• Supplied new by Mann Egerton of Derby to the vendor’s late father-in-law • Kept in the same garage and under the same tailormade cover its entire life • Reccommissioned at a cost of circa £5,000 in 2019 following several years’ slumber • Exceptionally original and even retains the factory stickers to its seat belts Unveiled at the 1980 British Motor Show, the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit utilised a revamped version of its Shadow II predecessor’s platform.

However, inhouse stylist Fritz Feller’s adoption of an airier glasshouse, lower / wider radiator grille and boxier proportions resulted in a far more ‘a la mode’ aesthetic.

Powered by a higher output version of Crewe’s proven 6750cc OHV V8 engine allied to automatic transmission, the newcomer was hailed by the contemporary motoring press as a paragon of four-wheeled luxury and refinement.

Initially priced at £49,629 (circa £220,000 in today’s money), the model proved necessarily exclusive.

Finished in Ice Green metallic with Beige ...