I saw it whilst it was still in operation for Princess Margaret outside Kensington Palace. I was driving my same era cardinal red Rolls-Royce Corniche at that time.
Beautiful car, always loved Rolls. The history behind this car is impressing. You did a beautiful job refinishing it, too bad the expense of owning an old luxury car can be overwhelming.
It was a nice car and it made good money. It too nearly a year to polish it up to perfection. And is was a gas-guzzler. 40l for 100Km, the fastest think on that car was the petrol gauge.
@@MarxWegener that is heavy on fuel. I imagine though that this was mainly city stop and go driving. My 2012 Ford Escape with a v6, 3 litre and all wheel drive gets anywhere from 11L/100 km’s to 13L/100 km’s. I did have a 2005 Ford 500 with a 3 litre had a best rating of 8L/100 but was usually around 11L.
I have been a rolls royce and Bentley motor car chauffeur since 1979 and with proper maintenance and care they should never give problems or fail to proceed
The registration plate is intriguing, 3GXM. My theory, bearing in mind she adored her father, King George VI, is that it stands for 'George loves Margaret'.
My best friend owned the same year and make Roller as yours. Came from a very wealthy collector who had full-time mechanics staff. I mean huge a collector, he owned Meral Norman Cosmetics. My friend felt confident the car with 30,000 miles was well taken care of however it just kept breaking down. Yes, it was fun but always needed work. Normal maintenance such as brakes took 3 months to receive parts from England. It would become undrivable while at the mechanics waiting for parts. He finally signed it over to the garage and walked away from it.
Hi Marx, on your video I wasn't able to catch the name of the leather balm you used. Looking for a good leather treatment to try and bring back a 1964 Silver Cloud. Thanks for shareing this with us all. Started my automotive career with Rolls Royce here in, Sydney Australia. Good to see the Shadows and T series still on the road.
Worked on this in Crewe factory. Does it still have the higher floor which was fitted due to Princess Margaret not being very tall and not able to reach the normal floor level
@@jasonhill5070 It defo was the same car. Call the owner Simon Gregg for confirmation. He gets all the ex royal cars and recently had a Prince Andrews Bentley and currently has for sale the Queens old Bentley.
One can not drive the RR outside of Darwin. Once I drove to Katherine, 320Km south of Darwin. With 92l of petrol I made to Pine Creek, about 200Km south of Darwin.
That doesn't look like Princess margarets car to me, it has not blue strobes the roof, the seats are the wrong colour, the c pillar has badges and the wing mirrors are missing. These are o ly a few things I've spotted.
It's a wraith 11 in the same colour probably belonged to an embassy. And the owner is passing it off as Princess Margaret's car, it isn't i wonder how many people have paid good money to ride in what they were told was princess Margaret's car
Wow I'm sorry to hear that they are so much trouble. I would really like to have a late model Silver Shadow someday. I thought they would be quite reliable 😕
You can buy those RR for little money. But you need to spend a lot of money getting them into shape. Have at least $25k ready to spend on the gearbox, diff and steering rack. The the rust removal is another big expense. But the most costly item are the electrics. You are better off rewiring the car completely then repairing the wiring. The wiring is shockingly bad. We had to redo the aircon as well. That alone was around $7000.
better knowing the truth, and keep in mind the petrol consumption - 40 litres for 100Km! The fastest thing in the car is the fuel gauge!@@kwaichangcaine8234
The electrics are badly done. Short circuits constantly. The aircon was the first part we dumped. The steering box and the gear box failed. The the diff fell apart. And after the petrol pump failed when I just finished a wedding I decided to retire the car. It was too unreliable for business purposes. And no repair was under $1000. The only thing that never gave any trouble at all was the motor. The car looked good but was badly made.
@@MarxWegener What a shame. Yes, those are huge repairs. Maintaining an old RR is very expensive. Even after all those repairs are completed, you don't know what will happen next But you were able to enjoy a very beautiful classic car.. 👍 Thank you so much for replying.
It's not her car, hers had side repeaters within the chrome strip, door cappings leather covered, satin finish to dashboard, wing mirrors, black wall tyres, rear seat was positioned higher, cloth seats, also your car sits higher at front, roof mounted blue light, all of the features that make the car prince margrets are not on your car.
@@mscott3918 she owned a 75 LWB & that was being a 75 a chrome bumper flared arch model, i also own a 75 LWB Caribbean blue, maybe I should say that was also owned by Princess Margaret!!!
White wall tyres are the original business, it took many years before all tyres had black walls, white walls show an appreciation for history and sheer class
@@MichaelKingsfordGray whether or not they were original on this car I have no idea but whitewalls were standard on all makes until about the 1970s so it's a nod to history as I said.
A disappointing video. I think this person looks to have done a fine looking job of Valeting a car, but really I would have preferred more car and less owner.
@@MarxWegener I have to think that Rolls Royce will make an Electric power plant to retrofit their older works of art. All of these old RR and Bentleys are works of art and should be driven and appreciated. An electric power plant wold be silent and go perfectly with the cars. I live in Texas, USA. Really enjoyed your video. You gave great respect to this car.
Any car of this age need drip feeding money on them to be reliable. Fuel system requires Refurbishment, suspension components etc. You can’t buy these cars and just wash and polish them every so often.
@@56Stick Perhaps the one-car exception but what was the repair history of that car? But, on the average, it's more like Hoovie (Tyler Hoover) and many others.
The Everflex Roof was total garbage. With time moisture would accumulate, causing Rust Bubbles of the Roof Panel.1980 was the first year of the Silver Wraith. 1979 was a Silver Shadow II
I saw it whilst it was still in operation for Princess Margaret outside Kensington Palace. I was driving my same era cardinal red Rolls-Royce Corniche at that time.
That was a beautifully written letter by The Lord Napier and Ettrick revealing that he's a RR enthusiast himself.
The best looking Rolls Royce I have seen. Great video thanks.
Better looking than anything Rolls Royce make now.
Beautiful car, always loved Rolls. The history behind this car is impressing. You did a beautiful job refinishing it, too bad the expense of owning an old luxury car can be overwhelming.
It was a nice car and it made good money. It too nearly a year to polish it up to perfection. And is was a gas-guzzler. 40l for 100Km, the fastest think on that car was the petrol gauge.
@@MarxWegener that is heavy on fuel. I imagine though that this was mainly city stop and go driving. My 2012 Ford Escape with a v6, 3 litre and all wheel drive gets anywhere from 11L/100 km’s to 13L/100 km’s. I did have a 2005 Ford 500 with a 3 litre had a best rating of 8L/100 but was usually around 11L.
I understand Princess Margaret had the first Silver Shadow long-wheel base, in 1969, in this sane color scheme but with a glass division.
No ideas about that.
I have been a rolls royce and Bentley motor car chauffeur since 1979 and with proper maintenance and care they should never give problems or fail to proceed
After 8 years it did not make enough money to pay for the upkeep.
@@MarxWegener I can understand that.
The registration plate is intriguing, 3GXM. My theory, bearing in mind she adored her father, King George VI, is that it stands for 'George loves Margaret'.
My best friend owned the same year and make Roller as yours. Came from a very wealthy collector who had full-time mechanics staff. I mean huge a collector, he owned Meral Norman Cosmetics. My friend felt confident the car with 30,000 miles was well taken care of however it just kept breaking down. Yes, it was fun but always needed work. Normal maintenance such as brakes took 3 months to receive parts from England. It would become undrivable while at the mechanics waiting for parts. He finally signed it over to the garage and walked away from it.
My Rolls-Royce was rebuild later.
Hi Marx, on your video I wasn't able to catch the name of the leather balm you used. Looking for a good leather treatment to try and bring back a 1964 Silver Cloud. Thanks for shareing this with us all. Started my automotive career with Rolls Royce here in, Sydney Australia. Good to see the Shadows and T series still on the road.
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Worked on this in Crewe factory. Does it still have the higher floor which was fitted due to Princess Margaret not being very tall and not able to reach the normal floor level
Looked really nice 👏👏🥂
It was for sale with Graeme Hunt in London Summer 2019, quite something
Beautiful colour and car
It really is!
Very nice colour ? What is the colour actually called.
I don’t imagine that is simply called Red.
I bet that car could tell some tales .....
I could write a book about the 8 years I had it.
Great video thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the visit
Interesting I saw this car for sale at Bramleys in Surrey UK a couple of years ago. Looked in great condition then.
I don't think this is the same car.
@@jasonhill5070 It defo was the same car. Call the owner Simon Gregg for confirmation. He gets all the ex royal cars and recently had a Prince Andrews Bentley and currently has for sale the Queens old Bentley.
Beautiful Car. It gets 3 gas stations to a mile. 🤣🤣
One can not drive the RR outside of Darwin. Once I drove to Katherine, 320Km south of Darwin. With 92l of petrol I made to Pine Creek, about 200Km south of Darwin.
Apparently she had the rear seat raised , is it now back to normal ?
Yes
Thats look protty sir thankyou
Ma786sai Dua lovely, I cherish relish the timeless magical ethereal waft of my 1982 Mark 1 Spirit
Hers had cloth seats, wing mirrors, blue roof mounted blue light etc - similar
wonder what happend to the blue light above the windscreen on the roof , it looked cool
They took that off when the car waa sold.
That doesn't look like Princess margarets car to me, it has not blue strobes the roof, the seats are the wrong colour, the c pillar has badges and the wing mirrors are missing. These are o ly a few things I've spotted.
Maybe you take a short moment of your valuable time and read the attached letter from Kensington Palace.
It's a wraith 11 in the same colour probably belonged to an embassy. And the owner is passing it off as Princess Margaret's car, it isn't i wonder how many people have paid good money to ride in what they were told was princess Margaret's car
I've read a magazine article about Princess Margaret's Rolls and it featured tweed cloth sears
Seats and matt wood veneers - both very unusual features
Did you renew the woodwork? She had oiled teak rather than walnut, and the rear mirrors were bigger, without wood trim.
That is how I got the car. Apparently the mirrors in the rear were from the old car.
@@MarxWegener if the vanity mirrors we're removed from her old car they would be of the larger type without wood surround
Wow I'm sorry to hear that they are so much trouble. I would really like to have a late model Silver Shadow someday. I thought they would be quite reliable 😕
You can buy those RR for little money. But you need to spend a lot of money getting them into shape. Have at least $25k ready to spend on the gearbox, diff and steering rack. The the rust removal is another big expense. But the most costly item are the electrics. You are better off rewiring the car completely then repairing the wiring. The wiring is shockingly bad. We had to redo the aircon as well. That alone was around $7000.
@MarxWegener 😭 I'm heartbroken bro 💔
better knowing the truth, and keep in mind the petrol consumption - 40 litres for 100Km! The fastest thing in the car is the fuel gauge!@@kwaichangcaine8234
@MarxWegener Maybe I'll hang on to my 2004 chrysler crossfire 🤔
I'm driving now a Toyota Granvia. The best vehicle for a Limousine Service. You'll find a video on Darwin Limousine channel.@@kwaichangcaine8234
Is it possible to go to the Rolls Royce car-makers and tell them I want a model from 1990s tailor-made?
You sure can ask. It might be a matter of money, a copious amount of money!
@@MarxWegener I can imagine !! But love has no price lol ..
I would love an old school look but with modern technology installed 💕
It would be interesting to know what kind of problems you had.
It's a very beautiful car.
The electrics are badly done. Short circuits constantly. The aircon was the first part we dumped. The steering box and the gear box failed. The the diff fell apart. And after the petrol pump failed when I just finished a wedding I decided to retire the car. It was too unreliable for business purposes. And no repair was under $1000. The only thing that never gave any trouble at all was the motor. The car looked good but was badly made.
@@MarxWegener What a shame. Yes, those are huge repairs. Maintaining an old RR is very expensive. Even after all those repairs are completed, you don't know what will happen next
But you were able to enjoy a very beautiful classic car.. 👍
Thank you so much for replying.
@@MarxWegener
The only thing you can rely on that they are unreliable!
I'm sure it took her a long time to save up for it.
LOL Sure!
Does the car come with any problems?
To be polite: It turned into a nightmare.
@@MarxWegener alright fair enough, thanks for the reply. Godbless
11mpg was the first . . ha ha ha
What mileage did the car arrive to you with?
If memory serves me right it was around 16.000 miles.
Cela me fait rêver de bichonner cette Rolls Royce.
A Tip Never wash a any car with a Jet wash !!!!
We always hand wash our cars.
Must have been a swine getting all that nicotine off everything!!
LOL
It's not her car, hers had side repeaters within the chrome strip, door cappings leather covered, satin finish to dashboard, wing mirrors, black wall tyres, rear seat was positioned higher, cloth seats, also your car sits higher at front, roof mounted blue light, all of the features that make the car prince margrets are not on your car.
See letter from Kensington Palace attached.
@@MarxWegener also her car had opening quarter lights, yours doesn't
She owned more than one over the years.
Princess Margaret’s car had cloth seats, the drivers seat had a patch sewn into it of completely un matching material that stood out a mile.
@@mscott3918 she owned a 75 LWB & that was being a 75 a chrome bumper flared arch model, i also own a 75 LWB Caribbean blue, maybe I should say that was also owned by Princess Margaret!!!
Her car had wing mirrors.???? Its not a vinyl roof. It's ever flex.
...whoa...mega illegal drugs and copious liquor and champagne consumed in this baby...
LOL
Is it electric?
LOL! Certainly not. The fastest gadget in that RR is the petrol gauge.
Why did her children sell it .
Shame should go down the line yo the grandchildren etc
LOL, she sold it herself. She had another one Roller after. But I got her number plates made - 3 GXM -
Yes I agree
Whitewalls????
How utterly vulgar.
That was popular then.
White wall tyres are the original business, it took many years before all tyres had black walls, white walls show an appreciation for history and sheer class
@@warringtonminge4167 You can't even get your real name correct!
And white-wall tyres were NOT the original tyres at all.
@@MichaelKingsfordGray whether or not they were original on this car I have no idea but whitewalls were standard on all makes until about the 1970s so it's a nod to history as I said.
A disappointing video. I think this person looks to have done a fine looking job of Valeting a car, but really I would have preferred more car and less owner.
Feel free to turn the sound off.
Would be amazing to replace the engine with an electric power plant.
LOL!!!
@@MarxWegener I have to think that Rolls Royce will make an Electric power plant to retrofit their older works of art. All of these old RR and Bentleys are works of art and should be driven and appreciated. An electric power plant wold be silent and go perfectly with the cars. I live in Texas, USA. Really enjoyed your video. You gave great respect to this car.
RR = Unreliable. Beautiful but poor engineering, weak components and no quality control = multiple random failures.
At the end that car was the ultimate "Drama Queen".
Any car of this age need drip feeding money on them to be reliable. Fuel system requires Refurbishment, suspension components etc.
You can’t buy these cars and just wash and polish them every so often.
Well watch Harry’s garage where he drives an old Silver Shadow to the Artic Circle...( without any problems )..
@@56Stick Perhaps the one-car exception but what was the repair history of that car? But, on the average, it's more like Hoovie (Tyler Hoover) and many others.
The Everflex Roof was total garbage. With time moisture would accumulate, causing Rust Bubbles of the Roof Panel.1980 was the first year of the Silver Wraith. 1979 was a Silver Shadow II