Lot Ended
Description
1989 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
A very smart LWB
car showing just 27,000 miles from new; nicely presented and wafted 120
miles to the sale; just three owners listed; super colour
combination
There were
no real surprises in Autumn 1980 when Rolls-Royce unveiled their new Silver
Spirit and its long wheelbase counterpart, the Silver Spur, alongside Bentley's
sporting Mulsanne range.
The
well-proven 6,750cc V8 engine previously used in the Silver Shadow was retained
but the new car featured more modern, angular styling and was longer, wider and
lower with 30 per cent more glass area. Road-holding was reported to be "the
best yet from Rolls-Royce" thanks to significant improvements to the
self-levelling rear suspension and the new car had a top speed of
120mph.
Interior
appointments were as luxurious as ever, using only the finest hides and veneers,
the most noticeable change being the adoption of separate rear seats and the
re-instatement of folding picnic tables. "A gloriously individual possession
that signifies impeccable excellence and taste, an extravagant celebration of
detail over function, a monument in the driveway and an occasion to drive," was
how Autocar summed it up.
This splendid LWB Spur has had just
three owners since it was delivered through Henlys in Salisbury in February
1989. The invoice price was £81,171 – the price of a decent cottage!
It
was ordered with Ebony exterior paintwork and several special features, as
supported by a copy of the full factory build sheet on file. These were
whitewall tyres, non-standard hide (in this case Magnolia), a full width rear
seat, the deletion of the Everflex roof covering but including Rolls-Royce
badges on the rear quarter panels and picnic tables.
Originally delivered
to a London-based Sheikh entrepreneur, it passed to a new owner through S
Margulies Cars Sales in 2002 at 21,900 miles and onto the current registered
keeper in 2008 (a friend of the former owner) at 24,601 miles - who has
confirmed the current reading of just 27,000 miles is correct. There are 13 old
MOTs, plus its current ticket which expires in August 2022 with no
advisories.
There is a handbook on file, although the service book as
gone AWOL so we can’t confirm its service regime, although its condition says
that it has been very well cared-for over the years.
It comes with a set
of what appear unused over-rugs in the boot and is only for reluctant sale due
to family illness. It has been driven to the sale all the way from the South
Coast, some 120 effortless miles and has been a paragon of good behaviour while
with us on site at Leominster.
This example is as good as it looks in the
pictures - lovely low-mileage Spurs are very few and far between so give this
one the attention it deserves.
Contact matthew.parkin@brightwells.com
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