Premier Vladimir Lenin, who led the successful communist revolution in 1917 overthrowing the Tsar, liked Buicks and Rolls Royces. I found this car in one of the Moscow Kremlin museums last year. Much later, Premier
Looking pretty good. The 70s were rough for Rolls: Quality was the pits and the cars were nightmares to keep on the road.
I finagled a ticket to the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in Cernobbio, Italy, where I was privileged to purchase a $35 club sandwich whilst hobnobbing with a much better crowd than I’m used to, and
Below this picture on a facebook page, the dialogue below is pretty intriguing. Mention of a Nash dealership, Butler Chevrolet, a Pontiac dealership, Roy Butler Lincoln Mercury, and, most tantalizingly one from Whit Adams: “I’m
The Silver Shadow was Rolls-Royce’s first monocoque chassis, made from 1965 to 1980, with a 6.2 liter or a 6.7 liter V8. It got its transmission from General Motors (Turbo Hydramatic 400), and it’s high-pressure
Getting some electrical work at Beck’s Electric. It’s pretty common to see an interesting car at this repair shop. I think this was the most expensive RR model.
Powered elegantly by a almost square 6.75 liter OHV engine modeled after 1950s GM V8s, using a three speed Turbo Hydra-matic 350 from GM.
Much of Motoreum’s sales occur at auctions and eBay. See link at right.
