1973 Rolls-royce Silver Shadow 4 Door Saloon on 2040-cars
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rolls-Royce
Silver Shadow
1973
This is a very handsomely restored Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow saloon exquisitely finished in Velvet Green with
"House of Commons" green hides with hand painted gold fine-lines on the waist-rails and hubcap beauty rings. The
Velvet green colour takes on a very formal and rich hue of green in sunlight and yet in the shade and at night
presents as black. This colour was usually reserved for limousines and Division cars. It is simply stunning.
In many cultures the double green combination is a symbol or prosperity and success and for this reason this car
has been affectionately named; the "Money Car".
This gorgeous Silver Shadow was the subject of considerable refurbishment by The Park-Ward Motor Museum about 2
years. The paint job is stunning and was a bare metal respray of some $20,000 and carried out by Rolls-Royce
experts - Park-Ward's experienced RR body-shop. The paint is perfect without a single stone-chip, scratch or mark.
Not a single one! If you see something in the pictures then it is a dust or dirt speck. Overall, some $42,000 was
spent on her restoration. The car has attended various local shows and won 1st place each time. Make no mistake,
this is a true show car!
When the car was repainted, the windows were removed with new rubbers fitted, including side window finishes. Every
piece of stainless steel was removed and machined buffed and then hand-polished before final assembly so they look
stunning. This includes the grill, headlight brows, rocker spears, hubcaps and minor finishers. Even the door-jam
stainless sill moulds were removed during the painting process and machined buffed. All the tail-lamp and headlight
lenses were replaced for new ones. The fine-lines were painted by steady-hand & squirrel brushes in accordance with
the Rolls-Royce/Bentley tradition.
The interior is like new and is of virtual brochure quality.
The Italian burl walnut wood is immaculate with the dash, console, radio surround, top-roll dash-pad finisher and
all 4 doors having been recently redone by Park-Ward's own craftsmen. The process was done at considerable cost and
in accordance with the Rolls-Royce "multi-layer lacquering technique" which involves painstaking wet sanding and
buffing by hand between coats - no less than 25! The final finish on the wood throughout is simply stunning.
The leather is lovely with no tears or cracks and presents beautifully having been re-Connollised (not the same as
simple re-dying). Any line or marks you see in the photos are the natural creases synonymous with Connolly hide
leather. The leather remains soft and supple. The carpets are the original factory Wilton wool nicely contrasted in
pale sage green to "connect" with the overal Money green them. The headlining is also a very rare choice of subtle
sage green not often seen and is in perfect condition as is all glass and interior finishes. The rear parcel shelf
is in fine original condition.
All features and functions are working; electric windows, electric seats etc. The Air conditioning blows icy cold
with a new compressor having been recently fitted.
Mechanically, this Silver Shadow a very fine example. It has been fully workshop inspected with anything required
doing, attended to by Park-Ward's Rolls-Royce and Bentley mechanics and craftsmen. The engine is smooth and quiet
and the steering light but tight. Important costly items such as the hydraulics and brakes were all fully inspected
and serviced as required. This included checking of all brake hoses and system pressure tested and bled. Many other
serviceable parts were replaced and items attended to and repaired as needed. It is ready to drive and enjoy.
This Rolls-Royce drives particularly well, considerably quieter and smoother than you would normally expect for any
other Shadow of this era. Mileage is not verifiable but commensurate with the car's pre-restoration condition. The
white-wall tyres are the slightly wider type and really set the car off. They have done less than 1,000 miles since
fitting 2 years ago.
All features, functions and electrics have been checked right down to the smallest and insignificant dash and
courtesy light. The car has its original radio and 8-track cassette player.
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