Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Rolls Royce Armoured Car, Sliabh na mBan

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The last of this series of videos from the Irish cavalry corps, a prettier and more historically significant AFV will be hard to find.

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INFINITELY better than the Panhard interior!!
I haven't seen Nick so reflective since he was sitting in an M1 with Sofelein, reminiscing about his time as a platoon commander in Iraq. It makes this video extra-special.

petesheppard
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This car is living it's best life and is more or less immortal now.

JeffBilkins
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Nick, my Grandfather was an Army Officer in the British Army he joined in 1920 and he commanded a squad of these on the North West Frontier of India in the 1920s.. this is so cool. He always said that the engineering from Rolls Royce was a different league to the other vehicles even though these were about to be replaced at the time, the soldiers loved them because they would rarely break down and you REALLY didn't want to break down in the Khyber Pass.
A HUGE thank you Nick, the restoration team and the Irish Army for keeping this wonderful machine in such remarkable condition.

HarryFlashmanVC
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I've seen this and knew of its association with the death of Collins. Then, a few weeks after that I was in the Vienna military museum looking at the car Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in. My girlfriend said 'any other fatal vehicles you're going to drag me to museums to see?'

faeembrugh
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The Rolls Royce is one of my favourite afvs around. I have watched David Fletcher talking about Bovington’s example more times than I care to mention. So seeing an in depth breakdown of one of the very few others that remain is a real treat. Cheers Chieftain.

Masada
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It's rare to be in a place where you can tangibly feel the weight of history. Thank you and all the people you collaborated with for this series on the Irish cavalry corps.

JPRD
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My grandfather used these in the 1920s and 1930s while stationed in Egypt with the 12th Lancers. Thank you for showing us this very interesting vehicle.

CauliflowerMcPugg
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I’m a former member of the reserve defence forces and would like to thank you for your attention recently to our country’s military history and its role in helping to build the nation. I’m ex signals and appreciate your highlighting our nations service to peace keeping with the United Nations and its role in internal security through the difficult years of the troubles in ulster.

patrickhickey
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That bit about oil *under* the engine proving that there’s oil *in* the engine has always been my favorite reply to people who mock old Harley Davidson motorcycles. If it was good enough for Rolls, it’s good enough for Harleys.

That is one of the most beautiful military vehicles you’ve shown us so far if not the most beautiful. All that brass and copper on and around the engine along with the brightly polished carbide spotlight speak of casual elegance that is sadly absent in modern vehicles. I have no doubt that every soldier who got to drive it did so with great pride.

“What did you do in the war, daddy?” “I drove a Rolls Royce.”

markfergerson
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seems at the last seconds, Mr O'Connor was a bit lost in thoughts and memories. Thanks for leaving that in, because I respect that from the bottom of my heart.

DirtyHairy
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It is a uniquely Irish holy grail and I can't feel the same sense of that vehicle's history as you, a native Irishman who served in The Republic's army.

For a British equivalent I'd have to go to HMS Victory, but that is so big I just wouldn't have the same feeling of intimacy.

DraigBlackCat
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You didn't point out my favourite lever fitted to these - down beside the clutch there's a metal plate with a lever marked "NOT FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM" - when pressed it disconnects the silencers from the exhaust. A few enthusiastic revs and you get a thunderous noise to frighten the local population, what what!

thecommissaruk
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What a treat for an otherwise dull Saturday evening, where I was resigned to having to watch Olympics - The Chieftain is on, a video only seconds old!
Thanks, man, you saved my sorry ass!

blatherskite
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Fun little fact: Rolls Royce keeps record of every single vehicles VIN and/or Chassis Number and Bill of Sale for their vehicles that they have sold since the company's inception, so one could go back to Rolls Royce with Sliabh's Chassis Number and get all the original information for it from the time is was sold.

Also, the search light probably also used Acetylene (the captions said "Carbide") but it was common for cars from that era to use acetylene lights rather than electric. This was achieved by mixing water and calcium carbide that would result in acetylene gas being produced that would be pumped under pressure to the lights and lit by the driver to provide light.

ChrisRand-gflz
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Despite being British of Irish descent and knowing the name of Collins, I was not aware of the assassination and thought he was killed by the Brits. The truth of his death at the hands of his own IRA is more fascinating by far. Thanks for this amazing glimpse at Ireland's history.

JustFamilyPlaytime
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Wow. Its so great to see the Cheiftan not just happy, but profoundly affected by living history. Truly a video that no one else could have made. Thank you for doing what you do.

themoo
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My late grandfather served in this car and the other Rolls as well and I have sat in it. Got a very eerie feeling being in it.

michaelbevan
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Wow...just Wow!
I note that Thomas Lawrence ("of Arabia") wrote that they once broke a leaf spring in the desert.
They got home by moving a running board to support the wheel.
So I guess with Rolls Royce, even running boards are quality parts.

viandengalacticspaceyards
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Since I was a boy in the 1950s, reading British boys papers like "The Rover' and Hotspur' that made their way into my hands here Across the Pond, courtesy of friends whose mothers were English war brides, I have been fascinated by the Rolls armoured cars! Thanks for a real treat, Chieftain!!

astiwine
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The brass piping on the engine is beautiful by itself..

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