Rolls-Royce - Silver Shadow - 1972

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow from 1972 in a very nice interior exterior color combination and in perfect running order.
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The Rolls Royce silver shadow was a luxury limousine built between 1965 and 1980. It was the first Rolls built on a monocoque chassis.
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It follows the Silver Cloud, shorter by 18 cm and narrower by 9 cm, it nevertheless offers more room for passengers and luggage thanks to better optimization of space.
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Many innovations are installed on this model: brake disc on all 4 wheels, independent rear suspension.
Equipped with a 6. 75 liter V8 engine, it offers a power of 190 horsepower, accompanied by a Turbo Hydra Matic 400 transmission from General Motors.
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The superb ride quality achieved in the Shadow is due to the innovative high-pressure hydraulic system with dual-circuit braking and self-leveling hydraulic suspension.
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History:
A total of 6 owners succeeded one another before arriving in Germany over a period of 52 years.
This Shadow was sold to the Mann Egerton company on October 17, 1972 and then registered on December 1, 1972.
It then belonged to J Rayner from 1984 who sold it to G. Trytsman in 1991.
In 1993, it belonged to W. Farr until 2006 who sold it to T. Gilby.
This owner kept it for more than 12 years until 2022 before it became the property of G. Simpson.
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It was finally imported from the United Kingdom to Germany in 2023.
An important file is available with the vehicle, this file includes:
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- Vehicle purchase invoice dating from 1972.
- Copy of vehicle inspection sheets during the construction phase (White Line - Car assembly - Road test - Exhaust test) .
- Various invoices from 1993 to 2023 for an amount of more than €50,000.
- Transport certificates (MOT) from 1985 to 2017.
- two Rolls Royce maintenance books with stamped maintenance from new until 1988.
- Rolls Royce Handbook with its supplements (gray and blue) .
- Sales and service dating from 1972
- Original warranty sheet.
- Radio and tire sheet.
- Various Rolls Royce commercial sheets.
- Flying spares catalog with CD detailing all the spare parts for this vehicle.
- Complete TÜV (German technical inspection) file with validation of the vehicle in History.
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Body:
This Shadow is in very good condition, the paint is beautiful, shiny. It was repainted in the original colors over 10 years ago, some touch-ups have been carried out since then, but very professionally.
The chassis has no rust, it is very clean.
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The 4 headlights are new and adapted to European traffic according to European standards.
The Spirit of Ecstasy statuette is in very good condition, gold plated version.
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Interior:
The woodwork of the vehicle is in very good condition, it does not require any intervention, the varnish is still very shiny as can be seen on the doors.
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The carpets on the floor are like new because they are still protected by the wool rugs.
The wool carpets are very soft, not torn and original Rolls Royce.
The leather on the rear seats is like new, having been little used.
Only the driver's seat and the right elbow rest are a little worn, the firmness still remains very good, including the suppleness of the leather.
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Interior lights, meters, electric seats work perfectly.
Interior heating is very rapid. The radio is a modern retro type radio, it fits well into the vehicle.
When turning on the radio, the electric antenna immediately deploys.
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Mechanical:
This Rolls is in very good working order, the current owner has prepared the vehicle so that it can pass the German TÜV, which is very demanding regarding inspections in particular on braking, pollution and lighting, among others.
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The German TÜV has granted the original endorsement to this vehicle (H) proving that the interior and exterior colors conform to the original, that all mechanical spare parts of this vehicle are original Rolls Royce.
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This Shadow is driven almost every day, 2500 km covered over the last two months.
It starts immediately, shifting is absolutely silent, it brakes perfectly.
This Rolls is very quiet.
She can cover any distance without any problem.
It is right-hand drive, which is also very easy to drive on European roads.
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Miscellaneous:
The various documents present with the vehicle, in particular, maintenance logs and technical inspections, make it possible to monitor the mileage year by year and guarantee that the mileage is real.
The original tool kit is present.
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The vehicle can be viewed in Kehl.
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