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ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT-1985-18 STAMP SH-MOT EXPT-LOVELY CLEAN & SOUND EXAMPLE.
FANTASTIC ALL ROUND ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION.
INSPIRATION. THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT.
PRODUCED FROM 1980 TO 1999, THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT IS A FULL-SIZE LUXURY SALOON FEATURING A 6. 75L V8 ENGINE AND A REFINED, ANGULAR DESIGN SUCCEEDING THE SILVER SHADOW. IT INTRODUCED ADVANCED HYDROPNEUMATIC SELF-LEVELLING SUSPENSION, PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL RIDE QUALITY.
THE LEGACY INHERITED BY THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT WAS CERTAINLY A DAUNTING ONE. ITS PREDECESSOR, THE SILVER SHADOW, HAD BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND WAS BUILT IN FAR GREATER NUMBERS THAN ANY PREVIOUS ROLLS-ROYCE MODEL. THE CHALLENGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WAS QUITE SIMPLE: TO MAKE NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS THAN THE BEST CAR IN THE WORLD. IT WAS THEREFORE REASSURING THAT ROLLS-ROYCE’S CHIEF STYLIST FRITZ FELLER, BORN IN AUSTRIA BUT NOW AN ADOPTED BRIT, HAD ALREADY WORKED ON THE SILVER SHADOW LAUNCHED IN 1965. HE AND HIS TEAM JUST HAD TO SURPASS THEMSELVES ONCE AGAIN.
FEATURING LARGE FRONT AND REAR LIGHT UNITS, THE SILVER SPIRIT UNVEILED IN 1980 WAS VERY MUCH A PRODUCT OF ITS TIME, AN AGE WHICH FAVOURED DISTINCTLY LINEAR STYLING AND SHARP EDGES. NEVERTHELESS, IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION OF THE MARQUE, THE DESIGN WAS RESTRAINED. A DECISION OF THIS NATURE TYPICALLY FINDS GREATER APPRECIATION A FEW YEARS DOWN THE LINE; INDEED, THERE IS A CERTAIN TIMELESSNESS ABOUT EVERY ROLLS-ROYCE. AT 5. 27 METRES LONG AND 1. 89 METRES WIDE, THE BODY OF THE SILVER SPIRIT STILL HAS THE FORMIDABLE PRESENCE SHARED BY ALL CARS OF SUCH STANDING. ITS 2. 2-TONNE KERB WEIGHT TESTIFIES TO THE CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND LUXURY WITH WHICH THE INTERIOR LOOKS AFTER ITS OCCUPANTS. AT THIS END OF THE MARKET, THERE CAN BE NO SUGGESTION OF ANYTHING LACKING.
SPLENDID ISOLATION ON BOARD.
FINEST CONNOLLY LEATHER, LUSTROUS WOOD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SWITCHES WHICH OPERATE WITH LIFE-AFFIRMING POSITIVITY – EVERY ROLLS-ROYCE IS A CELEBRATION OF PEERLESS CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT WENT WITHOUT LEATHER TRIM IN EARLY SILVER SPIRITS. HOWEVER, FEAR NOT, THE COMPANY WAS MERELY THINKING OF THE PRACTICALITIES OF CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN CARS: SMOOTH PLASTIC IS EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN. THERE IS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING IN A ROLLS.
THE PROVEN 6. 75-LITRE EIGHT-CYLINDER ALUMINIUM ENGINE, WHOSE HORSEPOWER FIGURE IS WITHHELD IN KEEPING WITH ROLLS-ROYCE TRADITION, DELIVERS ENTIRELY THE PERFORMANCE REQUIRED. A TEST PUBLISHED IN THE 9/ 1981 ISSUE OF GERMAN CAR MAGAZINE" AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT" NOTED A TOP SPEED OF 186 KM/ H (115 MPH) AND A 0 TO 100 KM/ H (62 MPH) TIME OF 11. 4 SECONDS. BUT FIGURES ALONE COULD NEVER CONVEY THE DELIGHT OF FLOATING ALONG ALMOST SILENTLY ON THE HYDROPNEUMATIC SUSPENSION, ENJOYING THE COMFORT OF PROBABLY THE BEST AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME AND LISTENING TO A STEREO COMPRISING GERMAN BLAUPUNKT AND JAPANESE PIONEER COMPONENTS. ONLY THE TICKING OF THE CLOCK – FAMOUSLY THE LOUDEST SOUND INSIDE A ROLLS-ROYCE – WAS MISSING, THE TIMEPIECE HAVING TAKEN A TURN FOR THE DIGITAL.
MAKING THE BEST EVEN BETTER.
THE NEW SILVER SPIRIT WAS IDEALLY SUITED TO AN AGE IN WHICH CHANGING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASINGLY DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS BASED ON ITS PREDECESSOR, THE SILVER SHADOW, THE NEW CAR WAS FAR SUPERIOR IN EVERY RESPECT AND EMBODIED PROGRESS IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD. DEPENDING ON HOW A OWNER INTENDED TO USE IT, THE SILVER SPIRIT COULD BE SPECIFIED WITH A TEN-CENTIMETRE-LONGER WHEELBASE; THIS VARIANT – CHRISTENED THE SILVER SPUR – WAS ACTUALLY MORE POPULAR AT TIMES. THROUGH ITS DIFFERENT MODEL UPDATES, THE SILVER SPIRIT ULTIMATELY SURPASSED THE LIFESPAN OF ITS PREDECESSOR, THE SILVER SHADOW. IT REMAINED IN PRODUCTION UNTIL 1998, WHEN IT WAS SUPERSEDED BY THE SILVER SERAPH.
IF EVER A CAR DESERVED THE ODD SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS, IT IS THE SILVER SPIRIT. BUT ROLLS-ROYCE TRADITION BEING WHAT IT IS, ANYTHING MORE THAN A DISCREET NOD OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WOULD REALLY BE GOING TOO FAR.
THE SILVER SPIRIT OFFERED HERE IN GLEAMING DEEP OCEAN BLUE METALLIC PAINT WORK IS DEVOID OF DENTS, SCRATCHES, SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RUST/ ROT. THE CHROME WORK IS ALSO VERY GOOD INCLUDING THE FULL WHEEL TRIMS. THE WHEELS SIT ON MATCHING TYRES WITH PLENTY TREAD. THE ROLLS IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF CLASSICS KEPT AND MAINTAINED IN A HEATED & FULLY ENCLOSED WATER TIGHT ENVIRONMENT.
AS STATED THIS STUNNING LUXURY SALOON IS IN SUPER ALL ROUND ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE BIG ROLLER DRIVES AND STOPS GREAT, AND SUCH A PLEASURE TO DRIVE, TURNING HEADS WHEREVER IT TRAVELS AND NO WONDER GIVEN THE CAR HAVING RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE/ CONDITION. ALL BODY PANELS ARE STRAIGHT AND TRUE. AS STATED THERE ARE NO DENTS ETC AND THE GLEAMING METALLIC DEEP OCEAN BLUE PAINTWORK IS OF EXCELLENT ORDER PROVIDING A DEEP SHINE. IN ESSENCE, THIS IS A TRULY STUNNING AND GENUINE EXAMPLE OF THE LUXURY SALOON. THE INTERIOR IS ALSO IN GOOD ORDER, ORIGINAL, CLEAN AND UNCLUTTERED. THERE ARE NO TEARS, UNSIGHTLY SCUFFS OR MARKS, SIGNS OF WEAR OR DISCOLORATION, SIMPLY A LOVELY PATINA CONSISTENT WITH THE CARS AGE AND MILEAGE, ALL IS IN TACT, FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED, COMFORTABLE AND PLEASANT TO THE EYE.
THE CHASSIS AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS CLEAN AND SOLID IN ALL AREAS, AS ARE THE FLOOR PANS ETC. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ROT/ RUST ANYWHERE.
THE BOOT - AGAIN VERY CLEAN, SOLID AND UN-CLUTTERED.
ENGINE BAY - AS PER THE BOOT.
ENGINE - THE ENGINE IS RELIABLE, AGILE AND RESPONSIVE, STARTS FIRST TIME OF ASKING EVERY TIME. IT SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH THE GEARBOX AND EXHAUST SYSTEM.
TRANSMISSION - THE AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX IS LIKE THE ENGINE, AGILE, RESPONSIVE AND SMOOTH TO THE CHANGE.
BRAKES - NEW BRAKES FITTED FEBRUARY 2024 -SPOT ON !
FULL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE UNDERTAKEN MAY 2025.
ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A FANTASTIC ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT WHICH ALWAYS BRINGS AN INSTANT AND ENDURING SMILE OF PRIDE AND SATISFACTION. IT ALSO REPRESENTS A PIECE OF BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MOTORING HISTORY.
THE ROLLS BEING A 41 YEAR OLD HISTORIC CLASSIC VEHICLE IS THEREFORE MOT, ULEZ, CONGESTION AND TAX EXEMPT.
THE SPIRIT WAS FIRST REGISTERED IN THE UK ON 01 JULY 1985 AND HAS HAD MERELY 5 KEEPERS IN ITS 41 YEAR HISTORY. THE CAR IS PART OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION AND ONLY USED SPARINGLY IN DRY/ WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE ROLLS AS IT PRESENTS TODAY, IS A CREDIT TO IT'S KEEPERS AND THE MARQUE. IT IS ALSO A CLEAR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ALIGNED TO IN-EXPENSIVE CLASSIC LUXURY CAR OWNERSHIP, ENJOYMENT WITH NATURAL PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND AS STATED A PIECE OF BRITISH MOTORING ART AND HISTORY.
CURRENT TOTAL MILEAGE IS 90. 5K MILES EQUATES TO 2207 MILES FOR EACH OF THE CAR'S YEARS.
THE ROLLS COMES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL HAND BOOKS, SERVICE HISTORY BOOKLET WITH 18 STAMPS, CURRENT AND PRIOR V5c, s, MOT CERTIFICATES & TAX DISCS STRETCHING BACK THROUGH THE YEARS AND 2 KEYS WITH FOBS.
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