Ouch! Then again, I’ve already seen a like-vintage one in clean, driveable condition for an asking price of $14,000.00. And they’re certainly available for under $25,000.00.
On a recent weekend in Brooklyn I took a shot of what looked like the shell of a sixties Rolls like the one pictured, windowless and painted orange (orange!) on the roof of a repair shop.
They can be bought for reasonable money(£8000 and up) in the UK,though some have dropped down the food chain.A great car that can earn it’s keep as a wedding/prom car.It’s not on my wish list of cars but I would like to try one
What kills these cars is the extraordinary parts cost for the Rolls-only parts. Seemingly cast of unobtanium, the restoration costs for a modern-era Rolls far exceeds its value unless you are one of those cost-is-no-object Rolls fans. Had a friend that has had heart on restoring one… ended up getting rid of it for a basketcase 60’s Corvette convertible which he fully restored.
Overhauling the braking and suspension hydraulics will bankrupt most people hence these cars are really cheap with problems a good runner can be had for 10k or less
Man, was that like an alley or something?
I’m actually more interested in the 912s or early 911s there. In particular the red one which looks pretty good.
Ouch! Then again, I’ve already seen a like-vintage one in clean, driveable condition for an asking price of $14,000.00. And they’re certainly available for under $25,000.00.
Someday . . . . . .
… and it’s red, certainly a horse of a different color for Rolls Royce
On a recent weekend in Brooklyn I took a shot of what looked like the shell of a sixties Rolls like the one pictured, windowless and painted orange (orange!) on the roof of a repair shop.
They can be bought for reasonable money(£8000 and up) in the UK,though some have dropped down the food chain.A great car that can earn it’s keep as a wedding/prom car.It’s not on my wish list of cars but I would like to try one
This is so sad. I have some shots of one of these that I have seen actually being driven. One of these days . . .
What kills these cars is the extraordinary parts cost for the Rolls-only parts. Seemingly cast of unobtanium, the restoration costs for a modern-era Rolls far exceeds its value unless you are one of those cost-is-no-object Rolls fans. Had a friend that has had heart on restoring one… ended up getting rid of it for a basketcase 60’s Corvette convertible which he fully restored.
Overhauling the braking and suspension hydraulics will bankrupt most people hence these cars are really cheap with problems a good runner can be had for 10k or less
I wonder what the feasibility of remounting the Rolls body on a complete GM B chassis and powertrain would be?
I took this pic last month in Palm Springs.
Man, was that like an alley or something?
I’m actually more interested in the 912s or early 911s there. In particular the red one which looks pretty good.
It was the storage lot behind a business park, behind Bavarian Auto repair I think.
The symbolism of the skulls tells me that the non-roller Rolls is the metallic equivalent.
3 dried out carcasses in one picture!
This late 50’s/early 60’s Rolls has been sitting for years in Palm Beach.
I wonder if there’s a really, really old jar of Grey Poupon inside?
They shoot Rolls-Royces, don’t they?