Thread: Rolls Royce officianados?

Rileys

I loved Royce so much.

Best center half foward ever

Originally Posted by Lignum

I loved Royce so much.

Best center half foward ever

Yep, said to see him so disabled now.

Jaguars and Graham paiges (Could never afford the roller)...

Hay PTC what kind of riley?

Hi Sheddy,
Rolls-Royce hey, I have a 1980 Silver Shadow 2, had it for 16 years now, the best car I have ever owned,It is very difficult to get out of one of those and get into your every day car. What are you up to........... want to buy one?
Cheers Ron.

Originally Posted by rona

Hi Sheddy,
Rolls-Royce hey, I have a 1980 Silver Shadow 2, had it for 16 years now, the best car I have ever owned,It is very difficult to get out of one of those and get into your every day car. What are you up to........... want to buy one?
Cheers Ron.

Yeh right Ron. As if. (how much?)
The reason I ask is that some years ago I came into possession of a genuine cast alloy Rolls Royce key tag. It has the RR logo on the front and Made in England (c) on the back. Just wondered if it would be a swappable item for a Roller owner.
Cheers

If it's the one I think it is, should be a gold colour with black RR in the centre, Is eliptical shape I think from memory. I purchased one at a swap about 10 years ago, think it was about $10.00. A lot of people collect these and hub caps etc. to put on the lounge room mantle piece. Out of interest a hub cap in VG to Excellent condition will bring around $50 - $80 at a swap meeting; A new one from RR in England is $1280.00 as of 3 months ago when I last priced it.
Actually, i just realized that you are a Tasweggian, this time last year I travelled with the RR club to Tassie for 12 days holiday and covered just on 2,000 miles around the apple isle, there were 13 cars all together, you may of seen us in your travels.
I only use mine a few times a year, in fact I had it out of the shed one weekend in September and thats the only time since the Tassie trip.If you look after them, maintenance wise, they are not an expensive car to own, you obviously need another daily driver as you cannot leave a roller parked on the side of the road for long, especially at night time, because you will end up with a scratch down the side, Anyway all the best for now, if I keep going I could talk about RR's all night.
Cheers,
Ron.

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Yeh right Ron. As if. (how much?)
The reason I ask is that some years ago I came into possession of a genuine cast alloy Rolls Royce key tag. It has the RR logo on the front and Made in England (c) on the back. Just wondered if it would be a swappable item for a Roller owner.
Cheers

You found it!

I had to give Jeeves such a spanking when he lost it.

Will pick up later.

Good Evening.

Gra,
Interesting to see you like Rileys and Graham Paige's, both excellent old cars, next door neighbour had a 1928 graham Paige when I was a kid, about 1928 model. and friends of the family had a 1952 Riley; a beautiful car always promised myself one, but haven't got there yet. Noticed the graham Paige emblem under your name and figured you were interested.
Cheers,
Ron.

Originally Posted by rona

Gra,
Interesting to see you like Rileys and Graham Paige's, both excellent old cars, next door neighbour had a 1928 graham Paige when I was a kid, about 1928 model. and friends of the family had a 1952 Riley; a beautiful car always promised myself one, but haven't got there yet. Noticed the graham Paige emblem under your name and figured you were interested.
Cheers,
Ron.

Ron, Have a look at the link in my sig to my other toys, that will keep you bus for a while. Were did you grow up? Are curious about anyone that remembers a graham as they weren't a common car.

What sort of body did it have, hard top or soft, can you remember?

As for Rileys, only an admirer, never convinced the boss to let me buy one. Tried to get an RM when I sold the MG, ended up with a jag (She wanted air con)

due to the financial constraints that the lending authorities put upon myself when single and free and strangly cashless even then I could never afford these my favorites were MK V Jaguar drop head coupe and the beautiful Alvis. Man I sound old but they dont build em like they used too. NO pride these days. But I did have a sucsession of Minis one I bought for $500 and 3 years later sold as fastest road reg. Mini in NZ for mega bucks but still was out of pocket big time. But Hey the fun
Tony

Originally Posted by rona

A lot of people collect these and hub caps etc. to put on the lounge room mantle piece. Out of interest a hub cap in VG to Excellent condition will bring around $50 - $80 at a swap meeting; A new one from RR in England is $1280.00 as of 3 months ago when I last priced it.

About 50 years ago my father worked for York Motors, who were the RR dealers then (may still be?). A toffee-nosed bloke came in wanting a hub cap for his roller, but whinged about the cost of a new one, and hinted that he'd appreciate it if he could get a 'used' one that was a bit cheaper.
The spare parts bloke took the hint and suggested he come back in a couple of days time.
When the owner came back, a used one had been 'found' at a satisfactory price, but the owner then put in an order for another one. "Some bestard has stolen another one."
Coincidence or just bad luck? Who knows.

Hi Gra,
Sorry, I read that you were into Jaguars and not Rileys and was thinking about PTC'c comments when I replied.
Was born in Stawell, and spent all my life here except for five years when I started as a woodwork teacher in Swan Hill, Melbourne, and Maryborough. The Graham Paige the neighbour had was 1928, hard top (very unusual as I recall) painted dark green and used to be immaculate in paintwork and the frilly fabric on the upholstery,even had little pull down curtains on the side windows. He kept it for probably 5 - 6 years then swapped for a 1948 Riley, which he eventually smashed up some years later. The Graham was sold to probably the biggest no-hoppers in Stawell, no money, filthy dirty obviously no baths or showers, thrashed the car and it was wrecked after about six weeks................... would make you cry ! At that stage I was only about 14 - 15, but would have loved to have been in a position to have purchased it. I have seen about three or four in the last thirty years, all soft top, I think they were on display at Ballarat or Bendigo Swap meets. They were a great car, unfortunately were never the same once dodge came into the picture, I think they only lasted a short time then folded completely.
Cheers,
Ron.

Tony,
I remember when I was going to primary school, a teacher from the tech school, was restoring an alvis, just up the end of our street. I have never seen one since that day, they were a monstorous car, big headlight, heavy solid doors, and I think they may have had suicide doors too from memory. Still a few of your favourite Jag's around but once again big money if not restored, they used to have a steering wheel the size you would expect in a truck.Lindsay Fox has 3 - 4 in his museum at the Docklands in Melbourne
Cheers,
Ron