Lot details Registration No: FIL 6787 Chassis No: SCAZ50009CCH04437 Mot Expiry: Jan 2006
Styled in-house by Austrian-born Fritz Feller, the Silver Spirit had somewhat less fussy lines than its Shadow II predecessor. Introduced in 1980, its greater road presence masked a larger glass area. So while it looked suitably massive from the outside, internally it proved pleasantly airy. Although, based on the Shadow II floorpan, the Spirit offered considerable improvements in both ride and handling thanks to its new Girling automatic ride height control and gas shock absorbers. Copious amounts of sound deadening combined with the finest quality upholstery kept intrusion from the 6.75 litre V8 engine and three-speed automatic transmission to a muted hush unless the model's full 120mph potential was explored. Driver inputs were minimised with power assisted steering and disc brakes.
Finished in Exeter Blue with Magnolia leather upholstery piped in blue, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in very good overall condition. Indeed, he believes that "it would be hard to find a better one". Thought to have covered just 22,000 miles from new (a speedometer change at 808 miles is documented in the accompanying service book), it was reportedly with its first owner for twenty years. Sporting the private registration number 'FIL 6787', it is offered for sale with the aforementioned service records, "all old MOT certificates, full book pack, old tax discs etc" and current MOT certificate valid until 30th January 2006.
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