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Sorry to correct you but the ‘H’ control does not adjust the heater. It only diverts the heat when pulled and activates the fan when twisted. The heat is turned on and off by a tap at the rear of the engine block.

You cant use the V12 HE Version they drop valve seats the pre HE V12 is better and had british Made heads and valves not the Made in India ones that came from 1981

I was wondering where the latch or button to open the trunk is located at? Can you show or tell me where? Thanks

When in my 20's I had a C spec for some years and did countless trouble-free miles including the south of France in her. I eventually sold her for a deposit on a house. On reflection I would have been better to have kept the car; much more fun!

if the engine is in the back then where is the boot?

I owned this actual 1974 car from the early 1980s till about 1990. It was originally French Blue and was dead standard as from factory, best car I have ever owned 100% reliable and so much fun. I sold it to a fellow Triumph enthusiast who changed colour and put wires on but still loves and enjoys it as much as I did nearly 40 years on!

For goodness sake… it’s called an Alfa Sood-pronounced as in Should. Sud means South in Italian. Alfa Nord’s were made in Northern Italy. The Sud came from Naples in the South…

Any healey with a v8 is sinful and gross. The howl of rhe straight 6 with down draft carburetors is one of the finest engines ive heard. Ive had 440 mag, 351 ford, 390 ford, 305, ford 5.0 straight 6, bmw 2.8.

...ho il modellino con carrozzeria colore nero ....ALFISTA DOC 72

Whilst I've never been up there in my '98 JCG 1430 'S' I've been up loads on my S works race bikes and don't appreciate people flying up/down like idjuts in cars, it scares me. go on a race track

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Must have had worn track rod ends, there was nothing wooly about the steering in the Alfasaud I had..

Due to the BABVVO and TEBBVO laws, all petrol cars will unfortunately soon be banned from public streets in the EU, CH USA and Scandinavia :-( In Germany, the Green People's Party has given the order to shorten the fuel supply from 2025 by reducing all conventional gas stations to just one state-run central gas station per city or county Now they even want to slow down all gas pumps by 20 liters per minute to 2 liters per minute... From 2027, some car spare parts will also be banned in the EU... such as exhaust systems, turbochargers and even some engine and gearbox oils. .. California and New York will do the same from 2027... So no more investing in petrol cars... They even created a new type of crime here called emissions and smoke crime . "Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbotsverordnung" BABVVO in Germany and HESCHLAVVO in Switzerland.

Sadly soon all gas cars will be banned in EU and most states of the USA from 2027 on!!!!

Silver Shadow is a dream car, elegant, unpretentious, well made and beautiful. Nowadays Rolls products are huge behemoths without the “classy” look of the Silver Shadow.

That clock would drive me nuts. Not for me.

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Sadly soon all gas cars will be illegal in EU and USA!!!!

A super flat engine. Boxer - engine ! Top handlling ! Good sound.

The best car in 1980.

It sounds a lot noisier than I expected

By 1983 most of the rusr issues had been beaten on the Alfasud and aggressive pricing made one the same price as a Ford Escort. You could buy a 1.5 Ti for the same as an Escort 1.6 GL, but with a vastly better driving experience and a feeling you were driving something more exclusive. My English teacher had two and never went back to other makes.

I knew a hotelier who owned a 1980 Silver Shadow who said the fuel consumption in heavy traffic could dip below 10 mpg, but on the open road 14 mpg was possible. For town trips, he used a small Toyota, but the Rolls Royce was used for long journeys as he said the comfort, ride quality and silence from the engine was unbeatable and the car would outlive him.

Thank you for the video. I have one question: Is It possible to drive a frog eye every day, also a rainy day or Winter season?

Back in October of '68 I had a Friend take a '67 Austin Healey and I actually Laid Down in the that passenger seat. The crisp going through the gears with that beautiful British automotive sound just got me going. I believe 136 HP with 2 carburetors. Super car!

In the sixties you could pick these up for next to nothing. They rusted quickly and were expensive and difficult to repair working in the engine bay was a nightmare.

i don’t even smoke and id have to light up if i was driving that. great video!

Very beautiful car with sophisticated Turbo engine

That clock is so intrusive

Although you mentioned the steering, you said, was woolly, it should not have been. In 1983 when they moved over to the squared shoulder low profile metric tyres , it upset the feel in the steering , as the original geometry was better with the 70 series profile tyres. The steering on the earlier cars was a revelation whereas you could steer on the throttle with tremendous feedback , no vicious kick or FWD fight etc. I still don’t any FWD car that matches the throttle response, steering feel, powerful brakes , nice gear change , with a firm yet quality ride as the Alfasud had in its day. The engine too, isn’t praised enough , all the accolades going to the V6 or inline twin cam whilst well deserved , the little flat 4 boxer giving that trademark Alfa rasp to the exhaust , yet being refined at cruising at high speeds . The motoring press at the cars launch in the early/ mid 1970s , found it incredible that a little single carburettor 1200cc engine could seem so unstressed even cruising at 90mph plus .❤

I had a manual. Automatic, yuk

The 2007 Alfa Brera and Spider were not RWD, they were FWD (2.2L and 2.4JTDM) or AWD (GM based 3.2L V6). The Serie IV Spider in the U.S had an option of driver's airbag (Alfa 164 steering wheel) and a 3-speed automatic gearbox made by ZF.

I had a 1969 911, it offered 15 miles a gallon. Not that I got that.

Why did the US market gobble up most of these cars? 😎

Leonard Lord asked Donald Healey for the name of the Italian who designed his sports car.. 🤨

I've always felt that the original Austin Healey 100 is the most desirable of the Big Healey's. 🧑‍🔧

Didn't the Westminster use the same engine and transmission? How about the MGC? Is this a expensive budget roadster? 😯

Hi Matt I picked up a 2006 air cooled Brazilian t2 in August last year best thing I’ve ever done had a great couple of months done nearly 3000 miles till November under cover now can’t wait till the spring to get Douglas out again get review mate 👍

Had three of these in a row. You have to sit further back. I have long arms and the driving position is the best I’ve ever had. The gear stick fell into the perfect position and gear changes were incredibly fast. A real drivers car.

The Silver Shadow (and Corniche) personify stately and the true essence of Rolls Royce.

When I take mine out its a case of guess which part will fall off !

Wonderful car.

Good old Trevor 👍

Beautiful car

Nice countryside. Is that Cotswold? There is an auction this Saturday and a '72 in it. If the price doesn't get too high, I'll bid but I'll take out the gas guzzled and put in a 4 cyl CAT diesel sipper.

I had a 1980 1.5SC as my second car (my first was a Datsun Cherry FII) - I spent most of my time at University welding it back together, but still loved it - it would have been about 6 years old at the time.

Proper rolls!👍🇬🇧

Mk2 was never used in the sweeney. Just saying….

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Saab decided that for safety reasons to put the ignition in the floor, a box lock as opposed to the steering column lock . This eliminated the chance of the leg being struck by it in a major collision.