Vehicle Description
This a gorgeous Silver Shadow finished in Silver Mink with Royal
blue Connolly hides and coordinating navy blue floor rugs. Finished
with dark blue fine-lines on the body waist-line and hubcap beauty
rings. The light metallic "silvery aqua" exterior color elegantly
contrasts with the dark blue interior. This is a 3 owner car that
has 31,700 miles! The body on the car is very very straight and
completely accident free. In fact, the car sports all-over entirely
original paint from the factory! This is very rare to see these
days on a Silver Shadow. If you are the purist, you will love this
attribute. The paint presents shiny and with a continuous luster
but it does show the signs of polishing over the years with various
thin spots and age discolouration in certain areas which are
typical to single stage paint. It is not cracked or crazed so this
is a positive, but it also shows the odd stone chip and scratch.
Original paint is somewhat of a "double edged sword" on Silver
Shadows because it is great for the car's authenticity and
originality but, along with that, comes the weakness of single
stage paint technology practiced by Rolls-Royce in the 1970s. One
thing for sure, the condition of this car still in its original
paint says a great deal for the way the car has been cared for.
Please understand, the imperfections in the paint are mentioned for
the purpose of clear disclosure. In no way does it look offensive
or ghastly. In fact, the average person would most likely not even
pick it. The interior of the car is in stunning condition with its
original Connolly hide leather upholstery finished in the navy blue
in excellent condition. It is super soft without any splits, tears
or wear of any kind. All the wood on the dash, doors, window
surrounds, console and the vanity mirrors are original and in
amazingly good condition. Further testament to the cars careful
ownership history. Original wood is in this condition is rarely
seen today as it is otherwise shows bad cracking and peeling in the
lacquer - and it is expensive to refinish. On this car, there are
some minor hairline lacquer marks but nothing that warrants
refinishing in our opinion. The headlining is in amazingly
excellent condition. The carpets too, except for a small hole on
the passenger front footwell which we are happy to repair. It has
its original rear foot-rests in matching navy blue Wilton wool.
Overall it is like new and smells like it too. All interior
features and functions are fully operational including electrics.
The A/C blows icy cold and heater working well. The clock even
ticks perfect time! Everything is all so clean and crisp. The
steering wheel still displays in its deep glossy black finish. This
Silver Shadow has a period correct push-button radio in the
appropriate console position and a factory original 8-track
Radiomobile in the upper console. The chrome, stainless steel and
bright work finishes are all good without any pitting and the glass
and rubber around the car is very fine. Mechanically, the car is in
superior condition and the original presentation under the bonnet
clearly shows that. Quite amazing condition! At Park-Ward, we put
all our cars car thru our restoration workshop and attend to
anything we see in need. All hydraulics and brakes have been
inspected and serviced. The system has been pressured tested and
bled and works correctly. Exhaust is good. The car is fitted with a
good set of Firestone 205/75-15 whitewall tyres. This is a very
original presenting Silver Shadow that has had all its usual
nuances and typical issues of its age professionally attended to
and so is ready to go. The mileage on the car shows some 31,686
which we have been assured is original. All evidence shows that
indeed it is correct. If this car had perfect paint, she would be a
10 out of 10 driver example. With the paint flaws as the only set
back, she is still an easy 8-9 out of 10 driver that needs nothing
else doing. See more: ww
