Vehicle Description
This a gorgeous Silver Shadow finished in 2-tone Silver Mink over
Royal blue with Royal blue Connolly hides and coordinating navy
blue floor rugs. Finished with teal blue fine-lines on the body
waist-line and hubcap beauty rings. The 2 tone metallic blue
exterior colors elegantly contrast with the dark blue interior. The
1972 (& early 73) model years represent the last of the traditional
chrome bumper models for the North American market and good ones of
these are becoming increasingly difficult to find. This is a one
such fine example. The body on the car is very straight and
completely accident free. The car was repainted some 15 years ago
and its current good standing is a testament to it being a good
quality paint job. It is deep in lustre and entirely consistent in
finish. There are minor marks, chips and little blemishes but these
are minimal and entirely consistent with a well looked after
example. She presents very lovely and the paint ranks an easy 8 out
of 10. The interior of the car is in stunning condition with its
original Connolly hide leather upholstery finished in navy blue in
excellent condition. 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 in this condition is rarely seen
today as it is otherwise show serious cracks and peeling in the
lacquer - and it is expensive to refinish. This car does have some
minor hairline marks in the lacquer finishes but these are minimal
and not objectionable (see close up pictures). The headlining and
original Wilton wool carpet is also in amazingly good condition.
The deep grain and glossy finish of the rich light grained African
walnut wood in this example contrasts beautifully with the dark
blue Connolly hides - making the interior of this car very rich and
inviting. All interior features and functions are fully operational
including electrics - seats, windows, gauges, lights etc. 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 its factory original 8-track Radiomobile in the upper
console and a late 70's period correct radio in the appropriate
centre console position. 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. At Park-Ward, we put the car thru our
restoration workshop and attended to anything we saw 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. This is a Silver Shadow that has had all its usual nuances
and typical issues of its age professionally attended to and so is
ready to. The mileage on the car shows some 13,000 and so common
sense suggests this is 113,000 and is indeed accurate in our view.
Mind you, she looks every bit of a much lower mileage example.
Please remember, a classic Rolls-Royce likes to be driven and this
kind of mileage is right on.
