HMC architecte britannique

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Seriously, I thought small arch Shadow 1’s had progressed beyond the Wedding car/ white Dulux, Banger Racer,  HMC level to become bona-fide classics. 
 

[HMC]

4 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Yes, but not to smoke inside the car.

Theyve got a properly dodgy image havent they. I for sure wont drive it with a white shoulder length wig , tracksuit, yellow shades and a cigar. (Now then now then)

[N Dentressangle]

They're old cars which should = simple and cheap to fix.

But I get the impression from YT vids that this isn't the case.

 

[Surface Rust]

Just now, HMC said:

Theyve got a properly dodgy image havent they. I for sure wont drive it with a white shoulder length wig , tracksuit, yellow shades and a cigar. (Now then now then)

On the upside, it looks like the roof is very strong.

[N Dentressangle]

1 minute ago, Surface Rust said:

On the upside, it looks like the roof is very strong.

I want to know how that fat cunt got up there

[NorfolkNWeigh]

It wasn’t all paedos and racists.

[hairnet]

4 minutes ago, N Dentressangle said:

I want to know how that fat cunt got up there

what was the swl of the crane

[Bren]

Many of these look fab from 20ft away but up close they are bulging with filler. Like the brides they transport.

[Marm Toastsmith]

The mechanic I've been taking my cars to recently (Dave) has one that he hires out for weddings and stuff. He's a good guy, not too expensive and into old cars. Which makes me feel like I could safely* buy this from @HMC when the time comes with no worries about future maintenance. Also, while picking up my 13 year old daughter from school today she suggested that my next car should be "not an Audi" (I had just remarked on an A8) but something "properly posh, like a Rolls Royce or something".

Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it. PLEASE CAN I COME AND SIT IN IT?

Here's Dave's one.

 

[HMC]

10 minutes ago, Marm Toastsmith said:

The mechanic I've been taking my cars to recently (Dave) has one that he hires out for weddings and stuff. He's a good guy, not too expensive and into old cars. Which makes me feel like I could safely* buy this from @HMC when the time comes with no worries about future maintenance. Also, while picking up my 13 year old daughter from school today she suggested that my next car should be "not an Audi" (I had just remarked on an A8) but something "properly posh, like a Rolls Royce or something".

Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it. PLEASE CAN I COME AND SIT IN IT?

Here's Dave's one.

 

Similar reg  number to several of the government p5bs…

[HMC]

BLUE

[Dick Cheeseburger]

47 minutes ago, hairnet said:

what was the swl of the crane

D501

[Dick Cheeseburger]

48 minutes ago, hairnet said:

what was the swl of the crane

[hairnet]

best thing about these?

the best gear selector in the world

[timolloyd]

Maybe you could swap in the Passat engine?

[New POD]

1 hour ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

It wasn’t all paedos and racists.

It was alcoholics too.

 

was it the pressure of owning the potential liabilities, that caused his drink issues. 

[captain_70s]

2 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Seriously, I thought small arch Shadow 1’s had progressed beyond the Wedding car/ white Dulux, Banger Racer,  HMC level to become bona-fide classics. 
 

Nice ones are worth decent coin, but it's so costly to restore a tired one (of which there are many) that shabby examples are still only parts car money.

[bezzabsa]

is @Six-cylinder still after a Spirit of ectasy????

 

tell your ins it got nicked, should lower the premium a fair bit 

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

is @Six-cylinder still after a Spirit of ectasy????

tell your ins it got nicked, should lower the premium a fair bit 

A 1933 20/25 Spirit of Ecstasy is different to a Silver Shadow so I would have to buy the whole car to make use of the Shadow emblem! 

[2flags]

What did your kids say when you picked them up from school in the Roller?

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

so I would have to buy the whole car to make use of the Shadow emblem! 

I can’t see the problem?

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, captain_70s said:

Nice ones are worth decent coin, but it's so costly to restore a tired one (of which there are many) that shabby examples are still only parts car money.

Harry’s garage YouTube yesterday mentioned something like a £6000 engine rebuild cost.

[High Jetter]

24 minutes ago, 2flags said:

What did your kids say when you picked them up from school in the Roller?

 

Good Afternoon Pater?

[EyesWeldedShut]

31 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Good Afternoon Pater?

Is it the chauffeur’s day off?

[High Jetter]

26 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Is it the chauffeur’s day off?

No

1 hour ago, 2flags said:

What did your kids say when you picked them up from school in the Roller?

 

Not unless he'd been given the day off.

[MorrisItalSLX]

9 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

It wasn’t all paedos and racists.

True, some were drug dealers and criminals.

[Metal Guru]

10 hours ago, Bren said:

Many of these look fab from 20ft away but up close they are bulging with filler. Like the brides they transport.

Good from afar, but far from good.

[HMC]

[captain_70s]

47 minutes ago, HMC said:

Fuck. The boss is here.

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

Some of these Rolls have interesting histories.

Is the tinted glass a modern applied film or the original Pilkington 'Sundym' glass?

If it's the latter - it was a very expensive option at the time and not something much specified all round like this one. If it is original - it may indicate it spent some time abroad in its life.