Vehicle Description
This is a very nice, original presenting Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
II finished in Garnet. Garnet is a non-metallic rich plum colour
that looks black in low light and night time but displays a rich
burgundy in strong sun. The interior is finished biscuit tan
Connolly leather hides with matching carpet. This is a 1980 year
model so it has all the engineering and design improvements
developed and incorporated over the years of the Silver Shadow
model run. It also has the rare dual rear view door mirrors. She
also has a Sony radio/CD system fitted which works well. If you are
purist and prefer factory original, please enquire. She is a rather
all original presenting Silver Shadow II that was recently
gone-over by the Park-Ward Motor Museum - a nation-wide leader in
Rolls-Royce restoration with over 40 years Rolls-Royce and Bentley
experience. Body-wise, she is very straight with mostly original
paint. This is quite rare for these cars considering the factory
paint would rarely go the distance. Although it is shiny and rather
lustrous, as you can see in the photos, there are areas that have
some light buff-through which a perfectionist would want to attend
to. In addition, there are signs of age to include chips, blemishes
and signature cracking in the lead-wiping areas of the car
(Rolls-Royce used a process known as "lead-wiping" in which lead
was used to join body panels as opposed to bondo). It was a true
craftsmen process - lost in modern car manufacturing methods. With
this art, came issues of the lead expanding and contracting at a
different rate to the steel and aluminum on the car causing certain
places of the overlying paint to stress crack. Literally, every
Silver Shadow ever made now displays this symptom). So please do
not expect perfection from a show car point of view but it is
otherwise very acceptable for driver use. If this is what you seek,
you will not see the need to refinish. However, should you wish us
to attend to the paint rectification, we would be happy to do so
through our in-house paint shop. Otherwise, we have fairly priced
the car on its current status. The fine lines were recently touched
up by hand because the original lines were showing wear thru from
years of polishing (this confirms originality!). Carried out by a
craftsman of the art, these were done on the waist-rails and hubcap
beauty trim rings in accordance with Rolls-Royce factory methods.
The interior of this car is superbly finished in a rich biscuit tan
with matching carpets. The Connolly leather is in excellent
condition with the front seats appearing to have been lightly
reconnolised at some point (not by us) whilst the rear appear
original. Without any notable marks or blemishes it presents with a
nice amount of patina as these cars should display. Please have a
look at the photo link of the many close-ups of the leather. The
dash is good with no leather pulling around the vents. The burl
walnut wood finishes were redone at some stage and present very
nicely with a lot of rich and deep burl grain. Usually, by this
stage, the wood shows cracks in the very thick and deep lacquer
which in mostly all cases then peels off after many years of
seasonal temperature change. The cost of redoing interior wood is
around $3,000 so for this car to have been redone is a great bonus
for the next owner. All chrome and bright work are excellent. Glass
is good and have been tinted. This can easily be removed if you
prefer without as I do. All lights, instruments, features and
functions are in working order. Mechanically, the car has been
subject to the 40 year service and restoration experience of the
Park-Ward Motor Museum's private workshop and trained RR mechanics
and craftsmen. Like every other car delivered by Park-Ward it comes
with everything in excellent working and operating condition, fully
inspected and serviced. This includes the all important hydraulics
& brakes - fully inspected and pressure tested with any parts rep
