Registration No: JYT 592N
Chassis No: SRH 20991
MOT: Exempt

• One of the last of the chrome bumper Shadows
• Only 38,000 miles
• Just 4 registered previous owners

Launched in 1965, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was a bold departure for the Crewe company. Their first monocoque design, it also benefited from olio-pneumatic rear suspension, power disc brakes and GM's silken 400 series automatic gearbox (though, the latter was not adopted until 1968). Such 'new technology' did not encroach on the luxurious interior with its sumptuous leather hides, rich wood veneers and deep lambswool carpets. Performance from the smooth 6,230cc V8 engine (upgraded to 6750cc in 1970) 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-produced peers.

‘SRH 20991’, a wonderfully original and late Series I Silver Shadow, was delivered on the 17th of March 1975 to the Collier family, where it is believed the car was almost exclusively chauffeur driven. It was later sold to the family secretary before being purchased by the previous owner in 2014. Under his ownership the Rolls-Royce underwent a full brake overhaul. Bought by the current vendor in September 2017 with only 36,922 miles on the clock, the car was subjected to a full service, a new water pump, battery and belts. The engine and radiator were backflushed, the entire underside of the car and the inside of the chrome bumpers were Waxoyled and new Avon tyres were fitted. Finished in a striking Caribbean Blue with a Light Blue Connolly Vaumol hide interior this late Shadow I is one of the nicest examples we've seen in a very long time.

Having covered an incredible and documented 38,000 miles in the hands of just five owners, this Rolls-Royce comes with its original and complete toolkit, and a thick history file containing invoices, old V5s and MOTs dating back to 1980. Excitingly, the original handbook folder is also still with the car, comprising the handbook, a service handbook, all instructions for the original Blaupunkt radio and even the instruction insert for the heating & air conditioning system, together with a period Jack Barclay customer survey!

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904