Vehicle Description
Well..... this IS something special! A Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
"Rally Car". This is a creation of the Park-Ward Motors Museum
inspired by various Rolls-Royces that actually competed in famous
rally events world-wide over the years. She represents what we
believe a 1970s Paris - Dakar type rally car would have looked
like. This is a tongue in cheek creation created out of a sense of
fun and humour, but also a great car for use in promotional events,
suitable to be actually finished off as fully operational real
rally car, or simply "to just have because you want one". This is a
right hand drive, UK spec, Silver Shadow that came to us in the
usual neglected state of some Silver Shadows we see. The car was
gone thru by us and considerable mechanical work attended to
bringing her up to speed; engine tuned, hydraulics refurbished
(pumps, valves, accumulators, hoses, brakes etc). Cooling system
flushed, drive-train serviced as needed. The suspension was lifted
some 5" and heavy duty cross-country tyres fitted. The fuel tank
was replaced with all supply systems serviced (pump, filters lines,
carburetors rebuilt etc). The exterior of the car was stripped of
its "unnecessary" bright-work (the grille and Spirit of Ecstasy is
ALWAYS a necessity on a Rolls-Royce!). The cracked windshield was
intentionally left as a must! There is rust in the rocker panels
and lower fenders but these in no way effect the structural
integrity. She is frame and body strong. Period correct stickers
and decals were sourced, some made and then applied. A close look
at the decals, you will see they were intentionally made to look
aged and "well-used". And for the "pi�ce de r�sistance", the mud
you see down her sides, painted on to look real and everlasting!
The car was gutted of its original interior and fitted out with
period looking rally racing get up. This includes 4 point harness
front seats, a plethora of driving and spot lights, roof rack,
jerry cans, "roo" bar at front, right down to an "outback" hessian
desert water bag. If you want a rear seat, let us know as we can
easily supply. Fun stuff to the interior include a 70's telephone,
CB radio, fire extinguisher, small rally steering wheel, extra
instruments and switches mounted "racing style" and diamond plate
look finishes to the dash and door trims. We believe the empty
cigarette packs, chocolate wrappers and coffee cups on the dash
give her the final touch! Even with all the humour taken into
consideration, the car is quite strong. It has the UK spec
hi-compression engine fitted so she has considerable horse-power
compared to conventional local examples. And, being significantly
stripped down of many of her fittings, her power to weight ratio is
evident in the way she gets up and goes. The rear brakes are
currently not connected so as to maximise the standing-start
torquing burn-out that she does effortlessly and hilariously (see
video in link). These can be easily reconnected by us of course.
The car shows some 6,000 miles but true mileage is unknown. This
creation very well captures a time gone by when such a car was
really used in cross country rallying. Many have asked; "is it
real". Fun to look at, cool to own and daring to drive! ~~ A very
striking looking Silver Shadow rally car that will certainly flip a
few eye-brows at your next Rolls-Royce event. I "dare you to be
daring" at YOUR next event. I was at the 2017 RROC and surprisingly
received a lot of accolades!! ~~
