1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow I

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Description

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was a luxury saloon car built from 1965 until 1980 and was the first Rolls-Royce to be constructed using a monocoque chassis and, to date, has the largest production volume of any Rolls-Royce. The original Shadow was 3½” narrower and shorter than the Silver Cloud which it replaced, but managed to offer increased passenger and luggage space thanks to more efficient packaging made possible by its construction. Aside from a more modern appearance and construction, the Silver Shadow introduced many new features such as disc brakes instead of drum brakes and independent rear suspension rather than the ageing live axle design of previous cars.

The pre-1970 Shadow 1 featured a 172 bhp 6.2 Litre V8 coupled to the same 4-speed automatic gearbox as the Silver Cloud sourced from General Motors. The car’s most innovative feature was a high-pressure hydraulic system licensed from Citroen, with dual-circuit braking and hydraulic self-levelling suspension. At first, both the front and rear of the car were controlled by the levelling system; the front levelling was deleted in 1969 as it had been determined that the rear levelling did almost all the work. Rolls-Royce achieved a high degree of ride quality with this arrangement.

This wonderful example has recently had a complete gearbox overhaul, along with engine checks and cosmetic work where needed. Now running beautifully, the car has recently been registered in Germany and the vendor is looking to sell due to lack of time to enjoy the vehicle.

Sold For €10,125

Auction	Techno Classica Essen
Auction Date	13th April 2019
Day of Auction	Day 1 - Saturday

lot details

Lot Number	164
Registration Number	EU Registered
Chassis Number	SRH21011
Year	1975
Make	Rolls-Royce
Model	Silver Shadow I

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