A YOUTUBER has bought Marcus Rashford’s old Rolls-Royce Wraith in an attempt to restore it to its former glory.
The supercar was made in collaboration with German luxury car manufacturer Mansory, and was bought by Rashford for an eye-watering £700,000.
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The Manchester United forward, 26, wrote off the car when he was involved in an accident in September last year.
Fortunately, neither Rashford or the other driver involved in the collision were injured, which saw the Rolls Royce crash into a pole.
The crash caused extensive damage to the left side of the vehicle and subsequently saw it listed for auction.
When the car was first put on the car auction site, experts estimated that it would need £100k worth of repairs to bring it back to working order.
YouTuber Mat Armstrong, who boasts 2.55million subscribers, has vowed to take on the challenge to make the supercar road-worthy again.
The mechanic gained his following by restoring luxury write-offs, but even he admits this is his “biggest challenge yet”.
He said the £185k he paid for the forward’s former car is the “most he’s ever spent” on a vehicle and it turns out he’s taken on a huge task.
It was clear from the auction page that the Rolls was missing a significant part of its front fascia, the front fender, part of the rear bumper and that the windows on the left side had been smashed.
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But the car was advertised as being able to start, which Mat soon found out wasn’t going to happen.
After a night toiling away, they eventually did manage to jump start the vehicle, using Mat’s father’s Citroen people-carrier.
But that proved to be a one-off, with the car then failing to start on its own accord.
Adding to the problem is the fact that the Rolls is a Mansory Black Badge, with Mansory parts being some of the most expensive in the world.
One of the Mansory badges on the outside of the car alone would have cost over a grand to replace, which showed the scale of the task ahead.
The solution seems to be that the YouTuber will buy an older second hand Rolls Royce and use it for parts, with the cheapest car costing around £90k.
The video showcasing the project was only uploaded yesterday, and the project still has a long way to go, so the rest of the restoration is likely to follow soon.
As part of the video, Mat has decided to auction off the left wing of the Rolls and sign it, saying that he hopes Rashford will sign it too.
Tickets for the wing cost £1 each, with all of the funds being donated to food bank charity FareShare, which Rashford is a huge supporter of.
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