YouTuber who rebuilt Marcus Rashford's Rolls-Royce spent many hours trying to start engine before learning there's a secret way to do it
- Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce wouldn’t start
- The guy who bought it tried everything, but nothing worked
- Then, Rashford’s team got in touch and explained why
Published on Sep 25, 2024 at 11:53 AM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Sep 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
YouTuber Mat Armstrong bought Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce and spent a good chunk of cash to fix it.
The car looks great now, but getting it back on the road wasn’t easy.
Apart from the cost, there was another issue as well.
Armstrong spent hours trying to work out how to start it, and not because the car was broken.
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The secret way to start Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce
The car was damaged, but the engine was okay-ish, and it was supposed to start at the first attempt.
Except it didn’t.
Armstrong tried every trick in the book, but the car simply wouldn’t start.
At one point, he was finally able to start it by pressing the brake pedal hard, but this only worked once.
Then, he figured out why.
Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce wouldn’t start because it needed a secret anti-theft code.
Rashford’s team got in touch with him and gave him said code, and Armstrong was finally able to start it.
The story behind this Rolls-Royce
YouTuber Mat Armstrong purchased Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce for $240,000+ and then spent around $183,000 to fix it.
Rashford had originally bought the car for around $800,000, so this means that Armstrong essentially got the at around half the price.
Not a bad deal.
Interestingly, Mansory, the tuning firm that customized Rashford’s Rolls-Royce, also got in touch with him and asked him to drive the car to the Mansory factory in Germany.
This is because, according to Kourosh Mansory, founder of Mansory, Armstrong didn’t do a good job with the car, and it still needed some work.
After fixing a couple of things and giving the Rolls-Royce new wheels, Armstrong was finally able to hit the road again.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
