| Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1971 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Ltd (1965–1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973–1980) |
| Also called | Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II |
| Production | 1965–1980 30,057 produced |
| Assembly | Crewe, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Bentley T-series Rolls-Royce Camargue Rolls-Royce Corniche |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic (1965–70; RHD only) 3-speed THM 400 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 119.5 in (3,035 mm)[2] 123.5 in (3,137 mm) (LWB) |
| Length | 203.5 in (5,169 mm) 207.5 in (5,270 mm) (LWB) |
| Width | 71 in (1,803 mm) |
| Height | 59.75 in (1,518 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 4,648 lb (2,108 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III |
| Successor | Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit |
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a full-size luxury car produced by British automaker Rolls-Royce in various forms from 1965 to 1980. It was the first of the marque to use unitary body and chassis construction.
The Silver Shadow was produced from 1965 to 1976, and the Silver Shadow II from 1977 to 1980. The combined model run was 30,057 cars manufactured; James May reported it in 2014 as the largest production volume of any Rolls-Royce model.[3]
A Bentley-badged version, the T-series, was produced from 1965 through 1980 in 2,336 examples.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ James May's Cars of the People TV programme, S1E3, 24 August 2014– "To try and keep up with demand for all these new money buyers springing up all over the place, they over-produced: More Silver Shadows were produced than any other Rolls-Royce."