Vehicle Description
Presenting a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit in rare and aptly named
"Balmoral Green" with gold fine lines and magnolia Connolly hide
interior. The seats are finished with dark green piping that
coordinated with the exterior beautifully. This would arguably be
amongst the nicer 80s Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit in the country. Its
first and only owner were the Eaton's: The Eaton family of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, were owners of the Eaton's department stores, a
national chain that was founded in 1869, and became bankrupt in
1999. At the family's height, their net worth was around $2
billion. Today, after the store's demise, "The Boys"�John, Fred,
Thor and George�are collectively worth around $450 million. The
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and author Rod McQueen has dubbed
them as "Canada's royal family", with the CBC describing the Eatons
as "homegrown aristocracy" which drew comparisons to the
influential Kennedy family. The Eatons were well known for their
lavish lifestyle and generous philanthropy. Today, they and their
wives and children continue to hold prominent positions in
Toronto's society circles. (We left all the "club membership"
stickers on the front window as part legacy of the Eaton
ownership). In line with their "Canadian Royalty", there is a
flagstaff mounted on the front fender which was used to display
flags of dignitaries and VIPs they had as guests. It is rumoured
that overseas royalty, including member of the British Monarchy,
were ushered around in this very car. This is a true 9� out of 10
one owner car that is very close to show quality standard. It has
an amazing 47,000 original miles (77,000klms) and the car simply
looks like it is only half a dozen years old. Primarily all
original paint, tyres, and finishes. The interior even smells like
a brand new Rolls-Royce (I will never forget the smell when I
visited the Crewe factory in the late 1990s!) An impeccably
maintained example in excellent condition and presents beautifully.
It sports original specification and factory fitted Goodyear Eagle
whitewall tyres - these are no longer available and although they
may not be ideal for long distance touring, they are a brilliant
touch of originality and certainly period correct. The body and
paint is in very good condition with only the slightest
imperfections. With the car still "dressed" in its original single
stage paint it is not perfect to current paint methodology and
standards but it does have an excellent original presentation. It
is certainly high in luster and consistent. Being a low mileage
example there are virtually no dings or dents which you would
normally expect on any car of this age still sporting its original
paint. There are some unusual scratches in 3 of the glass panels
which I cannot explain (see pix). A fellow enthusiast suggested it
could have been caused by an ice window scraper. The interior burl
walnut wood finishes are excellent. The door cappings were redone
by us as they were showing noticeable signs of clearcoat hair-line
cracking. On a lesser example, we would not have redone them as
they were not so bad but on this example being so otherwise
beautiful, we elected to re do them. These are in now like brand
new with some 20+ coats of clear lacquer wet-sanded between coats
to provide a very deep glass-like luster. The dash, centre console
and vanity mirrors are all original and only minor hairline marks
can be seen on parts of the centre dash. Certainly not something we
thought warranted redoing. The Connolly hides are pretty much
without marks or blemishes with only a slight showing on the driver
side bolster, and presents very elegantly. The seats are super soft
and the close-up photos clearly show their almost perfect condition
(nothing has been redyed). Having spent almost all its life indoors
and in the last 20 years, climate controlled storage at all times,
the car is very clean and dry and there are absolutely no signs of
rust.