Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
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Not to be confused with Rolls-Royce Silent Shadow.
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.
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Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow | |
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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 |
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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.