Highlights
- Low indicated mileage of 70,500 miles
- Over £20,000 spent with specialist Mark Taylor in 2024
- One of just only 200 Silver Shadow convertibles hand-built by Mulliner Park Ward
- Recent 2,000 miles covered across Portugal and Spain in 2024
- Original build records and shipping invoice present in the history file
- Private registration plate included in the sale
- Current voluntary MOT valid to May 2027
The Appeal
It’s perhaps not surprising to discover that just 506 of Rolls-Royce’s elegantly named Silver Shadow Mulliner Park Ward convertibles were hand-built between 1967 and 1970. It took five months to make each one, and you needed deep pockets: the £12,079 cost (£170,000 now) was the equivalent of two Silver Shadows.
Of the handful of cars built, just 200 or so were configured in LHD like this lovely two-tone 6.75L car. Chassis DRX 9212 is one of the final examples produced, commissioned in April 1970 to the specification of its first owner in Ohio, complete with Sundym glass, top-tint front screen, and a chrome fire extinguisher — all of which remain with the car. Build records and the original shipping invoice from October 1970 accompany the vehicle, lending it a tangible connection to its origins. It subsequently spent 10 years in Florida before returning to the UK in 2016. We’re told that it has been repainted during its life, now presented in a stylish silver-over-blue combination with a matching blue roof and blue leather interior.
The vendor acquired the car in 2024 and immediately dispatched it to marque specialist Mark Taylor for a thorough mechanical overhaul costing in excess of £20,000. The full scope of this work is detailed below. The investment was put to the test in 2024 when the car was driven from the UK to the Algarve, toured Portugal and southern Spain, and driven home again — over 2,000 miles with the hood down.
There are a number of minor electrical items requiring attention, and the paintwork shows some age-consistent marks, as outlined in the detail below. This is a car that rewards use and would benefit from continued sympathetic care — a rare and increasingly collectable Mulliner Park Ward convertible with proven long-distance ability.
The vendor says:
“The car was driven from owner's home in the UK to their home in the Algarve in 2024. They toured Portugal and southern Spain before driving back to the UK, covering over 2,000 miles with the hood down! The car is in good overall condition but would benefit from some further TLC. Selling as the import tax to Portugal is excessive, so purchasing a Portuguese-registered Rolls-Royce.”
Key Information
- Mileage: 70,450 miles (indicated as correct, though the vendor notes there is no further evidence beyond a service sticker to confirm this, not warranted)
- Country of registration: imported from the USA, now registered on UK plates
- Technical inspection status: MOT valid until 20th May 2027 with advisories
- Technical specs: 6,750 cc V8 advised, three-speed automatic
- Paperwork: build records, shipping invoice from October 1970, and service sticker present in the history file
- Registration: UK private plate included as shown
The Detail
- Mechanical overhaul carried out by Rolls-Royce specialist Mark Taylor
- Work included suspension rebuild with uprated springs and dampers all round
- Full braking system overhaul with new callipers front and rear and new brake hoses
- Carburettors stripped and overhauled
- New radiator fitted
- Upgraded to electronic ignition
- Upgraded engine oil filter and new gearbox actuator fitted
- Full major service carried out with all oils changed
- New hood fitted in Portugal
- New bumpers fitted front and rear
- Underside reported to be very clean
- All brake and hydraulic pipes cleaned and treated
- Rear height control disconnected following fitment of uprated suspension
- Blue leather interior has a patina with no splits; headlining in good condition
- Original carpets throughout; front carpets need repair or replacement
- Door cappings showing signs of deterioration
- Two-tone silver and blue paintwork in good order with age-consistent marks
- Signs of paint reaction on the lower nearside front wing
- Some seat motors are not working in all directions
- Nearside rear window works intermittently
- Offside front window motor not currently functioning
- Air conditioning requires re-gassing
- Central door locking does not function, doors and boot can be locked individually
- Clock and radio do not work
- Vendor states car is in good overall condition but would benefit from some further attention
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