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 The Chassis Card Details, i.e. the documents on this car from the period when it was made at the factory, include a note from 17th April 1979: "Gold Fineline on dark olive paint. Note that the gold contains real gold and is not simply a gold coloured paint." – That a significant example for the tremendous care invested in providing the finest standard to meet the client's wishes for extras on this Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II.
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As proper as the interior the engine bay does present itself once the bonnet has been lifted -- there are no problem areas indicating any sort of neglect. Thus it would not be fair to state as a shortcoming of this car that there is no longer a "Gold Fineline" – at some time over the years a change took place and the coachline was substituted by one in a decent silver paint.
This car was subject to certain alterations to meet the regulations to become registered in Germany, indeed had been on German number plates for many years. It is for sale at present at a price reflecting its condition – 20,000 Euro. Any enquiry transmitted to mail@rrab.com will be forwarded to the owner.
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duo-tone paintwork in Dark Olive over Silver Sand (both paints were
specified with their exact number from ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in
the Chassis Card Details, too) and an Everflex-covered hood in matching colour
was non-standard on this Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. The vast majority of
cars from this model-series were delivered with uni colour. The Everflex hood
usually was a feature of the long-wheelbase variant Rolls-Royce Silver
Wraith II; it was available only to order and at surplus charge for the
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II.
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the most obvious alteration though from what might be expected to be found
on a Rolls-Royce motor car from this time could be considered that the seats
are not trimmed with leather. As specified by the customer there was “Beige
Parkertex Savoy Velvet U0016/12 to seats only”, i.e. velvet cloth of finest
quality to be used for front and rear seats. An additional instruction was
to use beige leather for door trim and the rest of the interior. Although
some thirty years have passed since the car had been delivered to its first
owner, the velvet seats don’t show ageing – proof of appropriate maintenance
and low mileage.
