Lot details Registration No: OWO878F Chassis No: SRH4103 Mot Expiry: July 2006
Launched in 1965, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was a bold departure for the Crewe company. Their first monocoque design, it also benefited from olio-pneumatic rear suspension, power disc brakes and GM's smooth 400 series automatic gearbox. Such 'new technology' did not encroach on the luxurious interior with its sumptuous leather hides, rich wood veneers and deep lambswool carpets. Performance from the smooth 6230cc V8 engine was assured, the car wafting forward on a seemingly unstoppable wave of torque. Still immensely cosseting to drive Shadows offer a genuinely different experience to their mass made peers.
Finished in silver grey metallic with dark green leather upholstery, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in good overall condition with regard to its engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment, interior trim, chassis, bodywork and paintwork. Reputed to have had "only two previous owners from new", its last keeper was apparently a "retired Rolls-Royce enthusiast" who performed an "extensive mechanical overhaul to the suspension and brakes etc". Further benefiting from "Rolls-Royce Service History up to sixty thousand plus miles" (the odometer currently shows an unwarranted 112,870) and "new tyres", this comparatively early Shadow is offered for sale with MOT certificate current until 28th July 2006.
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