Description
EXCEPTIONAL CONTINUOUS HISTORY – 50 YEARS ON THE ROAD
CONTACT FOR ICLOUD LINK TO MORE PICTURES.
• Fully traceable life from new with continuous use
• Tax discs from 1976–2014 (complete run)
• MOT history spanning decades through to recent years
• No evidence of long-term storage or neglect
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NEAR-COMPLETE, LONG-TERM SERVICE RECORD
• Main dealer / Rolls-Royce servicing (P. J. Evans) from new → late 1980s
• Continued specialist maintenance through 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
• Shadow Motor Cars (Kent) and other respected specialists
• Effectively a year-by-year maintained car across its life
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MAJOR RECENT RECOMMISSIONING (2021–2025)
• Extensive expenditure under current ownership
• Purchased from Greame Hunt, London
• Covers:
• Full braking system overhaul (hydraulics, calipers, hoses, RR363 fluid)
• Suspension and steering refresh
• Engine and carburettor rebuild/ tuning
• Cooling, fuel, and electrical systems sorted
• Transmission removal and resealing
• This is not cosmetic spend — mechanical integrity addressed properly
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BODY & PAINT – DOCUMENTED RESTORATION
• Full respray with photographic record
• Proper prep and strip-down (not a blow-over)
• Panel work and refinishing documented step-by-step
• Presents as a clean, sharp, well-finished car with FULL PPF
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INTERIOR & TRIM RESTORATION
• Wood trim:
• Stripped
• Doors:
• Mechanisms rebuilt
• Seals replaced - ALL NEW SEALS
• Window electrics repaired and functioning
• Extensive invoices covering labour + parts + detail work
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RARE / DESIRABLE FEATURES
• Webasto sunroof
• Professionally installed in period
• Factory-style execution (not aftermarket crude fitment)
• Adds usability and desirability vs standard cars
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PARTS & DETAIL SPEND – PROPERLY DONE
• Significant investment in:
• Correct NEW seals (doors, glass, boot)
• Trim clips, fittings, hardware
• Service components and fluids
• Evidence of doing things correctly, not cheaply
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PROVENANCE FILE – UNUSUALLY COMPLETE
• Large history file including:
• Original Rolls-Royce documentation
• Decades of invoices
• MOTs, tax discs, service records
• Rare to find a Shadow with this level of continuity + documentation
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WHY THIS CAR STANDS ABOVE OTHERS
• Most Silver Shadows are:
• Intermittently used
• Poorly maintained
• Lightly restored cosmetically only
This car is:
• Continuously used and maintained since new
• Mechanically recommissioned in recent ownership
• Cosmetically restored with evidence
• Supported by a deep, chronological history file
