David Brown spends an afternoon in a 1913 Rolls Royce owned by David Berthon

David Brown spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon being chauffeured around in a vintage Rolls Royce. He’s his report.

At the Shannon’s Classic car show, the overall winner was David Berthon with his beautifully restored 1913 Rolls Royce.

It is luxury yes with a sense of the mechanics of the vehicle.

To start it you put a penny under the carburetor float Then crack the engine. (David Has a 1913 penny of course).

The speedo indicates the maximum speed you have reached and can only be reset with the owner’s key. This shows if the chauffer has been speeding.

There is a gradient dial that took David 11 years to find an original.

IN the passenger seat I felt like a king but my Royal wave was not up to scratch.