Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II
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The story behind this collectible...
When things don’t happen right away, just remember; it takes 6 months to build a Rolls Royce, 13 hours to build a Toyota.
– Rolls Royce
An iconic slogan that Rolls Royce came up with to make a statement of quality. Let me give you a small example; first, the grille of a Rolls Royce is assembled by hand. Then the stainless steel is polished by hand for 5 hours, until your valet Charles can count his whiskers in the reflection before he drives up to ‘the Rolls’. That’s why Henry Royce modestly said that Silver Shadows don’t do anything that other luxury cars can’t do, they just do everything a little better, with more precision and manners.
Henry Royce’s favourite aphorism came from Latin; ‘whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.’ This is reflected in the design of the Silver Shadow. It is all perfectly executed, and yet it manages to excel and distinguish itself in every detail in a modest way. Jim Brokaw, for example, selected leather hides for the interior of Rolls Royce. Of every 10,000 hides, only thirty were considered good enough to be shoved under the buttocks of the bigwigs. The rest of this top quality leather was used for the bags of the ladies who of course also liked to be driven around.
The Rolls Royce was delivered to Ronald P. Nevison, a record label owner, in 1977. Exactly what you want from a seventies ‘high-roller’, and since then the car has been fully documented. The colour is really something posh from that time; Walnut over Willow Gold. When you walk past it, you are not sure whether it looks fancy or posh. A real seventies colour, which is very much in fashion again.
The car drives wonderfully and everything works properly. So you don’t have to worry about keeping you and Queen Elizabeth waiting for your weekly High-Tea Yatzhee session. Incidentally, the car is perfect for unsolicited parental advice in style. After all, no one dares to contradict you when you come zooming along in this beautiful brown piece of English history. All the history is present, and the car is completely original. A true collector's item.
Charles, will you come for a test drive soon? The gentleman is already sold and is already waiting in the back of the car.
