The vintage Rolls-Royce driven by crazy Uncle Monty in the cult classic film connail and me has gone on sale for £135,000.
He 1953 Silver Specter He appears in the famous scene in which Richard E Grant and Paul McGann drunkenly terrorize the elderly customers of a Penrith tea room in the 1987 British black comedy.
Before they can be arrested for harassing the tea shop owner, the pair are whisked away in the Rolls by Uncle Monty, played by the late Harry Potter star Richard Griffiths.
The rare post-war Rolls-Royce recently underwent £188,000 renovations and won best-in-class awards at classic car events, with prospective owners given the chance to “buy a true piece of British motoring history “.
The 1953 Silver Specter appears in the famous scene in which drunken Richard E Grant and Paul McGann terrorize the elderly customers of a Penrith tearoom in the 1987 British black comedy.
Before they can be arrested for harassing the tea shop owner, the pair are whisked away in the Rolls by Uncle Monty, played by the late Harry Potter star Richard Griffiths.
The rare post-war Rolls-Royce recently underwent renovations costing £188,000 and won ‘best in class’ awards at classic car events.
Withnail and I is routinely considered one of the best British films ever made and has achieved cult classic status among fans around the world.
The car was used in the filming of Withnail and I between August and December 1986 and the film, directed by Bruce Robinson, was released on January 1, 1987.
It has achieved cult classic status among fans around the world.
The film follows two unemployed actors who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969 and undertake a disastrous attempt at a holiday in the Lake District.
Richard E Grant and Paul McGann play the drunken characters, while the late Richard Griffiths, known for his role as Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, plays Withnail’s rich and flamboyant Uncle Monty.
The film is routinely considered one of the best British films ever made.
In 1999, the British Film Institute voted Withnail and Me the 29th best British film of all time.
In a 2017 poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine, it was ranked 15th best British film ever.
The phrase “we want the best wines available to mankind, we want them here and we want them now”, drunkenly uttered by Richard E Grant in the Penrith tea room, was voted the third favorite film in a 2003 poll of 1,000 films . fans.
The maroon and gold 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Hooper Sedanca is complete with chrome trim and trimmed inside with reptile skin on the dashboard.
Richard E Grant and Paul McGann take the lead roles as the drunken protagonists, while the late Richard Griffiths, known for his role as Vernon Dursley (left) in the Harry Potter films, plays Withnail’s rich and flamboyant Uncle Monty.
The car has a speedometer installed in the rear passenger seats, as the former owner “liked his drivers to drive at a good pace” and wanted to “monitor the progress of his employees.”
Powered by a smooth 4,257cc six-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed manual transmission, the model appealed to owners and passengers alike when it went on sale.
The car was used in the filming of the British black comedy Withnail and I between August and December 1986.
It also has a speedometer installed in the rear passenger seats of the car, as the former owner “liked his drivers to drive at a good pace” and wanted to “monitor the progress of his employees.”
Uncle Monty is not the only colorful character to have driven the car, as it was originally owned by the flamboyant Armenian-born business magnate Nubar Gulbenkian, who is believed to have once been the richest man in the world.
Gulbenkian was a flamboyant man and is notable for filing a $10 million (£7.95 million) lawsuit against his father over the cost of a $4.50 (£3.50) lunch of chicken with tarragon jelly.
Uncle Monty, played by Richard Griffiths (left), is not the only colorful character to have driven the car, as it was originally owned by the flamboyant Armenian-born business magnate Nubar Gulbenkian (right), who is believed to have been the richest man in the world at some point.
The maroon and gold 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Hooper Sedanca is complete with chrome trim and trimmed inside with reptile skin on the dashboard.
In April 1946, Rolls-Royce’s first post-war model was presented to the public: the elegant Silver Wraith.
Nubar Gulbenkian was notable for his long beard and monocle and lived an eccentric life. His character was summed up by a friend who stated that “Nubar is so tough that every day he tires out three stockbrokers, three horses and three women.”
The Harrow- and Cambridge-educated British-Armenian socialite was living in France when Germany invaded in 1940 and became an agent for the British intelligence agency MI9, helping to repatriate British airmen stranded in France.
Gulbenkian was notable for his long beard and monocle and lived an eccentric life.
His character was summed up by a friend who stated that “Nubar is so tough that every day he tires three stockbrokers, three horses and three women.”
He died in January 1972 in Cannes, France.
The Rolls-Royce goes on sale through Northampton Classic Antique and Prestige Cars.
Of the car, the sellers said: ‘This Silver Wraith was commissioned by Armenian-born Nubar Gulbenkian, a flamboyant character who had a great passion for unique cars.
‘His passion was Rolls-Royces and his favorite coachbuilder was Hooper.
“Gulbenkian is understood to have had four Silver Wraiths commissioned by Hooper; this example is delightfully beautiful, built on a long-wheelbase chassis and styled with a Hooper Empress Line body.”
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