1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II

Finished in white with a Luxan Blue Grey hide interior, this delightful Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II is the very definition of graceful aging. Sporting a gentle patina, this is a car you could waft around in anywhere and draw nothing but admiring glances – at least from a few feet away.

With just over 116,000 miles on the odometer it should be good for many more years of enjoyable motoring with routine care and a bit of TLC.

Being offered with a sensible guide price and no reserve, it’s going to sell from the very first bid.

Believed to have been Seychelles Blue Metallic originally, it’s been refinished in white at some point in its life. This work would explain the condition of the paintwork, which is pretty good.

Decent panel alignment helps too, as does the absence of ripples along its flanks and other signs of neglect and abuse.

The Shadow sits on a set of later alloy wheels. The wheels are clothed in a matching set of the ubiquitous Avon Turbosteel tyres, which is good news, even if a couple are perished and need changing.

Flaws? Well, in addition to stonechips and the odd scuff, crack, and touch-up, the rubber trim on the rear bumper has seen better days (#78 and #104), some of the chromework is rusting (e.g. #61), many of the rubber window seals are perished, and there’s a small patch of rust inside a door shut (#185). One of the Rear Tyres has a quick puncture and goes flat quickly (rendering it undrivable on public roads), so will need replacing.

The blue/grey hide interior makes a pleasant change from the more usual black, and it’s in a decent condition overall with plump and comfortable seats - the rears are especially good - and an enduring air of quality.

The headlining looks good, as do the carpets, which are oatmeal piped in grey. The door cards are no worse than average.

It still sports what looks like the original Blaupunkt radio and this is supplemented by a more modern Kenwood headunit.

The boot is a bit scruffy but then it does contain some spares, so #swingsandroundabouts, eh?

As you will have noticed, the wooden veneer is lifting in places and doesn’t do justice to the rest of the interior. It could be saved and re-veneered but we suspect it would be cheaper and easier to buy replacements from the usual places.

Other faults are few. The leather on the outer edge of the driver’s seat is cracked (#32) and the whole interior could do with a good clean.

As you can see, it starts readily and revs nicely.

The engine bay has seen better days, so it you were to add detailing it to the list of jobs we don’t think anyone could accuse you of being unnecessarily fastidious.

The underside looks good – certainly no MoT tester has ever mentioned structural corrosion – but the nearside sill is bubbling (e.g. #132).

The Silver Shadow doesn’t have a current MoT certificate, and while it is exempt by virtue of its age, we would strongly encourage the new owner to have it MoT’d at the earliest opportunity. The cost of an MoT is a small investment when offset against the purchase and upkeep of any classic vehicle, and it gives an independent, third-party assessment of the car’s condition, which not only provides reassurance to the owner (and any subsequent purchasers) but might also be invaluable in the event of a bump when negotiating with the police and any interested insurance companies…

Sadly, the Silver Shadow comes with no paperwork bar a partial V5.

The Vehicle History Check is clean.

Look, it’s not perfect but if it were then the guide price would be a multiple of the £4,000 – £6,000 we think this one will fetch.

And, because it is offered with no reserve, it’s going to sell no matter what.

And, given a following wind and a decent tool kit, you could have as much fun fettling it as you will driving it, underpinning its residuals with every job you complete.

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