Used 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow for sale in Carey, IL

Beautifully presented in Chestnut (metallic) with hand-painted gold fine-lines to the waist rails and hubcap beauty rings. It has an Everflex top in tan factory fitted. The interior is finished in biscuit tan Connolly hides. This is a "Rest Of the World" ("ROW) or otherwise referred to as a European specification Shadow II and, as such, is manufactured to true Rolls-Royce designs. It has the correct specification chrome and rubber bumpers and not the over-protruding "5 mile an hour" bumpers developed for American standards. Stand back and look at profile pictures of Euro spec Silver Shadows and you will see it has better lines with a more "integrated" look. The engines fitted to Euro spec cars were of a higher compression and also without the plethora of anti-pollution "add-ons" (which did very little) providing not only for more horse-power but less maintenance cost. The gas tank is located as per earlier Shadows with the filler cap on the right rear quarter panel as opposed to the left rear "C" pillar for all US-spec cars. Subtle differences include the plush Everflex-leather head-liner, dash padding and finer chrome and trimmings throughout the interior, as well as the exterior, which were not available on American cars. Being a Euro car, it has a front air-dam (spoiler) fitted with Lucas fog lamps and covers in the front and rear red fog-lamps to the rear, with the number plate mounted below the front bumper and not on it. These are all unique to non-US specification cars. The car was originally delivered by the Rolls-Royce authorized dealer in Geneva, Switzerland to one of the Consular Generals' office. Within the first 15 years it was transported to the US for private use. This car is well known to us as we have been servicing her for its previous caretaker for the last 7 years. As you would expect, she is in top mechanical and operational condition. It is a totally rust-free car that presents in stunningly original condition. The body is straight with the paint presenting very nice. Most of the paint is original and only shows small blemishes and marks with minor buff-through marks on some edges. The front valance does have some stone chips but not overly objectionable. The colour "Chestnut" is a beautiful deep maroon/brown that presents as a rich dark golden bronze in bright sun but then takes on a very formal dark maroon-ish brown appearance in subdue light and night-time. Very stunning and not often seen in the US market. The factory fitted Everflex top, a more common feature seen on European cars, is in outstanding condition. The interior is in amazing condition with the leather in immaculate condition. There are no rips, tears or fading. They are also super supple and soft - not like cardboard as you find in many examples. There are only the normal crease lines on the seats which occur naturally with Connolly hide leather. The leather has never been redyed so it shows the Connolly, Vaumol Luxan grain that was a key feature on Silver Shadow motor cars. A great welcome with true "original Vaumol leather" is the colour characteristics. If you look at the pictures of the interior, there are some close up shots that clearly show the colour is not just plain tan, but with a "burnished" tone to the leather. You can see the rich ochre tan base and then in the fine natural grain and pores of the leather is a darker tone. This natural quasi "antique" leather look (like a Chesterfield couch) was achieved by the hand rubbing Vaumol Connollising technique that made this leather so famous. Leather that has been re-dyed by typical methods is "mono-toned" featuring only the 1 primary colour. As such, it lacks depth and richness that unrestored Connolly hide has to offer. Please, if you look at the interior in this gorgeous car, and you think the leather looks dirty then, respectfully, you are not "getting it" and perhaps a Rolls-Royce of this period is not for you. Kindly do NOT ask us to redye, as Connolly l