Highlights
- Rare long wheelbase model
- Last owner kept the car for 24 years
- Over £12,000 spent on maintenance during last ownership
- Comprehensive service history available
- Hand-built luxury saloon
- Period eight-track cassette player
The Appeal
The advent of the Silver Shadow signalled the start of a new era for Rolls-Royce. The all-new monocoque construction facilitated mass production on a scale that Rolls-Royce had never attempted before, satisfying a strong demand for this capable luxury car. Long wheelbase variants offer additional rear legroom over the standard model while maintaining the same elegant profile. They are comparatively rare versus standard Silver Shadows, and here we have a highly original 1972 example.
Our car stands out for its impressive ownership history, having been cherished by its last keeper for nearly a quarter of a century. During this extended period of ownership, the car benefited from over £12,000 worth of careful maintenance, including woodwork refurbishment, ensuring this stately Rolls-Royce remains in fine fettle for its next custodian.
Our car stands out for its impressive ownership history, having been cherished by its last keeper for nearly a quarter of a century. During this extended period of ownership, the car benefited from over £12,000 worth of careful maintenance, including woodwork refurbishment, ensuring this stately Rolls-Royce remains in fine fettle for its next custodian.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1972
- Four former registered keepers
- Last owner kept the car for 24 years
- Over £12,000 spent on maintenance during last ownership
- Maintenance included woodwork refurbishment
- Full receipts available
- Comprehensive service history reportedly available
- Rare long wheelbase model
- Car had a respray in 2012
- 93,934 miles indicated
- Exempt from road tax and MOT
The Condition
- Paintwork in good condition
- Door bottoms are reportedly sound
- Sills and wheel arches are reportedly in good condition
- Some signs of corrosion around the lower bodywork, as shown in the photographs; this does not appear excessive
- Good condition interior, appropriate for the car's age
- Headlining presents well
- Woodwork appears in very good order with beautiful, deep gloss
- No division, allowing for extra rear legroom
- Eight-track cassette player
- New tyres fitted all-round
The Mechanics
- 6.75-litre V8
- Three-speed auto
- Engine reportedly starts easily and runs correctly
- Engine is reportedly unmodified
- Minor exhaust blow from one cylinder gasket noted by the vendor
- "Mechanically good" and "brakes in a straight line", the vendor tells us
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