Sir Winston Churchill and the Rolls-Royce Phantom

Carlocate.com: Well, today we interview someone who has a way with words, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Winston Churchill. Mr. Churchill the Carlocate.com readers want to know what is your favorite car.

WC: Hold on, I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks…

Carlocate.com: Uh…okay.

WC: It was an easy choice, as a consumer I am easily satisfied with the very best; therefore I went with a Rolls-Royce Phantom for my car.

Carlocate.com: Ah a very good choice but I’m sure the readers will want to know why you didn’t pick another British made car like a Lotus, Jaguar, Aston-Martin, or Bentley.

WC: They had all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Carlocate.com: …okay that makes sense, moving on what color did you get your Phantom in?

WC: I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns. This is why I went with Diamond Black for the exterior, Mahogany Flare Veneer, and Pine Green leather.

Carlocate.com: Yes, those colors would look great with the champagne glass storage box…speaking of champagne Mr. Churchill are you drunk right now?

WC: I may be drunk, Mister, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.

Carlocate.com: Burned by Winston Churchill…ouch. Anyway, where do you like to drive your car?

WC: I shall drive on our island, whatever the cost of gas may be, I shall drive on the beaches, I shall drive on the landing grounds, I shall drive in the fields and in the streets, I shall drive in the hills; I shall never take public transit.

Carlocate.com: But what about all the regulations passed in Great Britain that currently make public transit more affordable and practical?

WC: If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Carlocate.com: I take it then you weren’t a fan of the CAFE regulations that President Obama just agreed to then?

WC: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve tried everything else.

Carlocate.com: With an attempt to get back on topic, Mr. Churchill is there anything you don’t like about the Phantom?

WC: When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the auto manufacturers of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

Carlocate.com: Is there any way we can prod you in the direction of a straight answer?

WC: I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Carlocate.com: I give up, this is just too hard. Anyway check back soon for another installment of Past Figures, Present Rides for a hopefully more enlightening conversation.

Background Information:

   One of the most influential leaders in history, Winston Churchill is best known as an orator. Speeches such as his Finest Hour speech and Iron Curtain speech are some of the most well known and quoted speeches in existence. Churchill’s will, fiery rhetoric, and firm leadership played a major part in Great Britain’s victory against Nazi Germany. Winston Churchill was also the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. His death on January 24, 1965, at age 90, was one of the largest attended funerals in the history of Great Britain and shows the influence and respect Winston Churchill had while he lived.