Rolls Royce Anti-theft Spirit of Ecstasy | now & then

[kyojin]

Imagine your finger gets stuck in the closing hole

[rezzaazzadi]

Future: it transforms into a giant middle finger

[Shadowband]

But it wasn't designed *for* anti-theft! It was to stop people from being impaled in an accident. It also was to make mechanic access to engine bay unobstructed.
So it was strictly designed for Safety and convenience, the fact that it also happens to deter theft is just a happy circumstance. Facts!😮

[gtjack]

It’s not for anti-theft, it’s only there to prevent pedestrians being impaled by the bonnet ornament. It’s a legal requirement in most of the world.

[AlwaysInquisitive.]

I've never seen anyone give it more than a gentle tug.

[knowbound]

The way it smacks its face going down and gets stuck on the old royce 😂.

[paulstevenson]

😅 wow that second Rolls-Royce motor is grinding itself to shame

[hzmicide]

That older Rolls Royce sounds like it’s on its last leg.

[purplekt]

That ain't gonna stop any thief devoted enough to stealing it. The mere fact that the spirit of ecstasy exists is an open challenge to all.

[thatasianwaiter]

I couldve sworn i saw one where a knife came out and *STAB STAB STAB* 😂

[Dead.garden]

Me grabs a golf club and scream 4 😂😂😂😂😂.

[krishkumar]

That one rolls Royce with self defense💀

[my_master]

For those of you that don't know if you don't let go it won't drop you can steal these very easily you just have to hold your fist very firm when you grab it because it's going to yank down with a lot of force but if you absorb the initial energy released it literally stops halfway and you can then pull it right back up and out and since it doesn't go all the way down the spring never resets

[factsondeck]

Can it shoot pepper spray also ? Is that an option?

[PaperClipsILike]

That “Hide away” phrase is giving me flashbacks

[FrontSideBus]

It's more so when you hit somebody, they don't get gored instead of being an anti theft device...

[NathanMan-dtqq]

I need a full song of this. That was amazing

[mikescherrer]

I had to fix one of these that wouldn't retract one time at a wrap place I worked at. The kid who messed it up sure was glad to see it work again.

[thefreshprinceofbelleairbeach]

Tbh i didnt know they did this before the phantom 7 (2004?)

[PhilipPetrunak]

This just makes me want to take one. Like the anti-theft device is a personal challenge.