Highlights
- Only 40,000 documented miles from new
- Highly maintained regardless of mileage
- Single family ownership from new
- Comprehensive service history with Rolls-Royce specialists
- Popular Royal Blue metallic over magnolia leather
- Voluntary MOT to July 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
The Silver Shadow and Spirit were designed for ‘owner drivers’, but the Silver Spur was designed for an altogether more select audience. This LWB model was for owners who were driven not drivers. Just 939 were built in RHD like this car.
It is one of 84 RHD cars built in 1984 and spent its first five or six years being chauffeur driven for its CEO keeper. It has remained in the same family since, being placed into storage between 2010 and 2024, which has kept the mileage to a paltry 40,000.
Despite that limited use and storage, the car was sent annually to a Rolls-Royce specialist for servicing. The result of both regimes is a highly presented car that wears its 41 years exceptionally lightly.
Classically finished in Royal Blue over magnolia leather, the car is a reminder of the handsome, stately style of these early SZ cars. It is said to run and drive very well. It is a sign of the maintenance approach that the car carries a lengthy, advisory-free MOT despite now being registered as a Historic Vehicle.
If you’re in the market for Rolls-Royce’s mid-80s limousine, then you spoilt for choice. We suspect few available are as good as this one, and with the provenance to match.
The vendor says:
“Overall I’d argue this to be one of the best preserved, original examples of a Silver Spur.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 30th December 1984
- Sold new via Jack Barclay Ltd
- Vendor advises single family ownership from new
- Initially used as company car for a glazing company CEO
- Subsequently transferred into family names
- Four registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since September 2024
- Chauffeur driven for the first 5-6 years of its life we are told
- Rolls-Royce book pack with stamped service book
- Annually serviced by Rolls-Royce specialists throughout its life
- Shipped to specialist for annual servicing even when in storage between 2010 and 2024
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Registered as a Historic Vehicle
- Private registration '5 CPA' not included but is available by separate negotiation
- Rolls-Royce supplied trickle charger as shown
- Various MOTs and service paperwork dating back to 1980s
- Voluntary MOT valid to 6th July 2026 with no advisories
- 39,968 miles on MOT test and 40,008 miles showing in photos
The Condition
- Factory correct Royal Blue paintwork which we understand to be largely original
- Paintwork presents very well with only minor points to notice up close in photos
- These include chips to one arch and some minor frontal stone chips
- Bodywork presents very well with arches, sills and panel edges in good order
- Panelwork is straight and well kept with no accident damage reported
- No structural advisories for underside on MOT
- Extensive exterior chromework in good order as shown
- Steel wheels with body colour hub caps
- Factory specification Avon Turbosteel tyres
- Vendor reports that there is a small chip on the windscreen
- Magnolia leather interior with blue piping and similar two-tone dashboard
- Interior is in very good condition with little wear due to light use
- Extensive walnut veneers including picnic tables to rear in good order
- Air conditioning system still working effectively, we are told
- Period Blaupunkt Toronto radio cassette
- Blue carpets piped in cream with Lambswell overmats
The Mechanics
- 6.75-litre V8 engine
- 3spd automatic transmission
- Starts readily and runs and drives well, according to the seller
- Engine temperature is maintained at the correct level, we are told
- All mechanical systems appear to function as they should
- Regularly serviced and maintained by marque specialist
- No advisories on MOT
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