Registration No: FWX 257L
Chassis No: LRH14158
MOT: June 2022

• One of just 2,772 LWB examples produced between 1967 and 1976
• Supplied new by Jack Barclay in London to its first family ownership in Singapore
• Understood to have remained in first family ownership until 2021 and covered just c.28,000 miles from new
• Electric glass division with rear passenger air conditioning and separate rear sound system
• Said to have been maintained by the same technician for all of its 48 years in Singapore

Launched in 1965, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was a bold departure for the Crewe-based company. Their first monocoque design, it also benefited from the oleo-pneumatic rear suspension, power disc brakes and, from 1968, GM's silken 400 series automatic gearbox. Such 'new technology' did not encroach on the luxurious interior with its sumptuous leather hides, rich wood veneers and deep lambswool carpets. Though smaller than the Silver Cloud III, it possessed greater space and boasted far more contemporary looks. At launch, it was powered by a 172bhp V8 engine of 6,230cc, though this was enlarged to 6,750cc during 1970. Performance from the smooth V8 engine was assured, the car wafting forward on a seemingly unstoppable wave of torque. Still immensely cosseting to drive, Shadows offer a genuinely different ownership experience to their mass-made peers. The long-wheelbase Silver Shadow benefited from an extra four inches and was in manufacture from 1967 and 1976 with a total of 2,772 examples produced.

Manufactured in 1972 this LWB Shadow was supplied new via Jack Barclay in London to the first family ownership in the car-friendly climate of Singapore. Retained in said family ownership (and remaining in Singapore) until 2021, the Rolls-Royce was repatriated to the United Kingdom in 2021. Fitted with the aforementioned 6750cc V8 engine allied to the automatic transmission, chassis number LRH14158 is presented in Blue with Grey leather interior upholstery, ‘FWX 257L’ has covered just c.28,000 miles from new. Said to have been maintained by the same Rolls-Royce technician for its whole time in Singapore, the Shadow has LWB features to the rear compartment such as passenger air conditioning, telephone, footrests and a separate sound system. Benefitting from reconditioned gearbox from Flying Spares and steering box in the past six months to the cost of some £4,000, the Shadow is accompanied by copies of original build sheets and order forms, a small collection of invoices, a typed letter from the Singapore technician, a no advisory MOT until June and a current V5C.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very Good’
Engine: 'Very Good'
Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'
Paintwork: ‘Good'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Excellent'

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452