1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Make: ROLLS-ROYCE
Model: Silver Shadow
Version: S1
Year of Registration: 1976
Chassis Number: (tbc)
Body Type: 4-door Saloon
Layout: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Mileage: 76K from new
Fuel Type: Petrol
Powertrain:
Engine: 189 hp (141 kW) 6.75 L V8
Transmission: 3-speed THM 400 automatic
History: extensive service history with MOT certificates and invoices of work completed by Bentley Specialist.
Exterior Colour: Regency Bronze with Magnolia coach line
Interior Colours: Main Trim: Magnolia hide, Seats: Magnolia, Carpets: Cotswold Beige, Sheepskin Overmats: Cotswold Beige, Headlining: Magnolia, Sun Visors: Magnolia, Rear Parcel Shelf: Magnolia, Top Roll: (tbc)
Instrument panel: Burr Walnut Veneer
Door Cappings: Burr Walnut Veneer
Additional Features: White wall tyres, Badge bar, Rolls-Royce handling kit
General Background:
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
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Produced by Rolls Royce Motors in Crewe, England from 1965 to 1980
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Follow-up model to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III, superseded by the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
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The Silver Shadow featured a number of updates designed to ensure Rolls Royce’s position as a market leader, including
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the first unitary body and chassis construction used by Rolls Royce
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Unitary construction also made it possible to increase passenger and luggage space whilst reducing the vehicles’ external dimensions (the Silver Shadow was inches (8.9 cm) narrower and 7 inches (18 cm) shorter than the Silver Cloud)
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disk brakes instead of drums
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independent rear suspension instead of the live axle design used in previous Rolls Royce models
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a high-pressure hydropneumatic suspension system licensed from Citroën, with dual-circuit braking and hydraulic self-levelling suspension providing a high degree of ride quality