First shown in 1999 as part of Channel 4's Classic British Cars, this clip is taken from the first episode which was entitled "Home James" and is narrated by John Peel. Also includes part of the episode about the cars of the Royal Mews.
At 3:05 this Bentley Continental video switches to a documentary about the British Royal family’s fleet of Rolls Royces. Hasn’t anyone else noticed?
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The Phantom IV shown was delivered in 1950, not 1948 as stated. It was the first in the Phantom IV series, a model that was not made available to the general public as it was intended for royalty and heads of state. Not really an ordinary Rolls-Royce as stated.
If the car fleet is State owned I look forward to my turn being driven to collect my loaf of bread and milk from my local Co-op (other stores are available). Meanwhile thank you for showing the video.
I think Her Majesty's idea of "basics" is a bit different from ours! Has she ever "owned" anything in her life,which didn't cost ten times more than everything we have?
She has used and owned for many years a very very old Land Rover defender when she has her private time. Most of their privately paid for stuff is decades old. Prince Charles wrist watch which he wears daily is at least twenty years old, his son William wears to this day a basic Omega Seamaster quartz that his mother gave him. Shoes might be hand made by Lobb but they are old and have had frequent refurbishment and repairs. Unlike private individuals they don’t throw money around on lots of flash new toys, they buy quality once and keep it forever! The queen uses a Parker 61 fountain pen that is almost sixty years old to this day! I’m saying these things as not a huge fan of Royalty but simply stating the facts, like them or loathe them in private the British Royals are quite spendthrift. The public owned stuff is a very different thing but it’s not theirs, it’s the states.
Only shows how unequal the money is divided today in the world. A small group have everything and the rest nothing. In the U.K. UNICEF is now feeding starving children, something that organisation normally only do in countries of war or the third world. Brexit was all about tax avoidance for the super rich sold a sovereignty and fishing waters, what ever that means if you don’t have a job and food on the table.
back when it was first released in the 50's the lancia aurelia was just as much as a rolls royce and more expensive than a bentley. I don't mean the royal cars i just mean the "regular" production models
Why the need for hyperbole, myth, truth stretching? The R-Type Continental's a lovely, beautifully crafted, tuned version of the standard Bentley, tho' the amount of rear overhang is a bit cartoony and "seating for four adults" a bit of a stretch, given the cramped headroom in the rear seat. With anxious Crewe engineers watching, one razor tuned by the factory reached 116 mph. Now we get the above's narration, "....speeds over 120 mph..." Why can't we enjoy these survivors AND accuracy?
