Here's a Tour of the Most Expensive Rolls-Royce Sedan From 1973
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This 1973 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is the most expensive Rolls-Royce sedan of its era. Today I'm taking you on a tour of the Silver Shadow, which was the Phantom of its day, and I'm reviewing this Rolls-Royce to show you everything you need to know.
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Hah!!
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Doug DeMuro Where is it that I email you?
GWJ&D bigdaddydoug@gmail.com
Haha yes and instead of weekend score holiday score.
Doug is the type of guy to lick his finger before flipping the page on an iPad
Elite2k you sir are an OG
hate these comments but that was fun
This made me actually laugh out loud xD
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Since this comment is on every Doug video and was never funny it is even more unfunnier than it was supposed to be.
Being impaled on the Spirit of Ecstasy wouldn't be the worst way to go out
Jeff Boski says you
Hermin Pete 🤐
Jeff Boski what if someone was impaled in the ass with that?
Haha same thing Jeremy Clarkson told about the Spyker C8 wheel.
@Vladtheimpaler
Doug the type of guy to borrow your lawnmower and give it a Doug score
I actually sent him an email saying I had a lawn mower he could borrow lmao
or your wife lmao
You mean a 90s civic? lmao
@@Deadbass_ I wish I had a civic
Doug is just Doug :-)
This modern radio is an insult for such classy interior!
Modern radios have higher output
no
what are you gonna do listen to a 70s radio
@@sadokbarbouche9427 nah just bring your brass record player and crank up the Al Bowly :)
Sadok Barbouch, uh, yes. Definitely. Every time!
Doug the type of guy to pull down his pants after taking his date home and saying ,"THIS is a 1988 Dingdong.. and today, YOU will take a ride.."
®ioT so good
"1988 ding dong got me there 😂"
®ioT hahhaha im crying lol
And then give the date a Doug Score. Is she more a weekend ride or daily ride?
Or he could say "it's not worth it, but it's amazing"
That buzzer button was to make sure the warning for the hydraulics failing still worked, the top gear India episode goes over it ALOT
I was gona say that lol. The coolant needs replacing in that car
Josh Dupigny lol I didn’t know that
I assumed that most Top Gear fans just knew this. Weird that Doug doesnt.
I think doug should do all his videos together with James may instead. The videos should rise about the triple against todays views.
Yep, seems like this carquru does´nt even watch Top Gear... Any TG fan knew this.
If i remember my Top Gear Specials correctly that button is a self check button. Thanks James May!
@ Doug DeMuro That button that makes the beeping noise is meant to test that the warning noise (the beep you hear) and the warning light that comes on when the car is overheating, is functioning properly. If the car was to overheat, it would start beeping, and the light would come on.
I see you have been watching Top Gears India special when James May had a Rolls Royce silver shadow and kept pressing it
English cars; So unreliable you have to check if the idiot lights work.
Kevin S I believe their called warning lights, and its a great feature, we have a Vauxhall vectra and most of the time the warning lights don't work along with the dials (speedometer revcounter fuel gage, temp gage) and its German. I'd love that light to see if the coolant light still worked.
Padraig O'Donnell where I grew up they were called Idiot lights because it was used in place of a gauge. Base model cars use to have a Speedo and a fuel gauge. That’s it.
And that’s kind of proving the point. You know your car is junk when the warning lights don’t warn you..
Yeah he didn’t bother to look it up in the manual....
Doug the type of guy to use smartphone footage for his 1.6m subs.
Which is why he is amazing
LOL yeah just about. The dude needs to go to B&H online and order a pro 4K camera. He has to be bringing int he money. Hell my silly channel as a hobby I get $200-$300 a month.
At least he got rid of the massive, light up clip on mic...
It's not the size of the tools. It's how to use them.
No, it proves that content of the video really matters, not quality of the video footage. 90% of the good quality video on YT is utter crap.
He should step up the beavis an butthead wardrobe and get some cool threads! lol
Has anyone wondered what kinds of quirks and features Doug has?
lmaooo
Every day, it keeps me awake at night.
I had a hearty laugh
His hairline is migrating to africa
One big quirk is how he over pronunciates his words
calling it the Phantom of the seventees while...rolls royce HAD an actual Phantom (5) at the time
Phantom VI, actually, and his point wasn’t that this was literally the car that became the phantom. He’s simply saying that it’s status back in the 70s was equivalent to the status which the phantom holds in the modern day.
Kyle Excet that’s not true. The Phantom VI was the top of the line model.
zjpj83 true
@@zjpj83 Yep, the Silver Shadow was then the Ghost of its time. The Phantoms are limousines, the line below (usually with Silver in the title) were the owner-driven cars: Silver Ghost, Dawn, Cloud, Shadow, Spur, etc.
Doug the sort of guy to cancel a dentist's appointment because he has a tooth ache
lmao
supra this is easily one of the best ones I’ve seen yet lmao
:)
supra 😂😂😂
This is one of the better ones I’ve seen :)
Doug the type of guy to roll down the window at a stoplight and ask another car if they have any Grey Poupon
World Wayne's World Wayne's World Its party time excellent!
Haha
Doug the type of guy to tell you about the quirks and features of Grey Poupon, and then give it a Doug Score
and yet you love to watch his videos ahahaha
the reference is from the commercials not the movie
The Phantom of it's day was the Phantom of it's day - the RR Phantom VI [1968-1991]. Not the Shadow.
He means “Flagship”. Phantom is a metaphor for flagship
Jake Griffin no he didn’t. Doug meant exactly what themixedfamily said. That’s the kind of guy he is.
"obviously the whole thing is a circle" i love the Doug commentary lol. You heard it here, wheels were round in 1973!
very ahead of it’s time
Doug, you make 1973 sound like the stone age. Power seats were not that unusual at the time. My Dad had them in his 71 Coupe De Ville. We also had indoor plumbing and electricity in our homes and even telephones.
Bobby Gabinadina A lot of these millennials drive me up the WALL! They speak of earlier generations with conviction as though they were there. They also make things up and pass them off as fact. This guy was very hard to listen to. He has a bizarre over-dramatic way of speaking and breathing which makes me cringe...bizarre!
I know, this guy never takes a breath. I watched a few of these videos. I am interested in the cars but he gives me a headache and wears horrible shoes. He also seems perplexed by the high beam button on the floor in several videos. Cars had this feature for decades, I wish it would come back. He gets obsessed by features on cars that are new to him but were commonplace to anyone over 40 so when he discovers these for himself he calls them crazy and quirky. Doug really needs to do his research before he reviews. I know it can't be easy to produce these videos, but he needs to get his facts straight instead of making things up on the fly since many of us actually owned some of these old cars and know more than he does
Bobby Gabinadina Yes, I agree. I have a '68 Caddy Convertible with foot mounted dimmer and my '73 Corvette also has the same thing. I think his other problem is comparing classic cars to today's cars which is ridiculous. He was not alive back then and has no idea what was common or standard.
Bobby Gabinadina. He thinks 1973 was like the Flintstones. A 1963 Caddy could have been purchased with more luxury features & power accessories than 1973 Rolls. Power everything had been around for decades by the time 1973 came along.
AMEN! Thank you:-)
Doug DeMuro, love your channel, but your getting lazy on your research, or you just figure most people won't know better. This this car is far from "one of the first to have power door locks, the Scripps-Booth had them in 1914 although they were very rare and the packard reintroduced them 1956. most american luxury cars had them after that. Also those valve stem caps are obviously aftermarket and not original to the car... and on a side note, that car is kinda tacky and has rust bubbles under the vinyl top.
I agree, like i immediately found 3 of these cars from around the same era (1969-80) in much better shape and more original parts than this one, with just a quick internet search....
Sam Saunders I agree, if your going to review a car, it should be a really nice example of that model imho.
bruh what is wrong with u
Superado2006 I mean, he said likely, he didn't say for sure 😂😂😂😂
you’re*
Doug Doug Doug Doug. That meter is measuring AMPS, not VOLTS. So of course it moves as the indicator turns on and off. Working just perfectly.
Go the smiths and Lucas electrics, wasn't Lucas known as Lucas prince of darkness because it rarely worked correctly.
My 1972 Lotus also measured amps and did the blinker dance too. But it was a hot lead, not a relay, so you were sending ridiculous amounts of power to the dash. I almost had a fire because of that but luckily the ground wire melted. Took me 2 days to rewire the entire ground side of the dash. I hope the Rolls used a relay.
Buckfast Stradler someone’s got some sand in their vagina
I remember that my grandfather's car, Renault 12, had only one turn signal indicator, just a green light to reminds you that turn signal is on, it didn't show to what direction is engaged, just that is on. Bloody hazard flashers had theyr own separate red light.
Every car i ever owned to this day does that,guess the 4 million dollar cars he normally drives dont.
Cadillac offered power locks in the 1950’s
He said that the Silver Shadow was “one of the first,” not the first.
lightningbolt99999 Yes, but he implies that it’s unusual and exotic, which it’s not.
yessir
Dude cadillac used to be so cool and inovative
Lincoln continental and Chrysler imperial probably did.
The mystery button on the dashboard is wired incorrectly. When pressed, it shows the engine oil level on the fuel gauge.
The Shadow's suspension system is not similar to CItroen's. A Shadow has conventional springs with shocks and in the rear, there is hydraulic assist to level the ride, while a Citroen (DS, SM, & Cx) has no springs or shock and relies on active hydraulic pistons only for suspension.
ken k his knowledge on these classic cars is atrocious.
Can confirm, have worked on a SS, understand it far better than I would like.
Penis fart
The button is correctly wired. It should test the coolant lamp AND also show the engine oil level in the fuel gauge!
ken k i came to the comments for this answer. Thank you
I guess that unlabeled button to the right of the steering wheel is to check if the warning lights and sounds are working. I'm not a 1973 Rolls Royce assembly line worker, but that would make sense in my eyes.
The Stig's German Cousin Yup I think so to. James May mentioned it on Top Gear in his Rolls. This was in the india special
you are correct
The Stig's German Cousin you are absolutely correct. It was put there to check that your warning lights and warning buzzer worked
yes like the "check" button in old bmw
yup, like the test buttons on airplanes
Doug The type of guy to make a 20 minute video about the buttons on a tv remote
Metaroose This is a 1995 RCA tv remote it has 28 buttons.
Well he has over a million views since May 2018 and that's not Whistling Dixie. LOL
He's also the only one who could make it REMOTELY interesting
That's why we watch.
Fuck off u dirty ass
Doug, the type of guy that reviews a car wheel and starts by "obviously the whole thing is a circle" (3:20)
Back in the seventies , not ALL wheels were formed as a circle . According to Mr. Doug Demuro ! !
Yes sir lol
Doug the type of guy to shut the fridge with his hips
Tom Drsny
I chortled because of the visual.
Tom Drsny ddiiuiiiiiiiiiiii :jikikkkkk
Hahahahahahalolhaha
LMFAO
SkuzzyJ same LMAOO
Doug is the type of guy that would *_kneel_* when touching the "spirit of ecstacy".
and yet his videos entertain you and you religously watch them lol
Jong Regudo lol lurk moar
Wouldn't you?
Doug the type of guy to sit on the spirit of ecstacy
Doug wouldn't just kneel, he'd properly genuflect.
Doug the type of guy to cut open a bag of chips with scissors
Marco Rodriguez What else do you use to "cut" open a bag of chips? Lol A knife?
You open it with your hands
Frajmando no shit Sherlock Holmes's homebody.
Car keys
How many times is this comment going to show up?
10:12 that button is there to test if the warning system works, James May taught me that on top gear
Thank you!! I've been searching the comment section to look for someone having the answer... Which Top Gear? I love that show too!
We have this in most older airplanes too.
Same here. Thanks James may lol
Kyle Stengl when they went to India
Doug the type of guy to redo a hi-5 because the first one wasnt good
Joe Pope that’s pretty normal
is your name also Doug?
I do that lol
*type of guy
Extra white
Front seat is made for Kylo Ren
Anas Takiyudin lmao
Anas Takiyudin 🛑 stop u better stop
for Ben Swolo u mean
Who
_W I D E B O I_
I LOVE the steering wheel and the horn! I just found your channel and I'm hooked. I love learning about every detail of cars!
Not necessarily every detail... he’s forgotten quite a few important things
@@yammmit well tons more details that anyone else would find or even me.
You forgot to mention that more cocaine was nasally consumed in this car between 1973-1985 than everyone in the comments section has collectively seen
stevenreynolds40 regretfully, this video is packed with misinformation to the point that there was nothing to learn. Doug has zero knowledge or clue about these cars, and on top of it, he chose a poorly maintained, far from original mess of a car.
Doug is a type of guy who wears an $5 shorts to review a $500000 car
I didn’t know there was a specific price of clothes to price of car ratio you had to meet, especially if it’s not your car. James May drives around in his Ferraris in a $15 pair of jeans
Actually Doug, the Shadow used the 3-speed automatic from GM, not a 4-speed which didn't come along until the 90s on the Spirit/Spur.
The roof is Everflex.
I see you have much to learn about Rolls Royces.
Same about the headrests, the second mirror....it takes seconds to figure it out on the net....
4:44
Uhm. excuse me, Mr. DeMuro.. but.. Jeep still does this.
Jerp
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Fresh box of tissues ✔️
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*Let's do this* 🍆
What the fuck
What the fuck
Candles...i forgot the scented candles. It's too late I'm like 17 strokes in 🕯️🕯️🕯️
*Ha! Gaaaaay!!!*
LaRusso what the fuck is a tiege hanley?
Doug the type of guy to be called Doug
that's probably because it's his name
i mean, you're not wrong by any means
Dog*
Douglass*
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The headrests are probably aftermarket.
J actually, they're not. And they're not headrests. They were head restraints, and Rolls-Royce was one of the first British car makers to install them to prevent whiplash. If you go to Coventry, and do a tour of the factory, you can ask the tour guide all of these questions, they are very informative.
The front seats were equipped with receiver sockets for the optional head rests or the head restraints this example has since 1973. If none were on the order, the sockets had a blanking plug fitted as standard. The optional head rests available were organic curved wider pillow like offerings using the same fixing as the head restraints, a height adjustable steel sliding bar.
The front seat headrests were mandated by the early 1970s but these headrests look like they were just stuck there to just barely comply with the regulations of the era.
Doug darling, it must be difficult for a person from a errant colony to comprehend the philosophy and the nuance of the understated majesty, of this car. The most important "Has my bottle of Bollinger been disturbed during the journey" test, is all that matters, body roll and acceleration are to achieve this necessary calmness.
As you chaps say, have a nice day.
Oh everybody likes entitlement, but have to agree, grammar darling grammar.
Awful.
Holy shit you people are pathetic.
@@FunBoysGaming May I suggest, more sugar in your Earl Grey.
Warwick Rigby Indeed, indeed. Oh how I sympathize with the plight of those who simply can not understand!
Doug the type of guy who has a million subscribers but still wears his lawn mowing outfit.
Doug,
You say some pretty incorrect things and pass them off as “fact”.
Mark$20 it’s the internet, you don’t have to prove anything.
Ryan Travis your point has 0 weight behind it if you provide no evidence. I thought that would be obvious
Doug the type of guy to have a “querkfest” and I would be the type of guy to attend it.
The UK only switched to metric in 1965 so it’s not unusual that the owner’s manual had a conversion chart. Everyone driving these at the time was taught imperial in schools.
FFS! power locks and power seats were not special features in the 70s. Rolls Royce were not technologically advanced cars back then.
Doug are you insane? Power locks rare in 73? My 1960 Pontiac has power locks. And windows.
I don't think he's been around many cars older than he is.
I bet those window motors are the size of a starter, are they not? probably sound like one, too. Heavy duty old bastards.
*For an European car
I know, right? I kept barking back at him the other day: "My 1960 convertible has power windows, power seats, power top, power antenna, power steering and power brakes, Doug! Gah!! HAVE YOU NO IDEA THE DECADE IN WHICH YOU LIVE, SIR?"
...and things such as that.
But, here's the thing: when I first got this 1960 model, many years ago, my friend said: "Wow, power windows, power seats-- I didn't know they had those back then!"
Ya see. And he's my age (mid-40s).
Hey Doug: they even had power vent windows. Get back to us after you've Googled "vent window". (8^D)
In all seriousness, keep it up. These videos are awesome. So he's younger and he's not familiar with what was normal 50 years ago; part of the charm. I mean, he gets fascinated with the ashtrays. Ha!!
And I drove a '60 Saratoga Chrysler with power seats.
The RR Phantom of the 1970s was... the RR Phantom. The Phantom VI, to be precise. I believe there was another model superior to the Shadow of the time - the Wraith. And then there's the Corniche.
I was going to mention the Camargue - but that was introduced in 1975, and so is outside the range of the 1973 model year.
I know far more about nuclear power plants than I know about English luxury cars, and EVEN I knew that. For a guy with a car review channel, Doug doesn't seem to know a lot about cars.,LOL.
The Phantom V was, generally speaking, not really available to a public customer. They built 374, two were official State Cars of the Crown of the UK. With another....four... I think being otherwise in service with the UK government, two went to Australia for the Australian Government, at least one to Canada too, and whole slew went to the Middle East to people like the Sha of Iran, and other various Emirs, Sheiks and Kings there.
A few more, if I recall correctly were snapped up by high ranking nobles in the UK, as well as some of the European Nobility.
If you sort through all the Governments, heads of states, leaders of peoples, and ancient blue blood that bought them I am pretty sure most were made to order, as requested, and only certain people could make such requests.
So I would imagine in that sense, it is the Phantom of today, of it's day, specifically 1973. This is a Shadow, not a Shadow II, there was generally speaking no more luxurious Rolls one could buy new in 73 than this.
The Wraith II, you speak of, was not released until 1975, I think.
Prior to that, there was an EWB version of the Shadow available, from about 1968, but aside from rear aircon, and if optioned, a partition, it was not really that different from the standard WB model. It would not until 75 or later, with the launch of the Shadow II that the EWB version would grow to become the Wraith II.
As for the Corniche, indeed, it was a luxurious car, but one can easily argue the model in question, if we speak of 73, is not significantly MORE luxurious a car than the Shadow. More, it is not quite the right comparison. A Corniche would be the early 70s version of the Dawn, or perhaps the Series VII Phantom Drop Head, not a standard Phantom.
All in all, what he was saying was this was the most luxurious Rolls-Royce one .... more specifically.. "ANY" ONE... could buy in 1973. Which it WAS. Not just anyone could buy a Phantom VI, then, as they can today, and it would be at least two years before the EWB version of this car, became the Wraith II.
@@Apis4 you are confusing the Phantom V (which was replaced by the Phantom VI by 1973 anyway) with the Phantom IV
@@ThePaulpope No, I am not, it was a typo.
They only built 370 odd VI's between 68 and 90.
They built even less than Vs, not fewer than the IVs
So no phantom of the 30 years previous to this car, was ever a commonly available, walk in drive out, purchase, so my point stands.
Hey Doug, love your reviews. Power locks were on my dad’s ‘65 Cadillac and they might date back to the late ‘50s. The caddy also had automatic high beams with an electronic eye hidden in the grille. For future reference, antilock brakes date to 1966 and first appeared on the Jensen FF. They were modified Lockheed airplane brakes. The ‘68 T bird had rear ABS and the ‘73 Imperial had 4 wheel ABS way before the Germans. Few made it to market.
I was expecting a Citroën DS video. It shall be the quirkiest best car Doug ever reviewed.
until he reviews an SM
chris davidson I love the SM...
And CX
Yeah Doug definitely has to review a Citroën !
Hopefully Doug didn‘t try to pull the Spirit of Ecstasy to check the anti-theft function lol
Doug, a very nice choice for this review 😎👍
modelllichtsysteme wow dude you look so educated and cool! Fucking bitch
Danny Cheeks fuck off
Danny Cheeks How educated? like this 🧐 or 🤓 or 🤪? 😂😂
Danny Cheeks - What's your problem?
Danny Cheeks Gee, not quite as educated and cool as you!!!
Doug the type of guy to pack crayons in his lunchbox
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19:41 funny you should say that cause when I was little, my friend and I a tually found a Silver Shadow abandoned in a parking garage. We kinda looked around it a bit and eventually we figured out it was unlocked. This whole time we'd been having a bit of a debate about what the car was called. My friend was insistent it was called the Silver Spirit, whereas I claimed it was called the Silver Shadow. Eventually we get bored of the interior and pop the hood to see what's going on in there and that's when we find that little inscription that proved that I am in fact the better man
I love seeing the details of old cars, but I hate seeing the way you treat them.
Well said.
I agree. If that was my car I would have been mad at how he was jerking the hood ornament and passenger mirror around. Be easy doug! Its old.
Jerry Fieldz Old doesn’t mean it’s gonna break easily.
I agree, I wouldn't do that to a new car either.
Jerry Fieldz Haha, cars aren’t that fragile.
Gotta love depreciation 😁
Eric Ortiz I
MY KIND OF PORN THIS. Depreciation.
It's what makes blacks look rich when they are not
Unless you lose money on your car bc of depreciation lol
He wears a t shirt under a t shirt
I wonder how the people of 1973 would react to a modern Rolls-Royce
TheCentrifugeChannel somethings are just impossible
A car built in 1973 is modern you mean a contemporary car or a post-modern car with big b pillars that cars in modernity didn't have. Hell even the Daimler Chrysler carriage is modern since it was built in the 1800s.
Probably hate it. Modern Rolls Royce cars aren't made for the traditional customers.
Those "wheels" that you find so fascinating are called "hubcaps."
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Wheel covers. Hubcaps cover the hub, leaving the rest of the wheel exposed.
@@VndNvwYvvSvv so center caps... lol
That button that made the coolant light come on is a Check light.
Instead of the guages coming on and staying on, (the CE light for example) you have to run a system chec i.e. Pushing that button. You push it the car does a diagnostic and in this case the cars coolant was low
Nick Vernice Fastest diagnosis ever
SEEGARRRR lighter
the King of over pronunciating
Cigar*
Doug the type of guy to say love you after the first date
franz wetrfres haha I once lived with a guy who said I love you and the night was magical on his first date with a stunner. it was his first and last time he ever saw her 😆
Michael Ainslie no-one cares
Turbotube OK then
Considering the amount of cars this chap has reviewed, he doesn't seem to have learned much.
Theres a lot of things that cars do, and he only does light surface stuff.
heckmacbuff he said this car must have been one of the first with power locks. He really needs to educate himself on automotive history.
I'll say....
Well to be fair, I think a lot of it is down to a more comedic writing style catering to a specific demographic.
@@troyp9485 Doug actually thought that Fisher Body was perhaps a subcontractor that made the bodies for the Buick Grand National and got to put their logo on the door sills. (I'm NOT making THAT up.),
Doug - The Silver Shadow was not the top model by any means in 1972 - it was the base model - above it was a long wheelbase version, then the Corniche coupe and convertible.
But 'The Phantom of it's Day' was in fact a Phantom - have a look at the Phantom V1, a coachbuilt 7 seat limousine based on the old Silver Cloud style separate chassis, and getting on for twice the price. Cubby Broccoli had one along with many other film people, and John Lennon had his painted in hippy style!
The Everflex vinyl roof was designed to have seams, as it was meant to re-create the look of prewar coachbuilt roofs that really were leather covered, sewn together in panels by craftsmen. It was in fashion for a while, but held water underneath causing rust, as well as being a bit naff and, as with all unnecessary decoration, dating quickly.
@John Davis all correct except its a 1973 proving your point even more
Erm Doug, the Phantom of 1973 was the Phantom VI.
And no the Silver Shadow was not the top of the line Rolls. It was the entry level Rolls.
Because the Phantom of the time period was a bespoke vehicle that wasn't sold in anywhere near the magnitude of the Phantom of today. It shares only the name, not the market position.
This is the entry level Rolls of its day. It is the equivalent of the Ghost in the current lineup, not the Phantom.
A 1973 Cadillac had every power feature of this car, and more.
Yes. Sedan Deville's of that era offered heated seats, automatic headlamps, and automatic climate control to name a few. But RR's were largely hand-built, used real wood veneer in its interiors, and higher quality materials for the time.
60s n 50s cad had even more
Cadillac from the 1950s would take issue with your power lock comments, definitely not unique in 1973.
also definitely not common. You probably didn’t have power locks unless you had a very nice car
Doug, the type of guy to count the number of circles in a hubcap but not have time to explain quirky braking systems.
Why didnt you read the book to find out what the unmarked button was
He did but could not find the corect peage
@@burnotto1663 Were the pages unmarked too?
No pages have numbers and chapters and register
This is a US car so handbook TSD 2880 I think
Forget it very nice presentation with some minor error
Yeah that and the temp button
Great review, but you are wrong. The Jeep wrangler still uses the door knob
It's funny because he was very specific on that on the wrangler review. Seems to me that his "quirks and features" approach is just bullshit filler he later forgets about.
Jeep does this since many customers pull the doors off of them.
They actually aren’t the only ones. Saw a Kia Rio from 2017 with and actual roll down windows. Took me by surprise.
He's way off about a lot of things... that thing is a "cigar lighter" in all cars that had one, trucks had foot switch high beams well into the 80's, gas door switches we're rarely labeled by any manufacturer... I could go on.
Despite the fact that he looks well older than I do, he must be a decade youger based on his review.
The new JL doesn't so he's technically correct.
It's fun seeing these older cars, and it's fun to see a young person's reaction to them and interpretation of them. Up to a point. After that point, the smugness of the "look at how wacky this old switch gear is - people must have been pretty dumb back then" presentation gets annoying. Yes, older cars had different features and control arrangements, but believe it or not, certain things like power locks and air conditioning were in fact in use prior to the 21st century, even if they were operated differently than today's seemingly mandatory homogeneous layouts. I'm not saying that the cars of my youth were objectively better than most of today's cars in terms of horsepower, fuel mileage, handling, braking, safety, etc. Of course they're not. But what a lot of younger people don't seem to understand is that even back then, they usually got us where we were going, sometimes even enjoyably so. They were certainly more distinctive than the generic Camrycords of today. Remember too, almost everything that seems quaint and antiquated about a 1973 car was modern and cool and enjoyable and desirable in 1973. Most of the bells and whistles that festoon current cars will seem just as quaint and antiquated 40 years from today - assuming, that is, that any cars still exist at all in 40 years besides the automatic self-driving google-uber-pod-mobiles that people apparently can't wait for. Those people will miss out on a lot. Driving is fun too, at least when it's not all done for you, and I still seem to find plenty of time to play with my iPhone every day, even if I do have to set it aside for awhile when I get behind the wheel. There's a lot I enjoy about these videos, but I guess I'm just crabby today. Safe travels, everybody.
You don’t understand his presentation, he is just doing it the way he does for entertainment value..... just go read an issue of road and track if you want the straight poop.
Ok boomer. (Just kidding)
Ok boomer
The Shadow was NOT the most expensive Rolls of its era!!!!!! In that body style, there were two upgrades, the Wraith (long wheelbase, frequently with partition), and the DROPHEAD COUPE (or Corniche). Then, there was the enormous limousine, the Phantom VI. The Shadow was the BASIC Rolls Royce.
Bunny Biedenharn finally someone that actually knows rolls royce!
Bunny Biedenharn There was also the short lived Camargue, that was then £50000.
Exactly my thought when I saw the title. Still expensive though!
Seen May 16, 2018. I own this very automobile. I bought it used in 1975 with 1500 miles at the time. 45 years later 64,765 original. I've had very few issues. Breaks is a major part of maintenance. I was told my air conditioning is GM. I suppose they had a deal with GM at the time. It works better then my much newer VW Bug. I love the car and have no plans to sell. It was well built and still shows nicely. I do want to add the Cadillac Fleetwood was still called back in the day, the Standard of the World. Thank you
Love the car.
The word is "brakes"
Damn. 15,000 for a rolls? Idc how old it is if it drives and it's pretty I'm buying that
You're wrong. $15,000 would probably be like $350,000 back then and now.
its Crimmy in your dreams, yeah. Good luck covering the matieneince costs, bud.
MemeMaster777 he didn't say it costed 15,000 then. He said today's value for the car is 10,000 to 20,000 us dollars
KWB you don't know how much money I have xD
its Crimmy That's cheap.
Hi Doug it's a real shame they had to put those super ugly bumpers on the car in the US. The English version had really nice thin chrome units that really make the car look way more balanced. Thanks for the always interesting videos.
But i love those American bumpers they are nice and very safe.
@@emmanuelofori6521 Only up to 5mph.
The button that turns on the "coolant" light and warning buzzer is simply a test - so you can be sure your overheat warning is working. I assume these cars were a little on the marginal side in terms of getting rid of unwanted heat.
PS: If you think the high beam switch on the floor is poor placement - imagine using that in a car with a manual transmission. Trying to get your foot around the clutch pedal (assuming you're not already using both feet to shift gears) can be quite a challenge in some cars.
aussiebloke609 the button serves two purposes: 1. To read the oil level in the sump (orange markings on the fuel guage), and 2. To test that all the warning lights are working, which they are not on this poorly maintained mess of a car. Doug’s lack of knowledge is overwhelming.
I had a feeling it was something like that. I think James May had one and talked (ad nauseum) about checking the idiot lights. Thanks, mate. :-)
aussiebloke609 You’re most welcome. It was also a switch to test the audible engine overheat buzzer.
I have a 1969 Chevy K10 with a 4 speed manual and that style bright switch and they're pretty easy to work around. But, that's a big old american truck soooooo
Yeah, it's harder to find room between the pedals for your foot in a small car. But then, there seems to be a lot of people that just leave their brights on anyway, so... :-D
Of course the turn signals draw that much current, it's made by LUCAS - aka the prince of darkness.
Maybe Doug should look up facts before he talks. The shadow was never the phantom of the day, because the phantom 6 which was made until 1990 was the phantom of the day. The shadow is more like the ghost.
He needs to talk to a rolls Royce owner and get his facts correct
That and going on about the wheel covers? They mimic the covers on the Royces(and other luxury cars) from the 1930s.
And he misses the fact the the ENTIRE front ashtray rotates...to empty itself.
bb okc Good comment. I was thinking that myself
So your wife’s lover is a RR owner?
I was thinking the same thing. The 1973 RR Phantom was the Phantom of 1973. Duh. And power seats? My dad's 1966 Chrysler New Yorker had 'em.
They are always called cigar lighters. Just look at the size of the element. Cigar sized. Cars from the sixties have pull vents.
Sorry but this is not the equivalent of the phantom. They had the Phantom V and the Phantom VI in those years. This would be the equivalent of the Ghost...Come on man I expect correct information on something that simple.
Because the Phantom of the time period was a bespoke vehicle that wasn't sold in anywhere near the magnitude of the Phantom of today. It shares only the name, not the market position.
danger450 even if you look at it with this angle it's still the predecessor of the Ghost and not the Phantom. It doesn't matter if it was more widely available, it's not the Phantom of that era. It's not a top of the line bespoke Rolls-Royce like the Phantom as always been.
I agree with Drunken Master; I thought the same thing when I heard Doug mention that. Maybe those Phantom V and VI were not sold in the USA and this was the top model available there.
Drunken Master II DUH.
danger450 So what it if it did not have the same market position ,whether it was bespoke or not, or they only made 50? Top of the line in 1973 was called a Phantom and it looked nothing like a this car.
Doug, I love you and all, but do you really think those valve stem caps are the ones from 1973?
Well, of course they aren't -- the original ones have been stolen. As have the replacements, the replacements for the replacements...
LoL didn't I see them on Amazon? 😅
Love the vids, but you really need to review more older cars. You always seem fascinated by things in older cars which were really quite common even in '73. My 57 Continental not only had power locks, seats and windows, but even the little vent windows were powered. And a/c vents mounted in the headliner, where they were really effective. A hidden fuel door behind the taillight, and yes ,the foot button high beam switch.
Miss e high beam on the floor. Made more sense to me down there. I loved those powered vent Windows. Very cool land yachts those Lincolns
Yea, he mentioned the power door locks, power windows, and power seats like they were something unusual for 1973. All those features, and many more had been around for decades prior to 1973.
Not to be rude to Doug, but why would a car reviewer be so fascinated by these 70's cars? So many of these features were just standard on higher end cars, American domestic included.
I love the 'quirks' of my '74 Camaro. I've upgraded many items; bluetooth calling, alarm with remote start, satellite radio, etc. But I'll take the design of my 70's gauge cluster over a modern one's any day. Besides that, I can tell that I'm actually in control of the car.
Gabriel A. I know right! Doug has like 0 respect for older cars, and if he did he would have probably seen the cars movie.
Doug, the type of guy who literally calls the Silver Shadow "The Phantom" of its day...
Even though it's not.
It's the Phantom VI.
Well, He also thought that Fisher Body was an outside contractor that made the bodies for the Buick Grand National...Doug is LESS hip to vintage cars than my 11 year old niece!
I think he meant the prestige factor
Doug , the type of guy who can't stop saying this was common in cars back in the 1970s ,
Lincoln and Cadillac has power locks and all of that in the 50s
My grandparents' 1948 Buick Roadmaster had power windows and power locks! Big surprise that RR had it. I'm only 23 but good lord this wasn't the stone age! I have a 1941 Nash Ambassador that has some of these features.
Doug the type of guy to get critical, about the outside of the roof styling. "It's the best they could do in the 70's"
Doug, the type of guy, because it was the best his parents could do in the 80's!
10:12 gave me flashbacks from the Top Gear India Special
The valve stem caps probably aren't original. Seems aliexpress or wish'ish...
puttitat2 totally agree
I like your videos Doug, but I really wish you would stop comparing older cars to modern cars. A 1973 Rolls Royce won't have the technology that a new car would.....because IT DIDN'T EXIST! How can you ding a car for what it doesn't have, when, what it doesn't have, didn't exist?!
Robert hentschelmann That’s a good point, I don’t know why he does such stupid things, maybe he’s somewhat crazy.
@@monsterjambrony That would explain a lot
All_Roads Right. That makes sense.
Also what is the cutoff for old vs new cars? He would have to have like 8 Doug score lists for the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. It doesn't really matter anyway. It's a subjective score on a RUclips channel.
Because otherwise it would be impossible to use the scale to compare cars. A 2000 kia Optima didn't get the same technology score as a 2020 Kia Optima even if it's the same in comparison to the time.
SAAB Please!!!!!
AviationXPlane SAAB 95 2011!
heck yeah
wasn't there an cool old 3 cylinder one?
Mike Zeke I believe that was the SAAB Sonet
I'm pretty sure a '73 Oldsmobile would have every feature this Rolls has and more...
My uncle had this car , it was gorgeous, he taught me to drive with this car, and I took my driving test in it. Was 1975. Doug is such an idiot, my 61 Cadillac had power door locks. My 58 Cadillac that has been in the family since 1960, has power windows, power radio antennae, factory air.
Absolute rubbish (sorry to say so!): by that time, there was the Phantom VI, if you ordered one! So compared to today, this was the Rolls-Royce Ghost of today and not comparable to the Phantom!!!
Just a personal preference, but I think Mercedes of the era were way nicer and better looking than the Rolls Royce and still hold up in styling by today's standards, again I've never owned either of those cars, I'm just taking what I've read and scene on both
BIG MACK BY FAR!! THE W123 Was where it was at, and still is!! Im 17 btw.
Mr Cairo, absolutely!
The 6.3s are a delight to drive!
Yes Mercedes were better as were Jags.
I remember a time when I thought it was strange to have the brights switch on the column.
Exactly.
Yup, belongs on the floor...along with one of the signal-seeking radio controls.
are you 300 years old? I have never seen a car in which that wasn’t the case
@@yammmit Are you 35 or need to learn more about cars?
wholeNwon I’m 19. The car has to be comparatively ancient to have the brights anywhere else.
Shame whoever owned this didn't look after this very well.
Yeah, Ford also referred to it as “speed control”… “fingertip speed control” to be exact.
The button that "does nothing" does this actually I found a user manual online: "Fuel / oil level indicator and warning lamps test switch. This is a pushing switch. When you push this button the pointer for the fuel level (the instrument directly above number 14) is not indicating the fuel level anymore, but the oil level of the engine. When you push this button before starting the engine, but with contact on, all warning lamps are tested."
You should have found a better specimen, the one you used looked like it was a salvaged swamp car.
Power locks were seen on cars in the late 50's
Doug has no concept of what cars were like before 1990. It's all "back in the day" according to him.
Yup
They weren't "power windows" they were vacuum powered.
SUBURBS you make a false statement without any data or examples to back your 'claim' which attempts to refute Doug. Stay in school and educate yourself kid.
Power locks were seen on cars in the late 50's
This looks like a poorly maintained sample and Dough seems to show as little respect for it as the condition it is in. You'd better leave this poor Rolls alone and stick to americano barges.
Someone needs to detail that engine compartment. Shabby-looking.
Styling only a 4 out of 10? Man you’re on crack Doug. That’s a beautiful 6 or 7 all day. And I can’t believe you didn’t mention how much this car cost brand new and how much that is in today’s money.
He did say how much it costs today
Maybe points got deducted for the truck like steering wheel.
You gotta remember, it's called the DOUG score because points are calculated based on his preference/opinion.
Andretta < He said in TODAY'S money, compared to when new. You know, with inflation. Geez.
Doug, I would appreciate if you give my wife a Doug score..1973 model, one owner, average miles but has been problematic on occasion..let me know and I will ship her out via DHL
I mean you chose to marry her
Dude, she is used, and only runs hot when someone rides her hard
Marloujoe “wife bad”
Can Carfax confirm that it is a one owner vehicle?
Judging by your name I understand why she’s problematic on occasion
Doug, I really think that you need to rethink your Doug score system. What do I mean? ..Well, if it's an old car, then obviously it's going to have less features, or less electronics or luxuries than a new car, right?
So, you need to build in some kind of age quantize when you do your scoring. Because a 1912 Model A isn't really going to have that many features compared to a 2006 model.. conversely, a 1963 Jaguar might have been the height of luxury, and should be scored for that year - even if if it's not going to have the same features as the latest model.
So what you should do, is say well, for 1970 this had lots of features for its day - and therefore I'm going to score it 8 Out of 10.
You can't score apples to oranges, it just doesn't make sense in the real world. So if you quantize, make allowances for its age, and then score it accordingly. If it was fast for 1956, or 1978, then say so. because 240 horsepower back then and 7 seconds to 60 miles per hour, and knock on the door of 150 mph - was blisteringly quick in a Jaguar E-Type, and I would give it a 9 out of 10 because compared to the average car in 1968? They could barely even DO 60 miles per hour.
So Doug, give it some thought please, yeah?