Vehicle Description
This is a stunningly original presenting Silver Shadow Long Wheel
Base ("LWB") sedan finished in rarely seen Coffee Bean Brown. It
has a single hand-painted fine line in tan to the waist-rails and
hubcap beauty trim rings. The interior is finished in Champagne
(beige/light tan) Connolly leather with matching Wilton wool
carpets. This LWB Silver Shadow is the actual car featured in the
"Shouldn't your second car be a Rolls-Royce?" advert of 1973. This
LWB sedan was the personal car of esteemed and well-known
Rolls-Royce restorer, Mr Simon Curzon, the owner and operator of
Zenith Motor Cars of Missouri whose work in any classic
Rolls-Royce, especially Silver Cloud, ranks amongst the best in the
world. Many, not just a few, of Mr Curzon's cars have won multiple
awards within the RROC to include Best in Class and Best in Show.
This Silver Shadow was pampered in the same manner that Zenith
Motors does with all its cars and, as such, has not only won these
awards on first submission but the Royce Memorial award. This is
achievement is considered a "Triple Crown" which, we believe, is
the first and only time this has happened with a Silver Shadow in
the history of the RROC. This coveted award status says almost
everything one needs to know about the quality and condition of
this motorcar. An amazing aspect of this Silver Shadow is she is
cosmetically, pretty much factory original in every respect. Most
of the paint is original and what you see is in incredible
condition. To explain; many "all original paint" cars also carry
notable imperfections from years of polishing (thin paint) and then
the ever-so-typical "lead wiping cracks" at the major body panel
joints (A & C pillars and front head light upper brows). These are
accepted as a "fact of life" when it comes to Rolls-Royce motor
cars built in the 60s through to late 70s. That said, with this
example, it is truly amazing how well the paint has held up. Yes,
there are imperfections but ever so minimal considering what is
typical. The only paint that has been done to her, we believe, was
factory post-manufacture touch-up or possible dealer repair on the
2 rear quarters/doors. This is evidenced in the car's build-sheets.
You can see in the photos a slight mis-match. Given the originality
of the car and its history, we do NOT recommend repainting. We can
do so for you, and in a way that you will not "pick it" but we
highly recommend keeping her as-is. Rest assured, whatever is your
preference, the paint presents beautifully, as does the whole
exterior. And, it doesn't stop there. The entire interior is also
in equally beautiful condition. The Champagne Vaumol hides, unique
to Connolly and Rolls-Royce of the era, is entirely factory
original, is perfectly patina'd and rest assured, supple soft! The
rest of the interior is equally beautiful. Excellent head-liner
with carpets like new including those in the boot. Look at the
photos of underneath the boot carpet and you will appreciate just
how clean this car is. The African burl walnut wood throughout the
interior is excellent. And, with the beauty of only the best of
burl walnut, the grain in this Silver Shadow displays a very
intense grain and colour. From rich yellow ochres to rich reds and
browns. It is truly stunning. Door panels, interior chrome work,
gauges and instruments are all in very fine condition.
Mechanically, the car is absolutely outstanding. Under the care of
Mr Curzon, everything needing doing has been done and maintained
rigorously, with all the hydraulics/braking system reviewed and
working well and as it should. Have a look at the picture of how
perfect the engine bay presents. The engine truly purrs and
gear-change is smooth and quiet. The car is very spritely in power
which is a good sign of a well cared for and good condition motor.
And the underside, besides being entirely rust and scale free is
like that of a 5 year old example (pix included), with various many
mechanical items cleaned, detaile
