Vehicle Description
Beautifully presented in Chestnut (metallic) with hand-painted gold
fine-lines to the waist rails and hubcap beauty rings. It has an
Everflex top in tan factory fitted. The interior is finished in
biscuit tan Connolly hides. This is a "Rest Of the World" ("ROW) or
otherwise referred to as a European specification Shadow II and, as
such, is manufactured to true Rolls-Royce designs. It has the
correct specification chrome and rubber bumpers and not the
over-protruding "5 mile an hour" bumpers developed for American
standards. Stand back and look at profile pictures of Euro spec
Silver Shadows and you will see it has better lines with a more
"integrated" look. The engines fitted to Euro spec cars were of a
higher compression and also without the plethora of anti-pollution
"add-ons" (which did very little) providing not only for more
horse-power but less maintenance cost. The gas tank is located as
per earlier Shadows with the filler cap on the right rear quarter
panel as opposed to the left rear "C" pillar for all US-spec cars.
Subtle differences include the plush Everflex-leather head-liner,
dash padding and finer chrome and trimmings throughout the
interior, as well as the exterior, which were not available on
American cars. Being a Euro car, it has a front air-dam (spoiler)
fitted with Lucas fog lamps and covers in the front and rear red
fog-lamps to the rear, with the number plate mounted below the
front bumper and not on it. These are all unique to non-US
specification cars. The car was originally delivered by the
Rolls-Royce authorized dealer in Geneva, Switzerland to one of the
Consular Generals' office. Within the first 15 years it was
transported to the US for private use. This car is well known to us
as we have been servicing her for its previous caretaker for the
last 7 years. As you would expect, she is in top mechanical and
operational condition. It is a totally rust-free car that presents
in stunningly original condition. The body is straight with the
paint presenting very nice. Most of the paint is original and only
shows small blemishes and marks with minor buff-through marks on
some edges. The front valance does have some stone chips but not
overly objectionable. The colour "Chestnut" is a beautiful deep
maroon/brown that presents as a rich dark golden bronze in bright
sun but then takes on a very formal dark maroon-ish brown
appearance in subdue light and night-time. Very stunning and not
often seen in the US market. The factory fitted Everflex top, a
more common feature seen on European cars, is in outstanding
condition. The interior is in amazing condition with the leather in
immaculate condition. There are no rips, tears or fading. They are
also super supple and soft - not like cardboard as you find in many
examples. There are only the normal crease lines on the seats which
occur naturally with Connolly hide leather. The leather has never
been redyed so it shows the Connolly, Vaumol Luxan grain that was a
key feature on Silver Shadow motor cars. A great welcome with true
"original Vaumol leather" is the colour characteristics. If you
look at the pictures of the interior, there are some close up shots
that clearly show the colour is not just plain tan, but with a
"burnished" tone to the leather. You can see the rich ochre tan
base and then in the fine natural grain and pores of the leather is
a darker tone. This natural quasi "antique" leather look (like a
Chesterfield couch) was achieved by the hand rubbing Vaumol
Connollising technique that made this leather so famous. Leather
that has been re-dyed by typical methods is "mono-toned" featuring
only the 1 primary colour. As such, it lacks depth and richness
that unrestored Connolly hide has to offer. Please, if you look at
the interior in this gorgeous car, and you think the leather looks
dirty then, respectfully, you are not "getting it" and perhaps a
Rolls-Royce of this period is not for you. Kindly do NOT ask us to
redye, as Connolly l
