Old Top Gear 2001 - Rolls Royce at Crewe

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  • čas přidán 12. 02. 2019
  • Adrian Simpson takes a look at the last Rolls Royce to be made at Crewe.
    Taken from an early 2001 episode of the old format Top Gear.
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Komentáře • 66

  • @tfrankocallaghan
    @tfrankocallaghan Před 3 lety +6

    The last frame is chilling!

  • @eroche913
    @eroche913 Před 5 lety +17

    Worked out better for the consumer. Two very different ranges of luxury cars instead of a single stable with two marques.

  • @modfus
    @modfus Před rokem +3

    I think it's fair to say BMW did rather well with its re-invention of Rolls-Royce.

  • @siphotos3282
    @siphotos3282 Před 5 lety +5

    My top ten favourite sedans , the sliver seraph is beautiful.

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton Před 4 lety +10

    These Rollers are the last ones to look 'special' ... 🤔💭🔜😉👍

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      Silver Cloud?

    • @ivanfernyhough3851
      @ivanfernyhough3851 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@burnotto1663silver cloud was way before these.these seraphs are the last cars to look trully like a rolls royce should.everything rolls royce have done since has bin badly styled.

  • @brianredmond4919
    @brianredmond4919 Před 2 lety +5

    How the mighty have fallen - Rolls Royce motors are now just a paint and trim shop for bmw .

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      Yes the Germans are celebrating the victory 53 years later

  • @char1737
    @char1737 Před 5 lety +6

    1:25 William Orbit Barbers Adagio For Strings

  • @freddymonrroy8501
    @freddymonrroy8501 Před 3 lety +5

    I want Rolls Royce to return to crewe ... is that possible one day?. The Seraph is one of my favorite Roller.

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      No not possible Bentley got some back from R-R who bought Bentley in a lousy way many years ago

    • @tundrav8georgia
      @tundrav8georgia Před 9 měsíci

      They are in crewe still building

    • @sutherlandA1
      @sutherlandA1 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@tundrav8georgia Bentleys they are

  • @bjoernaltmann
    @bjoernaltmann Před 3 lety +4

    At that point the Rolls Royce just looked like a car. Whatever changes were made, they were overdue and resulted in the Phantom, which was once again a truly majestic Rolls Royce.

  • @shadyninja1
    @shadyninja1 Před 2 lety +2

    That's a Bentley with a Rolls-Royce badge, or maybe I'm wrong.

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      It has bin so nice 1954 to 1998 I believe So no You are correct I think

    • @farishanafiah8461
      @farishanafiah8461 Před rokem

      It used to be other way around before.

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      @@farishanafiah8461 Yes! They used to be the same car with to different names until this shit with the Germans happened

  • @judethaddaeus9742
    @judethaddaeus9742 Před 3 lety +7

    Would have been nice to have had an actual review of the run-out Seraph, itself, while they were at it.

    • @farishanafiah8461
      @farishanafiah8461 Před rokem +1

      Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the Seraph before.

    • @judethaddaeus9742
      @judethaddaeus9742 Před rokem

      @@farishanafiah8461 Clarkson also test drove the last of the Series III XJ12s in 1992, long after everyone and their mother had reviewed it years earlier.
      It would have been nice to know what was special about the final Crewe cars.

  • @raycroal
    @raycroal Před 5 lety +17

    a very scary thing is a surprise waiting for you in the last few seconds of this video,i am saddened for that poor girl

  • @ToshioTV
    @ToshioTV Před 3 lety +2

    Vaporwave af

  • @DavidB773
    @DavidB773 Před rokem +2

    What was that bit at the end about Jimmy Savile? 😆

    • @Sum_Ting_Wong
      @Sum_Ting_Wong Před rokem +2

      That was when the BBC used to cover up Savile's crimes

    • @DavidB773
      @DavidB773 Před rokem +2

      @@Sum_Ting_Wong what do you mean 'used to', they still are covering up for him. Haha

  • @thechosen254
    @thechosen254 Před 4 lety +1

    Master of mayhem ray charles!!

  • @jacobthefiend
    @jacobthefiend Před rokem +4

    I'm not sure what I'm more offended by; the fact Rolls sold out to the Germans, or that the yob commenting on the fact looks like he just ram-raided a Tesco.

  • @johnpro2847
    @johnpro2847 Před 3 lety +2

    2:10 Do you also give fashion advice ?

  • @TheFrog767
    @TheFrog767 Před 2 lety +1

    No blame the union's

  • @terrificspokesman7416
    @terrificspokesman7416 Před 3 lety +4

    Rolls Royce is now seen as a much higher quality car manufacturer than Bentley

    • @stephans1990
      @stephans1990 Před 3 lety +1

      I would say similar. One might even say Bentley is in the lead, with BMW having lost it's shine (especially in the United States), but Volkswagen is also starting to loose it's reputation for quality in Europe.

    • @terrificspokesman7416
      @terrificspokesman7416 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stephans1990 no I mean as in badge image because Bentley is known for being in the shadows of Rolls Royce at least here in Europe but I prefer Bentley

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      @@terrificspokesman7416 I think Bentley are on the winning side
      I think Royce is crying but not so W.O.Bentley

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      It has always bin so even if it started with the fact Bentley was stronger and faster
      Until R-R bought Bentley after Bentley Mk6 it was the exact same car with to names used same parts

  • @EEnnisjr
    @EEnnisjr Před 2 lety +5

    RIP ROLLS-ROYCE 1904-1998. To be perfectly honest, I have owned many Rolls-Royce automobiles, and I can say, they are total pieces of junk, but not half as bad as the German knockoffs! Not only are they cheaply made, but they are not real Rolls-Royces. The parts almost all came from Germany, and the engine is a BMW. At least the genuine RR’s for the most part will enjoy appreciate throughout the year’s, as the BMW version is deprecating so fast to the point, it won’t be worth the massive expense to keep it going. Basically it’s a disposable car at best that will soon find its new home very soon, in a junkyard.

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      Yes the R-R idea was gone with Silver Cloud or possibly early Silver Shadow they were built to last
      You are fair but crule Sir Let the Germans celebrate their viktory now 53 years later

  • @afhyoutube
    @afhyoutube Před 5 lety +3

    Was does the guy say at 3:46? I am a native English speaker and can't even figure out what the hell he mumbled.

    • @MrMcKane
      @MrMcKane  Před 5 lety +7

      Royce's maybe?
      Short hand for Rolls Royce.

    • @mercmush
      @mercmush Před 5 lety +5

      He said Royces as the Crewe factory didn’t like referring to their products as Rollers.

    • @richbiles230872
      @richbiles230872 Před 5 lety

      You really should get out more.

    • @carlastaton4150
      @carlastaton4150 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrMcKane It's what worker call the company.

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      @@mercmush I am sorry I can jus give You one thumb up

  • @billybellend1155
    @billybellend1155 Před 5 lety +4

    Rolls Royce made in Germany and shipped over to England for final assembly. 🙄

    • @EEnnisjr
      @EEnnisjr Před 2 lety

      Actually this rolling junk was built in England almost entirely of German parts to include a BMW engine that reads Rolls-Royce, which is fraud. Even the Seraph had a BMW underpowered engine. At least it had no engine manufacturer name on it. It just said Silver Seraph. That is also fraudulent as there is no engine manufacturer named Silver Seraph. I am surprised all of the people that purchased these cars doesn’t file a Class Action Lawsuit for FRAUD from 1998 to 2022. They would win!!

    • @burnotto1663
      @burnotto1663 Před rokem

      No Ukraina

  • @burnotto1663
    @burnotto1663 Před rokem

    Can not even spell the name of the car he is speaking about
    Rolls-Royce it spells
    Nickname for the Seraph should be Silver Sarcophagus
    Why this useless BMW engine the are good US engins to fit the US gearbox
    The R-R idea was gone any how if You compare Seraph with a real Rolls-Royce a Silver Cloud