
- Black exterior
- Tan interior
- Tan colored landau top
- Automatic transmission
- 6.8L V8
- Rear wheel drive
- 2 ignition keys and 1 trunk key
- Fluids changed
Opulence on the outside and old-school luxury on the inside: The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur. Most people would see this car and ask, “but isn’t that a Silver Spirit?”. The Silver Spur is actually the long wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit. The Silver Spirit/Spurs were first introduced in 1980 to replace the aging Silver Shadow and had a more contemporary, squared-off design. It was also larger, with the MkI Spur having a total length of 211.8 inches and weighing over 5000lb. Being a Rolls-Royce, the main focus of the car was, of course, ride comfort; achieved by its hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension, Girling automatic ride height control system and gas-charged shock absorbers. Interestingly, this was also the first Rolls-Royce model to be fitted with the retractable Spirit of Ecstasy on the hood that is so famous today.
Exterior and Interior
The tan landau top matches the tan interior while simultaneously contrasting well with the black exterior. The paintwork has a pinstripe running down the side (in classic Rolls-Royce fashion). The unique chrome plate-like wheels with body-colored centers are fitted with white striped tires. There is also a retractable vertical antenna on the trunk, as popularly seen in cars of that era. Unfortunately, being a US market car, it was fitted with sealed beam headlamps rather than the sleeker composite units that were fitted to the European market (to meet US regulations). The interior is the real star of this show. It’s all tan leather, wood trim and chrome; no color-changing LED mood lighting or massive screens here. There’s a vast amount of rear legroom and picnic tables that fold out of the front seatbacks. It has quite a few modern amenities as well, like the memory electric seats. There also appears to be an in-built car phone. This car reportedly has only 39,700 miles on it, and the great condition of the interior certainly indicates that.
Engine
This is not a vehicle that one drives, but rather that one is driven in. But if you do need to get somewhere in a hurry, it has a 6.8L V8 that drives the rear wheels. The MkI was only fitted with a 3-speed automatic transmission, but that does mean that there are less gear changes so the ride will probably be smoother. The seller states that the fluids have been changed and the car comes with 2 ignition keys and 1 trunk key.
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