Vehicle Description
Here is a really stunning example of a Silver Shadow II. Finished
in 2-tone Silver Sand over Walnut metallic and elegant tan
fine-lines to the waist-rails. The interior has handsome biscuit
tan Connolly hides, dark brown seat piping with coordinated darker
tan carpets with reverse theme tan piping. The same carpet scheme
carries through to the boot. Fitted to the car interior, are its
factory original lambswool moutons in very fine condition. The
Silver Shadow II was the ultimate of the Shadow series with many
engineering upgrades to include rack & pinion steering, revised
suspension geometry for a surer ride, factory dual (quiet) exhaust,
climate control air conditioning and a revised dash board lay-out.
This is a very original unmolested example - right down to the
factory Blaupunkt radio and Pioneer cassetre player - that has been
beautifully maintained and presents in outstanding condition. This
is a 2-owner Californian Rolls-Royce all its life so it is a "dry"
car that has had a garaged environment. In fact for many years, she
was kept in an aeroplane hanger as part of a vast private
collection of exotic and classic cars. As a result, it has been
freed from the perils of harsh weather and is very clean
underneath. It has always been well maintained and serviced and
comes with its original manual. The Shadow II presented here has
been fully work-shopped by us at Park-Ward. Important costly items
such as the hydraulics and brakes have been fully inspected and
serviced as required. This includes brake pumps, accumulators,
replacement of all brake hoses and system pressure tested and bled.
It is ready to drive and enjoy. The odometer shows a startlingly
low 25,300 and although this is not verifiable with documentation,
there can be absolutely no question it is accurate (particularly
when you look at the condition of the interior, under-hood, brake
pedal etc). It is very quiet and smooth on the road without any of
the typical "thumps" and "rattles" typical of poor (or even
averagely) maintained examples of this model. I cant stress enough,
just how beautiful this Shadow II is. The interior is simply
wonderful. The beige Vaumol Luxan hides by Connolly are in
amazingly wonderful condition with little wear nor fading and true
to its Connolly characteristics. The leather really has been
lovingly preserved and shows the correct amount of patina. For
those of you who may not know, Vaumol Luxan grain was unique to
Rolls-Royce. What you see is not only the tan colour leather but
when these hides were tanned, the Luxan process involved
hand-rubbing of a darker tone into the grain of the leather. This
gives the leather a rich antique look so you can see the natural
features right down to the individual pores. Somewhat like you see
on a classical Chesterfield couch. The look is truly gorgeous. Some
who do not know, might look at this and think the leather is worn
or dirty. No! This is the way it is meant to be. If you like
perfect one-colour leather, then I respectfully suggest you go buy
yourself a new Lexus! And dare I add, if you cannot appreciate the
attention to detail as seen with Vaumol Luxan grain by Connolly,
that goes into a Rolls-Royce motor car, then perhaps a very
original Rolls-Royce such is this one, is not for you. The burr
walnut wood throughout the car is stunning. All the wood is
completely factory original and in breathtakingly good condition.
It is rare not see the wood cracked and peeling so for these to be
original only proves its low mileage and cosseted life-style. And,
you have to thank Mother Nature for its beauty. The grain and
pattern with deep, rich knots makes it one of the most beautiful
for Rolls-Royce. Absolutely stunning! The head lining is original
and in perfect condition. The original Wilton wool carpets with
leather binding are in excellent condition. Likewise is the leather
finish to the dash and top-roll. Even the boot (trunk) carpet with
the same theme is in excellent condition.
