In Europe they play this strange game where a ball is shot around a field for 90 minutes. They call it footballbut over here it is known as football and the people who play it get paid well. Actually a lot. So much so that a football player had enough to buy one $880,000 custom Rolls Royce that it crashed after just 1,000 miles and was written off.
Manchester United player Marcus Rashford was the proud owner of a 2023 Rolls Royce Wraith Black Badge, which was heavily modified by Mansory. After Rashford only took delivery of the car last year, it crashed into the Wraith in September and was totaled. The vehicle sustained significant damage after crashing into a pole and another car.
The Wraith then ended up in a scrapyard and was auctioned off YouTuber and BMX rider Mat Armstrong buy it up. Now Armstrong is documenting his ambitious plan to put the luxury scooter back on the road.
Armstrong took Delivery of the destroyed Wraith Back in March, he explained the build in his first video after paying around $230,000 for the remains of Rashford’s car. At this point he realized that everything was wrong with the Wraith, including suspension problems, difficulty starting, lack of power and, worst of all, even the absence of the umbrella.
Since then, Armstrong has released a number of updates to show where he stands with Rashford’s rebuild Mansory Wraithincluding the (not very) surprising realization that it required a lot more work than he expected.
In his latest video, linked above, Armstrong explained some of the hurdles he’s encountered so far, including realizing how much work the car needed and the (again shocking) discovery that Rolls-Royce parts are pretty are expensive. We’re talking almost $10,000 for a rear fender for the Wraith and more than $1,500 for a replacement Mansory badge.
That’s why Armstrong’s latest plan for the car’s resurrection involves dismantling an older Wraith into parts. In this way, he can avoid purchasing too many expensive parts such as the rear fenders directly from the luxury car manufacturer.
If you have an hour or so to spare, it’s a fun video series to watch and one you’ll no doubt want to keep an eye on as the weeks go by, the build and the ever-growing budget.
Do you think Armstrong will be able to get the Wraith Black Badge back into ship form? Let us know in the comments below.