1978 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II , you will not find a more stunning Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II .
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The vehicle is in excellent condition and has been meticulously maintained by the present owner of 30 years. It has all the luxury standard features of a Rolls Royce. The vehicle has a 412 cubic inch engine with a low milage of 88,000 KM (55,000 miles) It is a left hand drive built for north american market. I was advised that it was not built to california standards . The features include an 8-track am-fm radio ,power brakes , power windows, power steering , leather interior ,wood grain interior dash, sheep skin rugs . This a beautiful car to drive and would be a pleasure to own and add to your collection.
The vehicle is consignment from a client and is located in Kingston Ontario. To make a appointment for a viewing please contact us at [email protected] We can also arrange a zoom meeting or other online communications. This car is available for international shipping worldwide please inquire.Please go to fulltiltclassics.com or youtube to see full video.
Here is some interesting history on the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
Silver Shadow II 1979 Silver Shadow II Silver Shadow II Rear In 1977, the model was renamed the Silver Shadow II in recognition of several major changes, most notably rack and pinion steering; modifications to the front suspension improved handling markedly. Externally, the bumpers were changed from chrome to alloy and rubber starting with the late 1976 Silver Shadows. These new energy-absorbing bumpers had been used in the United States since 1974, as a response to tightening safety standards there. Nonetheless, the bumpers on cars sold outside of North America were still solidly mounted and protruded 2 in (5 cm) less. Also now made standard across the board was the deletion of the small grilles mounted beneath the headlamps. Outside of North America, where tall curbs and the like demanded more ground clearance, a front skirt was also fitted to the Silver Shadow II and its sister cars. In 1979, 75 Silver Shadow II cars were specially fitted to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the company with the original red “RR” badges front and rear, pewter/silver paint, grey leather with red piping, scarlet red carpets, and a silver commemorative placard on the inside of the glove box door. 33 75th anniversary cars were designated for and shipped to the North American market. Derivatives Silver Wraith II Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II (North America) The smaller, more formal rear window of the Silver Wraith II Rolls-Royce considered offering a more exclusive, long-wheelbase Phantom VII model based on the Silver Shadow, but production was not pursued and no prototypes were built.[9] Instead, a long-wheelbase variant, some 4 inches longer to provide additional rear seat legroom, was offered in the United States from May 1969, and available to domestic customers from early 1970.A pilot series of ten long wheelbase cars had been built in 1967 and sold, one of them to Princess Margaret. Some long-wheelbase models were fitted with a privacy glass divider. Outside of North America, the cars with a divider were fitted with a separate air conditioning unit mounted in the boot – North American safety laws made this impossible, as the petrol tank would have had to be relocated. The cars with a divider lost the entire gain in wheelbase. The glass divider was electrically retractable. Initially, the long-wheelbase model did not have a separate name, but in 1976, with the introduction of the Silver Shadow II, the longer car was dubbed the Silver Wraith II. The Wraith II is identified by all alterations found on the Silver Shadow II and additionally an Everflex-covered roof (also available as an option on the Silver Shadow II), a smaller, more formal rear window (some customers deleted the smaller back window: for example Joe Bamford of JCB) and different wheel covers. Some Silver Wraith IIs were also fitted with electric divisions which took up the extra four inches of leg room in the rear. The Rolls-Royce factory built a special stretch limousine in 1979. It was ordered by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The religious leader had a collection of 93 Rolls-Royce cars. Corniche Main article: Rolls-Royce Corniche In 1971 the Silver Shadow two door models were given the separate identity of Corniche (with either Rolls-Royce or Bentley badging), and eventually went on to outlive the Silver Shadow by some years with production lasting until 1982 for the coupé and 1996 for the convertible. Camargue Main article: Rolls-Royce Camargue Another coupé variant on the Shadow platform was the Camargue, with bodywork designed by the Italian firm Pininfarina, and production running from 1975 to 1986. The Camargue had the distinction of being the most expensive production Rolls-Royce. Bentley T Main article: Bentley T-series A Bentley version of the Shadow, known as the Bentley T (and Bentley T2 from 1977), was also made. It was mechanically identical and differed only in the badging and design of the radiator shell. The more rounded radiator also required a slightly reshaped bonnet profile. Other modifications were only slight cosmetic ones, a different front bumper and hubcaps. Engine valve covers with a “Bentley” logo were only used when the factory had them available.[citation needed] The long-wheelbase version of the Bentley T did not have a separate identity and was simply called T long-wheelbase or T2 long-wheelbase. Only a very few of these were built (9 and 10 examples respectively, less than 0.4% of the total long-wheelbase production). All two-door cars were also available as Bentleys. However, only one example of a Bentley Camargue was ever produced. Production statistics Standard Steel Saloon Production[14] Model In production Units sold/numbers built Silver Shadow 1965–1977 16,717 Silver Shadow II 1977–1980 8425 Total 25,142 Long Wheel Base production Model In production Units sold/numbers built Silver Shadow LWB 1969–1977 2780 Silver Wraith II 1975–1980 2135 Total 4915
