Bentley T Roadtrip from Philadelphia to Chicago
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- We took a road trip in our Bentley T from Philadelphia to Chicago. We want to demonstrate how these cars can stand the test of time, and how functional they can be on long trips. Had a couple of minor set-backs, but made it home, about 2000 miles roundtrip.
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That the mechanic gentleman was able to simply fabricate the points speaks volumes wonderful video
I'd love to see that Rolls-Royce gentleman in Cleveland,von Jay Leno's show. A vanishing breed of a true, old-worldv craftsman!
That Imperial maroon livery, on the Bentley T, is truly regal! God save the King! (Charles III.)
A man driving a Bentley (a real one!) in New England with his beloved is a King. This is true luxury, true fulfillment and true happiness.
Greetings from Brazil.
A lovely relaxing video to watch. I live in the UK and love our old cars. It’s wonderful to see them being appreciated across in the US.. (Phil)
thanks!
Oh PLEASE take another trip in your gorgeous Bentley & film it for us! I cannot tell you how much I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, it almost felt like I’d taken a seat in the rear & was travelling with you both! Everything about this clip was beautiful, the stunning Bentley, the lovely background music selection, seeing the countryside & your commentary was perfect! It was just such an easy, relaxing video to watch . . . I live in a similar countryside setting to you & now you’ve got me hankering for a grand old lady like yours to cruise around the lovely wineries near my home! Well done!
When new and in the UK, where things are smaller, this car stood out in traffic as a highly conspicuous, very deliberate status symbol and a marker of conspicuous consumption. They were tall and physically large (on our roads) and their presence was unmistakable.
These days, they look so small, so modest, so stylish.
In the absence of the slightly classical geometry of the R-R grille, the T has its own smooth, undercover elegance.
This is a toweringly good car.
Thanks! Strikes the right balance I think, as being stylish and interesting, but not terribly ostentatious. It creates a lot of curiosity with people. From all walks of life, really. When we had a Silver Shadow, once we had bottles thrown at us while driving through a rough neighborhood. But never experienced this reaction with this car.
I love these momments. Well said
What a great journey in an incredible car. Thanks for sharing and keeping the Bentley on the road.
Thanks!
Wonderful. Back in the late seventies my late uncle had the Rolls Royce version of this beauty. He actually taught me to drive in it! This was in Devon in England. We went on many long trips in her. His was in Garnet with pale grey interior. The journey to took was what this car was made for. Sure, the old girl has a few foibles but I am of a similar age and I also have a few foibles of my own. Congratulations on driving that beauty as it was meant to be driven!
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad this bought back some memories for you. It is inspiration for me to keep her going!
If you love the Silver Shadow/Bentley take a look at Harry`s Garage trip in his.
Another great trip, loved it! 🤩
It’s brilliant!
Glad that you saw Harry take the old Rolls to the Arctic Circle. But Harry also had a problem with the Contact Breaker Points too! If I owned either a T1 or a Rolls Silver Cloud, in fact - any old car with Points, I would explore the possibility of a Hall Effect Ignition System. They work extremely well, and cures many of the ills that everyone experiences with the old Contact Breaker Points. No adjustments - not ever again. All cars perform better when this is done. Pertronix is a type of system that can be used, but I am not certain if they cater for V8's. Honestly, I would love to see these types of shows on TV!. I would be living on my nerves, driving that distance, without a few grand in my pocket as some form of back-up.
Ah yes, I have seen it. It's great!
What a delightful video. Well done you.
Thank you.
You've missed your calling my brother, what a film maker you are.
Ha ha! that is a great compliment.
Your beautiful Bentley T will be a fine car still doing it's job fifty years after everybody has forgotten about the throw away Teslas
thanks for your comment. Just love things that were built to last and made with integrity
You took the words out of my mouth.
The T always looks so damn good
What a thoroughly delightful little film, and thanks so much for sharing the journey in your Bentley T.
Beautiful T1.
I owned a 68 T convertible and a 66 T 4 door. Both fabulous cars
Wow, that is a very rare and beautiful car! Only see an early T DHC come up every 10 years or so. That would be a dream to own, but now much out of our price range.
What a classic beautiful car! I would be thrilled just to see it pass by me on the street!
Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your journey.
'We save money everywhere we can, so we can afford repairs on the Bentley.' LOL - Now that is a sentence i never thought i would ever hear.
That was a bit of an exaggeration. But I do try to not spend money frivolously and spend on certain things, not others.
3:35 Don't force it. Heat the key with a lighter, leave in for 10 seconds or so letting the heat into the mechanism.
I worked in a garage storage compound and found the best way to open a frozen door locks was to put a hot water bottle against the lock and handle for 10/15 seconds and they usually opened up as normal, then tuck the bottle back under my coat to keep me warm.
O ...so graceful n very strong impression ... beautiful
Thank you for the nice report. A beautiful Bentley - my dream car.
Have a good trip for the future and all the best for you. Greetings from Germany
Thank you!
Wonderful to see,and it's really heartwarming that there are still people who appreciate such marvelous old engineering and quality.
Thank you. Wonderful that there are others out there also interested.
Thank you for a fantastic film,I've a 1971 T1 with the usual niggles now and again for a car of this age,but love it.
Love your beautiful Bentley T. Long May you enjoy the majesty of craftsmanship
I enjoyed that very much.
Greetings from England. 😊
Thank you!
Definately a trip for the warmer months. A fantastic video. Great you found Jim.
Lovely video. Well done.
Great vid.. amazing countryside a thousand miles in a 50 year old bus...and what a bus..so elegant and classy, cocooned in your leather luxury..thanks for sharing
This is a great video, bring back memories. I received my drivers license with a 1967 Bentley T when I was 16. It was a fantastic car. I drove the you no what out of it and luckily it survived without any issues. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! That sounds like a great introduction to driving!
A phenomenal journey in a phenomenal car. Fifty years in service and still going strong. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for watching. Sorry for the delay as I don't check this often!
@@KasparArnault you are in good form. I am elated you replied. Thank you for that. There is no expiration date on kindness.
Great video! Very enjoyable, and lovely car 👍
I have never seen a so good video
with the driving a Bentley T 1 Saloon
Sir , and the Visit to Mr. Rodd Sala
was special , you have a very nice
Bentley , and thanks for the film ,
Greetings from Germany ! 💯💯💯
Thank you for the kind words! Sorry for delay, as I don't check this often.
Great video and great story. I own a light blue Silver Shadow 2 and with my car as well, going on a long trip in the North of France is always an adventure. Its heating system just decided to quit a few days ago... As a friend of mine likes to put it, with these British cars, everything can eventually be fixed, but unfortunately not at the same time. Greetings for the new year!
Whatever you do don't try anything like this in a 50 year old French car.
I still love watching this video. Hope you still have it!!
What a Gorgeous car, and a unique road trip; greetings from Honduras!
Thank you!
What a wonderful video! Relaxed narration with sometimes almost philosophical comments, excellent music. The amiable couple with the dog seem like old friends after watching the video. Kindred spirits.
Please make more videos like this!
Thank you for this vote of confidence. This encourages us to make a sequel. Sorry for delay as I don't check this often.
This was so nostalgic... this is what life is about ..
Thanks for watching our little trip!
Lovely car. Adorable couple!
I'm humbled by your comment. Thanks.
I thoroughly enjoyed this!! I own an old British car myself!
My late father bought a 13 year old Bentley S3 saloon, in Africa and folks in new Mercedes' would stare in admiration as "she" wafted past. If I had to use just one phrase to describe her, it would be "remarkably civilised"..!!
Yes, that would describe it. Thanks for watching our adventure.
What a magnificent car i really admire Your Enthusiasm and affection for it happy motoring
Thank you. She is part of the family.
That one’s truly a work of art. Great that you’re linked up with the specialists that really know these cars.
Fabulous. Much better to drive them than polish them. Great trip which I might attempt as well, but maybe not in winter...
Rodd seems like a really cool guy. I follow his channel for his Rolls videos. So glad to see you using the Bentley and not parking it. Enjoy!
Rodd really knows the cars and he seems to get his hands on the good ones, prices them accordingly.
What a wonderful video. Such a handsome couple. Beautiful car. And clearly the smartest dog in Phildelphia. Well done.
Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate the comment.
Love that I stumbled on this video, very well done!! Ever since we met, I've been obsessing on Bentleys!! Look forward to seeing you guys again.
Thanks! Yes, great to meet you and hope your Continental is doing well! Sorry for delay but don't check this too often.
Great video, enjoyed watching 😎🇬🇧
Thank you!
Somehow this just showed up in my feed around midnight and I'm s happy it did, whatta wonderful journey and beautiful car!
Thank you so much for watching.
This was very exciting Thanks .. ❤️❤️❤️
This was certainly an adventure!
Thanks for sharing just as good a video as the Jaguar 420 and it was good to see the dog up front not behind some cage at the back and of course you bravely took the car over such a distance that inspired me, so will probably take my Rover P5B on holiday now in the uk if only our fuel was as cheap as yours in the states !
Thank you, I appreciate your comments.
The tinkle of a Chopin Scherzo as you entered the dealership followed by a character with a gravelly Harvey Fierstein voice who sounded half Australian half Chicago to my British ears!🙂
Nice that you noticed that juxtaposition.
Wonderful and spectacular!
What a lovely story, and nicely told. And a lovely car, by the way 😍
thank you so much!
I hope your all well . . .the Bentley too. . . . .Great Video . . just found myself here and no matter when the Bentley/RR vids are posted (years ago to now) . . . They are great to watch
great video !!
Great sound, music, editing - so artfully presented. (However, as a Western New Yorker, I would never drive a Bentley in the snow ;-)
Thanks so much for the compliment. This was a rare exception, driving in snow. We thought, "well, it's just a car after all. One time won't hurt." We did wash the underside to get rid of any road salt right away. Which is the killer for these cars.
What a marvelous film. A beautiful motorcar. One day I hope to own one too. Best regards.
Thanks so much. I am a bit overwhelmed by the positive comments and didn't know there was even much interest in these cars. Sorry for delay as I don't check here often. I hope you will own one some day!
Super-endearing video. We get free samples so we can afford to run our Bentley - you're on my wavelength. My dad had a '52 R Type for 50 years. Built to last.
Thank you so much.
Just so incredibly lovely a car and a story. Mill Creek Rd. to Gulph Mills to Schuylkil to westbound PA Tnpk? My old commuting route which I miss dearly.
Yes! good eye to recognize the road.
If you have the problem wih the frozen car lock just pour some hot or warm to hot water over it. Don't try and force the key hard in a frozen lock. You could well damage the key or lock or both.
...talk about " riding in style AND on a cloud"!!!
...a very civilized way to get
From Philly to Chi-town...Rod Sala is a treasure...and Chicago's my Mom's hometown..and a GREAT American City!!
P.S....on VERY cold mornings...be sure to prime the carb wit about 3 pumps on the accelerator and let it sit for a minute ( full 60 seconds)...this from a Rocky Mountaineer...
I just inherited a 71 silver shadow, beautiful car
Ah, best wishes with it!
What a great story about an amazing machine.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Every journey is an event in a T (or Silver Shadow)
It sure is! Thanks for the comment.
Great you are a lovely couple, Great dog and fantastic car .
Thank you so much!
I think the S3 that you had a video of and the Bentley were Bentley in a nutshell . I live in Edgware in the uk and as a child and as a young man I used to walk around various houses with a bucket , sponge and a chamois and wash cars . On the list of cars I used to wash on a saturday and sunday was a series 2 Jaguar XJ 6 and the daimler variant , a rolls royce silver shadow series 1 , a bentley s 2 , a rover p 5 b known as a poor mans rolls royce and really the way the rover p 5 b was put together I really was as good as it was called and a Jensen interceptor
@@oxfamshop Yes, I think these cars represent something very special, and all had a certain ambiance and elegance that was part of another time. Our modern cars are more technologically advanced and drive better, but are they endearing? No.
I enjoyed the video and would love to do something like this. I think I would’ve done more basic maintenance, like changing the starter as you mentioned and getting a thorough tuneup with new points and plugs etc. before the trip.
Always good advice.
Lovely car, a friend has a Shadow 2 and he joined us on a classic car trip to Morocco. 1,300 miles of fun and luxury. You should watch Ian Terrell’s Classic workshop
Lovely video with beautiful couple ... And finally we get to see Mr. Sala himself since he is always behind the camera.
Please post more videos. I subscribed to your channel hoping to see more in the future.
thanks. We will try to do some more videos!
Your starter problem may be the auxiliary solenoid contacts, which are located within the starter motor casing. It's best to replace the entire starter motor assembly, but get the original design as there are problems with the high geared ones in terms of the gear meshing.
Thank you for this advice!
Beautiful video beautiful car. Thanks very much for posting this it was very much enjoyed. Rolls-Royce Bentley cars are a class apart from anything else. You can really see that your Bentley is a part of the family and deservedly so. Best wishes from England.
Thanks so much for your comment. Best wishes to you, too.
@@KasparArnault I look forward to watching more of your videos Kaspar. Take care 👍
@@davidbrooks187 Thanks! I just posted a video about maintenance and repairs for those interested.
Top class car and video.Nice country roads and motorways,reminds me of the U.K.
thank you!
Lovely old car, style you just don't see today.
thank you!
I love your journey w the dog, you and your wife are a brave couple! My oldest car is a 2006 BMW and I do not have the guts to drive that car to Florida. 😢
Ha ha, thanks! We at least have AAA renewed now.
Loved to have known more of the jobs Park Ward Motors carried out at the end!
A general servicing with all fluids changed, accumulators, multiple suspension bushings, speedo cable lubricated, drivers side wind noise corrected, (door seal), small leather repair, ignition problem sorted, tune-up with new plugs, then shortly thereafter I replaced all rubber brake lines with Palma Automotive.
Really nice videos, hope to get some more about this car and his owners.
Thank you so much!
My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...
Thank you!
I noticed that the speedometer has RR in the screen....
RR and Bentley were one and the same firm those days and plowed on this way💪
I was in junior high in Texas when the Silver Shadow and Bentley T were introduced. We really did think they looked like bloated Peugeot 403's, especially after the Silver Cloud. But, over time, the wisdom of the company in a complete break with the Cloud proved correct. These were so much more practical; a very wealthy relative of mine bought a new Silver Shadow in 1969 and I rode in it many times. Just so serene; I still remember it.
I have never driven a Cloud, but I imagine the driving experience of the Shadow to be, by comparison, significantly more "modern."
@@KasparArnault That same relative owned a gold-colored SC III before the Shadow. I know I rode in it, but was really too young to remember it. I remember it had lousy air conditioning, an add-on that RR put in, in the US cars and in the trunk. And unlike the Shadow, the Cloud's trunk was already small by US standards without it! The British Clouds had a nightmare unit in the right wheelwell behind the tire. And believe me, here in Texas we really need that a/c! If it's working right, your Bentley's will freeze you out.
That little dog is living the life chauffeur driven riding on a pillow top leather cushion lol 😂
Yes, the phrase 'poor little rich dog' came to mind.
@@wayinfront1 especially when they were stopping in cheap motels and scrounging free food 😀
Nice couple ! 😊
Thank you! 😃
Very nice video. Congrats!
Loved the Film Guys and the car is fantastic.
I really enjoyed watching the adventure.
What a beautiful car, and a brilliant drive.
Thanks so much!
Fantastic to see you indulge your car rather than yourselves. Wonderful car! Wonderful people!
Thank you, that is very kind to say.
I wouldn't drive that beautiful Rolls Royce in the winter. Really!
Yes, you're right. This was a very RARE occasion where we drove in snow.
Superbe ! Very nice cars
What a incredible car. I love it
Thanks for watching!
That was lovely, and informative 👏 Thank you. From Tottenham England 🇬🇧
I like your style And the music was very well chosen.
Thank you, that means a lot to me that people are enjoying this.
Great video please make more soon!!
Thanks for this nice comment. It encourages us to make a sequel and follow-up!
What a wonderfull car❤, but dont drive it in winter on salty roads.... i use my Arnage only in summer😉, here in Germany...
Great video! So relaxing and instructive to watch. Done with a lot of taste and delicatesse, congratulations!
Thanks so much for the comment. All of these wonderful comments encourage us to do another video.
I'm seriously shocked it survived this long trip, I've stopped touching European classics like these they turn into a nightmare
It felt sort of peaceful to watch this video don't know why probably my memories
Yes, they can be a challenge to keep in order, but she has traveled many miles since this video (I have to check but guessing about 6K). Fortunately no problems since this adventure!
@@KasparArnault best of luck, she looks awesome
@@MI-mx3rh I just posted a video about general repairs and maintenance for anyone interested. Thanks again.
That's a relaxed video that was a pleasure to watch. Love your attitude and love your car.
Thanks for watching. I am glad you enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this video immensely! Thank you for sharing it. Cheers. Steve/OHIO
Thank you so much!
Loved your film, hope you got everything fixed:-)
Thanks! Sorry for delay as I don't check this often. Yes, all fixed and she's running fine. No repairs since, just oil change (knock on wood!)
Thank you for this great story!
thanks!
well worth watching
Have you ever watched “Harry’s Garage” ? He drove his from London to the North Pole, their side of the world.
I have seen it and it's a great video!