A man from Sweden bought a beautful Rolls Royce in Valkenswaard ( Netherlands). He came to pick it upwith a trailer behind a Range Rover & was strongly advised not to transport the car on that trailer, much to light for the enormous weight of the Rolls. The man ignored the advice and left with the team. At the very first exit it went terribly wrong as you can see. What a drama!
That's a Rolled Royce now.
You could technically call it a Bent ly.
Award of the day! Thank you!
think one of the tail lights is still good
It's a Rolls Canhardly now.
Rolls off the trailer, can hardly get out of the ditch.
Who the fuck is transporting a Rolls Royce on anything other than an enclosed car trailer anyway?
An idiot from Sweden đ
With more money than brains
More dollars than sense.
Cents
Less money now
Depending on insurance lol
Actually, an idiot from SwitzerlandâŚ
So at least he saved the tax
Or OP don't know the difference between Swiss and Swede...
Says âSwiss ownerâ. I grew up knowing that only idiots would mix up Sweden and Switzerland.
Switzerland, not Sweden.
Switzerland and Sweden are two different countries.
If that were true, theyâd have different names and speak different languages. /s
This is an old story from years ago, and it happend in switzerland, not sweden..
You'd be surprised.
They def failed here. Cars of that era can be huge and very heavy.
Personally, if I'm forking out "classic Rolls Royce" money, I'm also paying for a 1st class transport company to move it with insurance.
But yeah, at the very least, a fully enclosed trailer.
Does the trailer look on the small side to anyone ? as in narrow?
I've seen vehicles like this hauled on trailers like this. Catastrophic failure never occurred, but it was def an avoidable risk.
Driving through South Florida (Jupiter/PSL area) a couple weeks back. Saw at least a dozen RR/Bentley on open air trailers. Several looked like they were borrowed from the lawn guy.
Would that have saved it or would it just have contained the mess?
That obviously wasn't the point of my comment, but a proper enclosed car trailer would be a lot sturdier and also have its own brakes.
That trailer in the pic looks flimsy as.
I was legitimately asking. Iâve only ever towed two cars on Renee car trailers and none of them had any value worth caring about. I didnât think about trailer brakes. That would make sense that it would possibly prevent this type of mistake.
Fair enough đ
The towing capacity of a range rover is around 3.5 tonnes (with trailer brakes). The combined weight of the rolls and trailer would have exceeded that but not by a margin large enough to be too much of a worry if you're a half decent driver.
Chances are the weight of the Rolls probably exceeded the capacity of the trailer itself, making it unsafe to tow at higher speeds.
But this is just speculation
Proper rated trailer in general would have brakes, there not exclusive to enclosed trailers. I move many vehicles on my open vs enclosed depending on what type of vehicle. If it can take 65-70 mph speeds, the open trailer is fine. If its an open top older car, I use the enclosed.
Never said they were đ, you'd be hard pressed to find one without said brakes, though.
The enclosed trailer part was my pedanticism because knowing my luck, I'd flick up a rock or hit a bird moving a $300,000 car.
Most car hauler trailers have brakes as far as I know and I assume it's the same in Europe.
"Most" being the operative word.
Here in USA, trailers are required to have brakes when the GVWR exceeds 3000 GVWR. But often brakes aren't adjusted or the brake controller is not set properly.
I've transported a few high end cars on open trailers, but they are properly secured and on properly rated trailers.
Little touch up paint and some duck tape will take care of that...
A bit of bondo and no one will be able to tell the difference!
My dads got an awesome set of tools
DUCT tape
Buff right out as they say
Do you have more pictures? Preferably high res? I honestly felt bad until I read the story. Now I want to laugh at the dude.
https://www.wreckedexotics.com/accident/21614
Shit the Rover flipped! I though the Rolls just fell off the trailer đ¤Żđł
Can't buy brains but you can rent them.
Yeah! Too bad on that Range Rover too - it looked to be in a great condition / low mileage..
r/idiotstowingthings
nah this is actually painful to look at đ
Some more details.
Including a photo of the RR before the crash. Judging by the wreckage, my first impression was that this was a RE with the chauffeur sitting in the open, but noâŚ
Is the person who wrote the comment under that photo completely clueless about towing? That was not an air suspension issue. The issue was trying to tow 9,500+ pounds behind a vehicle not built to tow that much weight.
Also, if itâs true that it lost control at just 35mph, that would be indicative of excessive sway caused by improper load distribution on the trailer. Again, not an air suspension setting issue.
It's pure cope. Anything to avoid blaming a member of the ruling class.
âA man from SwitzerlandâŚâ
So not a Swede, you moron.
But which is worse, being a very mild idiot, or just being a straight out asshole?
What is the weight of the Rolls Royce?
Between 2.6 and 3.5 metric tons. Or 5,800 - 7,700 lbs. This was a RR Phantom III Barker, so it wouldâve been most likely on the upper end.
All I hear is Clarksons voice muttering: âBlistering idiotâ
A Swiss man from Sweden! đ¨đđ¸đŞ
Proof again that brains are not required to be rich.
Didn't this happen like 10 years ago?
Switzerland and Sweden are two different countries.
That should buff right out.
What happened to the RR?
Was it scrapped? Repaired?
In the posted link in the comments on the backstory the following can be read: "But the fine Rolls is scrap. The trailer is scrap. The Range Rover is scrap. " Real sad :/
Lucky he can still use his damm trailer for finding a new Rollover Royce
how much the rolls weighs? and how much is the trailer rated for, this trailer looks like it could be 3.5t
Trailer looks more heavy duty than what I was expecting based on the description. Weight distribution on the trailer may have been an issue because it doesnât look thereâs enough space to center that car for proper tongue weight.
I think the bigger issue is the tow vehicle selection. A 7,500 pound car on a 2,000ish pound trailer is a LOT of weight for a Range Rover. I know euro towing specs allow for more trailer weight than US towing specs, but I would be shocked if a Range Rover was rated to tow 9,500+ pounds even with euro specs. If it were US towing guidelines, thatâd be solidly 3/4 or 1 ton pickup category.
Maximum you can ever tow with a passenger car in EU is 3500kg ~~ 7700 pounds that range-rover is probably rated for that. And if that trailer is rated for 3.5t it will weigh just about 820kg or 1808 lbs
So it was definitely overweight, I hade no idea the rolls was so heavy, but it doesnât look that extreme.
Iâd say going from 7,700 pounds to 9,200 pounds is pretty extreme when weâre taking about towing with a SUV that has a 1/2 ton truck chassis (at most). Itâs even more so if you donât have a weight distribution hitch, and especially more if the trailer isnât long enough to properly balance the weight on the trailer.
That SUV was likely sketchy to drive even with a 7,700 pound loaded trailer. It may have been legal, but nothing ever tows something pleasantly when itâs at full towing capacity.
No worries ⌠I saw this movie. This is Goldfingerâs Rolls Royce. Heâs smuggling goldâŚheâs taking it apart an just melting it down anyway
Anthill mob coming up fast...
Yes. I would still be crying this time next year.
We have the technology!
With determination and A lot of Krona this could be a car again.
A lot of Francs. It was a Swiss, not a Swede.
What a Duesey
You canât park here, Sir.
This one actually makes me mad.
Is there a Swedish therm for "That ain't going nowhere"
Stick to meatballs next time.
It was a man from Switzerland. OPâs too dumb to know the difference.
No idea. But it would need to be a Swiss meme. And stick to holey cheese.
Jay Leno could have his people rebuild it in short order. đ
So he wanted to show off instead of actually protecting. It should have been transported in a cover trailer. Ohh wel
Oh well. Rich people problems.
If a car is valuable enough it can be rebuilt from nothing but the VIN plate.
Does anyone know if this was ever repaired?
Donât look like you were qualified to secure it to that trailer or pull said trailer down the road. But look you saved a few bucks doing it yourselfâŚ
I don't remember that happening to Bonnie and Clyde.
FĂ FĂ
r/rollsroyce
I drove a wrecker back in the 70's. One day a call came in to tow a Rolls a few miles to a shop. It was the heaviest car I ever towed. I don't think I went over 5 miles per hour the whole way.
You just can't beat those other two
Donât skimp on the trailer, man
What a dumbassâŚ
Sad. Poor car.
Did he not even bother to tie it down?
Good grief.
They drive among us.
How much does that car weigh anyways? Shame that a car like that can last the better part of a century and one idiot with a trailer ends it all at the first turn.
Was it insured yet?? Can you possibly insure it for its real value?
I thought this was the ending of Bonnie and Clyde
That looks potentially irrepairable or is it possible to restore / repair / make it look great again? For a few bucks... đ¤đ¸
I retrieved from the posted link on the backstory in the comment section - "But the fine Rolls is scrap. The trailer is scrap. The Range Rover is scrap. " Really sad!
looks like the airbags didnt even go off.. what a piece of shit car
Herman Munster is going to be mad!
Ahhhhh-OooOooOOOOOOOO-gah
That's a hundred year's worth of sadness.
Insurance agent immediately went home and got drunk
Hahahaha!! Servesâem right!! He thought money made him smart.
Sweden and Switzerland are different places.
This.