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£2,500 - £4,000
Manufacturer: Rolls Royce
Model: Shadow 1
First Registered: 1978
Registration No: RegNo
Engine No: 13138
Chassis No: SRH12138
MOT: TBA
Colour: White
Details:
The design was a major departure from its predecessor, the Silver Cloud; although several styling cues from the Silver Cloud were modified and preserved, as the automobile had sold well. This design was the firm's first single bow model. More than 50% of its predecessor had been sold on the domestic market where, by the standards of much of Europe and most of North America, roads were narrow and crowded. The original Shadow was 3 1⁄2 inches (8.9 cm) narrower and 7 inches (18 cm) shorter than the car it replaced, but nevertheless managed to offer increased passenger and luggage space thanks to more efficient packaging made possible by unitary construction.The more modern appearance and construction, the Silver Shadow introduced many new features such as disc rather than drum brakes, and independant rear suspension, rather than the outdated live axle design of previous cars.
The Shadow featured a 172 hp (128 kW) 6.2 L V8 from 1965 to 1969, and a 189 hp (141 kW) 6.75 L V8 from 1970 to 1980. Both powerplants were coupled to an automatic gearbox except on pre-1970 right hand drive models, which used the same 4-speed gearbox as the Silver Cloud (also sourced from GM).
The car's most innovative feature was a high-pressure hydraulic system licensed from Citroen with dual-circuit braking and hydraulic self levelling suspension. At first, both the front and rear of the car were controlled by the leveling system; the front levelling was deleted in 1969 as it had been determined that the rear levelling did almost all the work. Rolls-Royce achieved a high degree of ride quality with this arrangement.
The vendor states that this car is a basically sound and usable Shadow 1 which would benefit from some restoration. It seems that tha car has recently had new brake discs and brake hoses fitted. It has a new Mot.
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