog is an Australian term for body filler, to repair imperfections etc on a panel before painting, I've no idea what it's called elsewhere in the world!

❤❤❤what a gorgeous car ❤❤❤😊

She's a beauty, Rodd! Thanks for sharing 👌🏻

What an exquisite car! You’re right: today the reason that the majority of Clouds drive like lorries when compared to Shadows is because despite having been cosmetically maintained, such items as lever-arm dampers, leaf springs, kingpin, and the cam and roller steering units have never been rebuilt. People then just slap on a set of radials and think that will solve the problem, but it’s only a disguise.

Beautiful color combination make it a stand out.

When I was 10, we moved from Virginia to Ohio, and one of our neighbors had a 1961 Cloud ll. This was in 1963. George LOVED that car, and knew everything about the history of Rolls-Royce. When I got my driver's license, he let me drive it for a bit one evening. They truly were magnificent machines. When I came home from college at Thanksgiving, 1971, there was a new Chevy Caprice in his garage. When I asked what was up, he said, "Tom, I'm 75 years old. I have to drive three hours each way to get it serviced. It's time for someone new to love it.". Now, that's love!

I went to school for autobody and paint in the 70's at Ferris. We were required to lead all our welded panels. European vehicles tend to be ridged body, with no exposed seems for body flex and will get stress cracks. Lead is still the most permanent repair but almost impossible to do on newer cars because the sheet metal is so thin. But i still do it on older restorations. Beautiful collection of Rolls, by the way

Positively exquisite!❤

Magnificent!!

Not good for sheiks or Arizona. I’ve always wanted an LS swapped rolls.remove hydronic system. Might as well do a fiberglass the front end Look English sound American. Cannonball it!

Beautiful Sliver Cloud Rodd.

Given the cracks now, how does one protect the car from rain or water when washing it? Do you fill the cracks with caulk?

Fantastic

I enjoyed it as well heard from this video. Thank you Sir.

The bottom color looks like “Silver Mink” in the Video.

Very Nice! My Silver Shadow would very much like a roommate.🥂

Beautiful car!

Keep these videos coming! I love them and watch them many times! This car is beautiful.

Thank goodness the owner took it away from sodden Scotland, though Chicago's winters are no joke either, it's very much the current beneficiary of an Australian climate, even if its indoors. Beautiful example Rodd.

Wonder how much weight all that lead adds to some of the automobiles.

Alfred Hitchcock presents "Murder In The Rolls."

I think the lower colour may be "Pacific Green". For clarity of appearance, it is similar to the Silver Shadow colour; "Pewter"

Tetraethyl lead, the stuff they banned in automobile gasoline decades ago, is still legally and regularly added to aviation gasoline (avgas) that fuels around a quarter of a million small, piston-driven aircraft in the US. So chances are you're still breathing it, though greatly reduced from the insane mid-twentieth century levels.

Beautiful collection of classics

I understand this man's view of admiring true human craftsmanship, and I also feel the same.

I have been a "car guy" for a while and never heard this. I've left likes for several comments. Very informative video!

I DID NOT KNOW BUT I DO NOW. ROLLS ROYCE WITH STYLE.

Lead is my favourite metal 🤤🤪🥴🤯🤢

All auto makers adjoined body parts with lead.

probably got reprimanded for not aborting and coming around again. Camera guy did a good job as well

As a teenager I used to watch the body repairs at a local dealer, and the most intriguing activity was watching them paddle hot lead on body panels, use a special file to cut level, then do it again until satisfied the work was smooth and blended into the body. Still done today on top end repair and fabrication.

Jim Rockford didn't have such cracks on his 76 Firebird

Interesting in as much that I like mechanics. However, never in a thousand years will I have such a car to worry about.😂

What I nice group of junk rust buckets. Cars are over, parts can not be used if not made Nobody likes these ugly rides either. Death by disinterest...

Truly beautiful collection .

Lead... I've heard of tin wiping, but there's too much lead in that too to be allowed around here now. Are this the same thing or two different things?

In other walks of craft life, this is called "fairing". After shaping flat metal plate with the English wheel, the curves will not be "smooth enough" for the likes of RR. The side effect of the lead is that it covers the steel with a layer with different rust properties. So the lead is the filler, and the wiping is the fairing of that. With a lowish melting point, fairing lead is easier than sanding down epoxy. As to "flat metal" that's a problem too. Gravity and other things may render what seemed flat into another shape. Here again lead filler and fairing can help out what would otherwise be an impossible job. In the video, when the camera pans over the exhibited collection, in a few cases, we perceive a surface texture change in the bonnet/hood that raises the impression that what should be "flat" is not (no longer) exactly flat.

I remember this kind of lead work being used extensively in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was a skilled job with self employed people being called into body shops. The coming of Isopon and the like killed it off because special lead skills were no longer needed.

What's gone wrong with the ceiling overhead lighting why is it so patchy and uneven.