The Rolls was a particular favorite of Wayne. Priding himself on offering the highest client service to all, standard jobs offered by his company Zanders Auto Rental Service included anything from dry cleaning pick up to completing banking for clients while some of the more bizarre stories include sending 100 pounds of shrimp to John Wayne when he was in Paris and delivering $200,000 for Onassis. Kennedy, Red Skelton, Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Danny Kaye and Aristotle Onassis. As his business swelled, Zanders' client list became a roster of high profile individuals of the day ranging from Fidel Castro to Richard Nixon and including Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Nat King Cole, Ethel Merman, Harry S. From then onwards it was the star of his growing fleet of limousines, the only Rolls Royce for hire in Manhattan. Shipped from Liverpool on December 4th, 1958 the Rolls was in service shortly before the New York Times article we quoted above. Clearly it was to be used throughout the warm summer and potentially brutal New York City winter. Finished in Shell Grey over Tudor Grey with green upholstery, notable features included: summer and winter thermostats (the latter to be supplied not fitted), pressurized radiator, cold weather shields to door locks, sealed beam headlamps, no button to gearlever, under seat rear heater, interior clock and air-conditioning (which was to be fitted on arrival in the U.S.). James Young was the coachbuilder, supplying coachwork with six 'lights'/windows, suggesting that in those days the likely clientele was very happy to be seen being driven in the chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce. Not surprisingly for a self made man crystallizing his dream it was a highly detailed order. At that point he realized that he could fulfill his childhood dream and ordered a custom Rolls-Royce Limousine, which naturally would enhance his business.įor this reason, and the Rolls-Royce records note this, he personally ordered this car directly from the company. Within 10 years he'd not only worked out that there was a market for a top level chauffeur and concierge service, he had become the choice of a whole host of celebrity clients, having first been recommended by Gertrude Lawrence who had praised his efficiency to her friends. he owns a $23,000 Rolls-Royce.' That Rolls-Royce is this Rolls-Royce and was the product of the archetypal American Dream tale of a Youngstown, OH boy who worked his way up from the bottom and began chauffeuring in his early thirties. He is a patron of the arts, a gentleman of impeccable taste and. Zanders is a chauffeur who has a chauffeur. It had sold over 1.06 million copies by 2017.By way of introduction to the legend that was Roosevelt Zanders, there's no better summary than that made by Gay Talese writing in the New York Times in April 1959 It was the second biggest-selling single of 1983 in the UK, and was the 19th biggest-selling single of the 1980s, selling 975,000 copies. It was a number three record in the US, and reached number one in the UK, his only number one in the country. The couple have remained good friends over the years while raising Alexa. They had one child together: Alexa Ray Joel, born December 29, 1985. However, the marriage ended in August 1994. Guests at the wedding included singer Paul Simon and members of the band Stray Cats. They first met in 1983 on the Island of St Barts, in the Caribbean, and were married on a yacht on the Hudson River, the second marriage for both of them. Are Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley still together?Ĭhristie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel and Billy Joel in 2010.The song's video shows Billy and his backup singers working as car mechanics.Ĭhristie arrives in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce, as Billy and his mates dance around her.Ī poster of Brinkley can also be seen in the garage, as well as on a billboard above the garage advertising 'Uptown cosmetics'.īy the end of the video, Billy and Christie ride off on a motorcycle.
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