The "rattley" wheel trim brought a smile to my face of a bygone age in my youth when we would put a marble in someones hub cap. Young and stupid, but great to lauhg at as their face showed great concern at whatever could that noise be. Lovely days
Used one of these for the weekend a few years ago now…late 90s Put £100 petrol in it and drove it home used it a bit over the weekend out another £100 init… Then on the way back on Monday went over a hump in the road and scuffed the front little spoiler up…then as I went up the bypass a stone came up from the car sheaf and put a lovely bullet in the windscreen £1000 for a weekend smoker!
Personally, much as a Shadow is lovely, I think the Arnage is a better practical ownership proposition. More power, more rewarding driving experience, sleeker looks and should be more rust free and reliable. I drove a Shadow once and I thought it inferior to the Series 1/2/3 Jaguar, apart from the view down the bonnet! I bought an Arnage Red Label this year in nice useable condition for less than £11k. Total expenditure so far: £80 on a part worn Pirelli. Plus quite a lot on fuel (!)
Great example, nice quiet engine which is what you need. Although that noise could be suspension related so need to be sure. A bit of bubbling rust will be growing underneath so that will get worse, if you can cope with that it's a lovely car...
We'd love to take it home Paul but few can afford the maintenance costs unfortunately. To keep them in the condition they deserve demands deep pockets.
I've had two. A Shadow 1 and a 2. Lovely, but eye wateringly expensive when they go wrong (and they do) 8-12 mpg max as well. I had mine, well before petrol was £1.50p litre (premium fuel only in these) ... That's about £6.80 every 8-12 miles at today's prices (£60+ per hundred ish miles in fuel alone) Great to drive though.
I used to own a 1976 shadow one. What an amazing car .On the look out for another in a year or two ✌ there's nothing else that even comes close to them. Paul you need to get one purchase. 😊😊😊😊
I bought my R-R from Mathewsons a couple of years ago and I get stopped everywhere by people loving it, even if I haven't washed it for a fortnight. If you have the time to spare I'll list the car parks, destinations, and motorway services I've stopped at for a pee and nearly wet myself before I can escape the rubberneckers who want to talk about it. (Nothing to do with me, it's the Royce all the way.) And mine's a Spur of the next SZ generation but a very unostentatious colour so definitely not flash (apart from being a R-R and LWB) . As for cost, it came with an "as and when" shopping list which I budgeted for but still haven't blown out and the only things I've _had_ to do - apart from bog-stock consumables like fuel oils and tyres - was replace the rear suspension spheres but my local garage guy is a Citroen graduate so that was no trouble at all, and very fairly priced. Needs a bit of love and care? Yes no argument but no more than my daily driver half its age. Money pit? No, and I use mine for all my heavy lifting/long-distance work which is substantial.
@@nicnak4475 You buy a car because you like it, not because of the potential opinion of some bellend 'down the pub'. If you value the opinion of 'bloke said down the pub' more than common sense or your own judgement then your critical skills need a total reboot, probably purge and reinstall from scratch.
Back in the 80s Pete the greack used to drive one of them to work , he was central heating installer he used to pack it with radiators, boiler, pipes and his tools.Monty the boss of the company did'nt like the idea of him turning up at customers houses in it seems he was taking the piss.
My Grandad had a two colour type in the late seventies. Silver top blue bottom ( the car that is). Fond memories of wafting around Surrey in it mainly for no real reason.
I would have to move out of the council estate, my elevation to the bourgeoisie class would cause concern to both my neighbours and to the local constabulary
No not all of us mere mortals. Besides the later Silver Spirit cars are much better. Especially the very rare Silver Spirit mark IV last of line examples. With the standard wheelbase - The best of the very best !...
My dad has owned several Rolls Royces, and Bentleys, total money pits! Steer clear, even nice ones can suddenly cost 8k with a fault from one day to the next,
I brought one last year, cost me £10k, had to spend £7k on brakes and suspension to find out the engine was buggered, steer clear guys these cars are money pits I’ll never get over that car.
@@johndickinson8459more like he bought a 5hitter being tight an was welded into it Before you knew it the dark realisation a better one initially was more prudent 😂
I bought my R-R from Mathewsons a couple and a bit years ago and I get stopped anywhere/ everywhere by people loving it, even if I haven't washed it for a fortnight. If you have the time to spare I can list the car parks, destinations, and even motorway services I've stopped at for a pee and nearly wet myself before I can escape the rubberneckers who want to talk about it. I even get stopped to chat about it at my local T***o supermarket car park, thankfully not every time. (Nothing to do with me, it's the Royce all the way.) And mine's a Spur of the next SZ generation but a very unostentatious colour (Dark Oyster) so definitely not flash apart from being a R-R and LWB. As for cost, it came with an undpecified "as and when" shopping list which I budgeted for but still haven't blown out and the only things I've _had_ to do, except bog-stock consumables like fuel oils and tyres, was 1) replace the rear suspension spheres but my local garage guy is a Citroen 'graduate' so that was no trouble at all 2) after 140,000 miles over 40 years it needed new exhausts (no shit Sherlock) and because it was my local and competent workshop it was all very fairly priced. Needs a bit of love and care? Yes no argument but no more than my daily driver half its age. Money pit? No, and I use mine for all my heavy lifting/long-distance work which is substantial.
These were cars designed for owners with champagne budgets, later owned by those with beer budgets, if the car has been owned by a person with only an orange squash budget, run away, fast.
I worked for a guy who had one it was in a good condition,but every time I got in it the petrol light was on permanently stick £20 in it the gauge never moved a centimetre it was a real gas guzzler
Why does Paul say Lovlee instead of Lovely, no one else does it's just sounds weird as they were all brought up the same way, other than that he's great as are they all.
The car was running on choke while the engine was still cold . Here's a tip to use when buying a second-hand car , put your finger as deep inside the exhaust as you can and smear a sample of what's in there on your finger. Any oil residue and the engine is worn. It's also a good idea to drive another car behind the car you want to buy on a road test , puffs of blue smoke indicate the valves or piston rings are worn . If the engine unduly labours overtaking you on a hill, then the power may be down .
I may be showing my ignorance here, but removing the hub caps to see if there is anything loose inside might help. Dreams are made of cars like this, makes me wonder what on earth the guy who created it was smoking to come up with something so beautiful and I'm sure owning one is quite addictive. Thank you for taking us for a drive too.🙃🙃🙃
Years ago while going to a party in a friends old Standard 8 I heard a similar noise. We stopped and took of a hubcap to find two of the wheels nuts were loose in the hubcap and the other two almost off the bolts. A narrow squeak.
We owned a " Roley Poley " in the late 1970s (Rolls Royce Cornice 2 fixed head ) Gorgeous looking car, unfortunately Our replacement Mercedes W116 6.9 desecrated it at nearly every level. Rolls Royce were in financial trouble for a reason. Awful Lucas electrical and archaic complicated engines.The only reason we bought it is because our Family is Jewish and dad didn't want German he soon loved German engineering prowess. Even basic Benz W123 better build quality, more luxurious and infinitely more Reliable. As Gotlieb Daimler famously stated......" The Best or Nothing "
And there was all that inheritance tax to pay. ... What? You say they don't have to pay inheritance tax? Unlike the rest of us. Is that because they're royal?
Paul is such a genuine guy - the whole family are - real people.
Did he say lovely? Including the lovely wheel arches which have lovely bubbles. Lovely.
A few bubbles ? Don't be so foolish. Like throwing away a vintage Ferrari for a bent bumper.
It’s 44 years old.
You feel like caressing those lovely curves
@@phil4893lovely😂
@@phil4893Rust is rust.
Much better than modern day Rolls.
The later much rearer Silver Seraph is the one to go for. Highly recommend and collectable. Well worth the extra money....
You got that right!👍😊
I THINK HE LIKES IT!
he thinks its lovely
The height of elegance. Simply gorgeous.
super x 2, beautiful x 3 and the winner is lovely with 23 😁😁😁
The "rattley" wheel trim brought a smile to my face of a bygone age in my youth when we would put a marble in someones hub cap. Young and stupid, but great to lauhg at as their face showed great concern at whatever could that noise be.
Lovely days
Beautiful car's: i absolutely love the RR shadow 2. My favourite.
23 'Lovelies' in 8 min 35 secs. 😀
Continued at that frequency, that's 2645 lovely's every day if he is awake for 18 hours. (18,515 a week)
@@tonyhancock3912lovely
Lovely
Just lovely, lovely, lovely...
That hub cap sounds lovely too...
My wedding car in 1981, lovely car from what I remember...😊
Used one of these for the weekend a few years ago now…late 90s
Put £100 petrol in it and drove it home used it a bit over the weekend out another £100 init…
Then on the way back on Monday went over a hump in the road and scuffed the front little spoiler up…then as I went up the bypass a stone came up from the car sheaf and put a lovely bullet in the windscreen £1000 for a weekend smoker!
🤔 Oh yes, the joys of ownership of an old classic Rolls_Royce !....
...so can best be described as 'lovely.'
I had that same sound on a car, it was a snapped suspension spring. It sounded like cutlery being jangled around.
The harsh opening and shutting of the doors annoyed me . A rolls deserves more subtlety!
Personally, much as a Shadow is lovely, I think the Arnage is a better practical ownership proposition. More power, more rewarding driving experience, sleeker looks and should be more rust free and reliable. I drove a Shadow once and I thought it inferior to the Series 1/2/3 Jaguar, apart from the view down the bonnet! I bought an Arnage Red Label this year in nice useable condition for less than £11k. Total expenditure so far: £80 on a part worn Pirelli. Plus quite a lot on fuel (!)
It has the excat same shadow engine fitted, merely empoved. Truth is that the Green label is far superior, and much rearer !..
Looks very nice. The squint badge on the boot spoils it.
Great example, nice quiet engine which is what you need. Although that noise could be suspension related so need to be sure. A bit of bubbling rust will be growing underneath so that will get worse, if you can cope with that it's a lovely car...
I bought one in 1996 and kept it for 7 years, it was wonderful, my dream since I was 13.
We'd love to take it home Paul but few can afford the maintenance costs unfortunately. To keep them in the condition they deserve demands deep pockets.
Need more light on the video to see the interior?
Paul does the best videos by miles there.
Certainly one of my favourite cars 🎉
Class Paul can see you in that 😅
Lovely….lovely
The Shadow 2 was the first automatic car I ever drove, it was a lovely car to drive and be driven in. I was 23 then.
I've had two.
A Shadow 1 and a 2.
Lovely, but eye wateringly expensive when they go wrong (and they do)
8-12 mpg max as well.
I had mine, well before petrol was £1.50p litre (premium fuel only in these) ... That's about £6.80 every 8-12 miles at today's prices (£60+ per hundred ish miles in fuel alone)
Great to drive though.
Good comment. That's the reality.
Wheel tappers and shunters
On the comiteeee.
I used to own a 1976 shadow one. What an amazing car .On the look out for another in a year or two ✌ there's nothing else that even comes close to them. Paul you need to get one purchase. 😊😊😊😊
The later Silver Seraph is the one too go for. Very rare and more expensive, nowever well worth it.....
Friend of mine always fancied one, so he treated himself to quite an old one, drove it to his local pub and noone spoke to him ! so he sold it 😀
I bought my R-R from Mathewsons a couple of years ago and I get stopped everywhere by people loving it, even if I haven't washed it for a fortnight.
If you have the time to spare I'll list the car parks, destinations, and motorway services I've stopped at for a pee and nearly wet myself before I can escape the rubberneckers who want to talk about it.
(Nothing to do with me, it's the Royce all the way.)
And mine's a Spur of the next SZ generation but a very unostentatious colour so definitely not flash (apart from being a R-R and LWB) .
As for cost, it came with an "as and when" shopping list which I budgeted for but still haven't blown out and the only things I've _had_ to do - apart from bog-stock consumables like fuel oils and tyres - was replace the rear suspension spheres but my local garage guy is a Citroen graduate so that was no trouble at all, and very fairly priced.
Needs a bit of love and care? Yes no argument but no more than my daily driver half its age.
Money pit? No, and I use mine for all my heavy lifting/long-distance work which is substantial.
@@nicnak4475 You buy a car because you like it, not because of the potential opinion of some bellend 'down the pub'.
If you value the opinion of 'bloke said down the pub' more than common sense or your own judgement then your critical skills need a total reboot, probably purge and reinstall from scratch.
Sad 😔 that people can be so jealous of others !....
@@alancrisp1582so did Neville Nobhead from Manc utd
@@warringtonminge4167Neville Nobhaed from Manc utd sold his asap
Utterly divine ❤️
The shadow one flared arch model is my personal favourite
Maybe so. But the Shadow II is much better too drive !...
Back in the 80s Pete the greack used to drive one of them to work , he was central heating installer he used to pack it with radiators, boiler, pipes and his tools.Monty the boss of the company did'nt like the idea of him turning up at customers houses in it seems he was taking the piss.
Wow ,,,looks awesome 👌
This is the 2nd video on this Rolls! Another review of the car appears on this channel previously
I’ve driven a few Shadow 2’s and Bentley Turbo R’s and they’re lovely to drive. This one looks amazing.
My Grandad had a two colour type in the late seventies. Silver top blue bottom ( the car that is).
Fond memories of wafting around Surrey in it mainly for no real reason.
we would all love it lets not lie
no thankyou
I would have to move out of the council estate, my elevation to the bourgeoisie class would cause concern to both my neighbours and to the local constabulary
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv lol
No not all of us mere mortals. Besides the later Silver Spirit cars are much better. Especially the very rare Silver Spirit mark IV last of line examples. With the standard wheelbase - The best of the very best !...
My dad has owned several Rolls Royces, and Bentleys, total money pits! Steer clear, even nice ones can suddenly cost 8k with a fault from one day to the next,
Because they were never designed and built for poor people !...
@@alancrisp1582 Exactly.
You look good in that Paul you need to take it home where it will be loved
*Worth a Fortune in Saudi Arabia 🐪*
You'll need a deep garage and deeper pockets for this 1980 Roller.
They were never designed and built for poor people, then and now !...
How do we get involved in these auctions. Really curious.
Sit in the boot with it running
See if it lift's up
And then get off quickly
See if it settles back down
lovley
Lucky car/owner. 3 ppl doing the video on this one! And test drive
Very smart, looks like a really well cared for car. A good Shadow 11 is a lovely driving car.
its a lovely lovely jingle
LUVERLY, needs that rear badge putting on straight though. :)
Surely wasn’t like that from new?
Rear Trim on top of Rear Bumper needs Adjusting,Too...Sticking up at the Ends.......
If Bullseye ever came back, Paul's your man
I brought one last year, cost me £10k, had to spend £7k on brakes and suspension to find out the engine was buggered, steer clear guys these cars are money pits I’ll never get over that car.
How much did you sell it for
I really appreciate this information on the real costs
@@johndickinson8459more like he bought a 5hitter being tight an was welded into it
Before you knew it the dark realisation a better one initially was more prudent 😂
I bought my R-R from Mathewsons a couple and a bit years ago and I get stopped anywhere/ everywhere by people loving it, even if I haven't washed it for a fortnight.
If you have the time to spare I can list the car parks, destinations, and even motorway services I've stopped at for a pee and nearly wet myself before I can escape the rubberneckers who want to talk about it.
I even get stopped to chat about it at my local T***o supermarket car park, thankfully not every time.
(Nothing to do with me, it's the Royce all the way.)
And mine's a Spur of the next SZ generation but a very unostentatious colour (Dark Oyster) so definitely not flash apart from being a R-R and LWB.
As for cost, it came with an undpecified "as and when" shopping list which I budgeted for but still haven't blown out and the only things I've _had_ to do, except bog-stock consumables like fuel oils and tyres, was
1) replace the rear suspension spheres but my local garage guy is a Citroen 'graduate' so that was no trouble at all
2) after 140,000 miles over 40 years it needed new exhausts (no shit Sherlock)
and because it was my local and competent workshop it was all very fairly priced.
Needs a bit of love and care? Yes no argument but no more than my daily driver half its age.
Money pit? No, and I use mine for all my heavy lifting/long-distance work which is substantial.
To be fair, Paul said 9 out 10 are not in good condition.
Love a Shad. I will get one soon. Have to
Meanwhile back at the range at 8.16 seconds there's a DBS and DB4 saddled up in the corral .......woof ! But that Shadow is an absolute bargain !(!
Yes but warning ⚠ That price is just the down payment.......
lovely
These were cars designed for owners with champagne budgets, later owned by those with beer budgets, if the car has been owned by a person with only an orange squash budget, run away, fast.
So in a word there lovely 😂😂😂
Never mentioned the picnic tables ☺️
Many presume it's a rolls Royce
They've all got picnic tables !!!
Reality there a rare option
So is left door mirror on the shadow one
@User-wollswoycegawage Expensive option as well
Can see Paul and Lady Ang touring in this.... 😂
Loverly car. Prefer the cornice though. ❤
I worked for a guy who had one it was in a good condition,but every time I got in it the petrol light was on permanently stick £20 in it the gauge never moved a centimetre it was a real gas guzzler
In my mind, the Shadow II is THE Royce to have.
Corniche. But many antiques very much more prized than the relatively recent ones.
Was it the clock ticking ? 😬😬😬
MOT website comes up as a Morris Marina!! 🙈
DVLA says it's a Grey Rolls Royce, MOT expires 2/4/25, Tax expires 1/7/25.
@@GreenmanXIV Thanks - Odd that the MOT site can't deliver the same result! The car should be exempt tax as it's pre '84
From the days when RR built beautiful cars
Judging by the number plate it was first registered in Sheffield. I'm from Sheffield, I didn't think anyone living here could afford a Roller...
I thought that was lovely!
Buy it if you have loads of money they were rot boxes I used to repair them
Excuse me Paul, it's *Everflex* not _vinyl roof,_ this is a Royce we're talking about not a Ford or British Leyland.🙄
We want that
Would he park it in any car park though?
Anyone got a massive garage? Nnot really a dailey driver lol 😅 be great to have the cash to use it till it broke though
Why does Paul say Lovlee instead of Lovely, no one else does it's just sounds weird as they were all brought up the same way, other than that he's great as are they all.
How much is it?
It's a shadow of it's former self
Looooovvvellllllyyyyyyyyyy
How much?
Smoky exhaust 😊
Only on start -up. Which is quite normal for a car of this age.....
The car was running on choke while the engine was still cold . Here's a tip to use when buying a second-hand car , put your finger as deep inside the exhaust as you can and smear a sample of what's in there on your finger. Any oil residue and the engine is worn. It's also a good idea to drive another car behind the car you want to buy on a road test , puffs of blue smoke indicate the valves or piston rings are worn . If the engine unduly labours overtaking you on a hill, then the power may be down .
Is it LOVELY????
Lovely :-)
So in a nutshell then , a car that’s very expensive to repair with a rattle that you can’t really find . Irresistible.
It’s the nerd dangler Paul l had the same problem with my old Shadow
Built to impress others!
Love This Show NEVER MISSED ONE YET all The FAMILY are Funny They been BROUGHT UP RIGHT WELL DONE U LOT
Money pits , even a sunday stroll cost you 100 quid
I may be showing my ignorance here, but removing the hub caps to see if there is anything loose inside might help. Dreams are made of cars like this, makes me wonder what on earth the guy who created it was smoking to come up with something so beautiful and I'm sure owning one is quite addictive. Thank you for taking us for a drive too.🙃🙃🙃
Years ago while going to a party in a friends old Standard 8 I heard a similar noise. We stopped and took of a hubcap to find two of the wheels nuts were loose in the hubcap and the other two almost off the bolts. A narrow squeak.
It’s only money though, isn’t it 🤷🏻♂️ if you want one. Buy one
All lovely level probably get it with your pocket money
But would you say they’re lovely ?
A stone stuck in the tread causing the clicking
We owned a " Roley Poley " in the late 1970s
(Rolls Royce Cornice 2 fixed head )
Gorgeous looking car, unfortunately
Our replacement Mercedes W116 6.9 desecrated it at
nearly every level.
Rolls Royce were in financial trouble for a reason.
Awful Lucas electrical and archaic complicated
engines.The only reason we bought it is because
our Family is Jewish and dad didn't want German
he soon loved German engineering prowess.
Even basic Benz W123 better build quality, more luxurious and infinitely
more Reliable.
As Gotlieb Daimler famously stated......" The Best or Nothing "
I see one I just think, wedding car.
Especially if the colour is white !..
The Queen wanted to give me all her Rolls, Jags and Range Rovers but her family became too jealous
And there was all that inheritance tax to pay. ... What? You say they don't have to pay inheritance tax? Unlike the rest of us. Is that because they're royal?
Is it lovely?
Besotted.
"Look" 19 times. New record.
Not for the faint hearted. You will need deep pockets.
Is Paul doing this o purpose
He said lovely 37 times I think
Proper motor
Wait till you change the oil 😢
10k ?
A weeks holiday in benidom is better 😮