If you’ve been monitoring Tropical Storm Debby’s impact around Myrtle Beach, you might have seen a picture of a Rolls Royce stuck on a beach.
For some locals, the luxury car seemed a bougie reminder of Hurricane Dorian’s infamous red Jeep that got caught in Myrtle Beach’s surf.
According to the Jeep owners, a relative was trying to capture video of the ocean when the car became disabled. As the tide came in around the Jeep, a meme was born.
Its local stardom may have peaked when one musically-inclined fan mourned the car with a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace,” but the red Jeep is fondly remembered in Myrtle Beach every year during hurricane season.
So, is the Rolls Royce a 2024 descendant of the red Jeep? Unlike Myrtle Beach’s red Jeep, photos of the Rolls Royce actually originated in Florida.
Danielle LeClair, co-owner of the oceanfront The Beachcomber Restaurant in St. Augustine Beach, captured pictures of the Rolls Royce stuck in the sand during Tropical Storm Debby and the restaurant shared it on its Facebook page.