This unique example of Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow from 1972, transformed into a station wagon, is on sale in the Netherlands for less than € 75,000. In the absence of a client, it will be auctioned on October 24, 2021 by Artcurial. Estimated price: between 120,000 and 150,000 €. Will it find a buyer twice as expensive?
[Mise à jour le 20/10/2021] Not expensive enough, a Rolls Royce cannot be sold? This 1972 Silver Shadow transformed into a station wagon which makes it a unique achievement does not find a buyer at the Dutch dealer specializing in luxury vehicles which displays it at a price of 74,500 €. Not at all discouraged, her owner then offered her to the auction house Artcurial which includes it in the 97 lots ofthe sale on the fields in 2021. Between 120,000 and 150,000 €, its estimate should allow its current owner to double the stake … if the sale which will take place this Sunday, October 24 at 4 pm takes place. In short, it’s double or nothing!
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Converting a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow into a luxury station wagon, that’s the crazy idea Clyde Cassidy had. This American, passionate about the British brand, chose to make his own station wagon, based on a 1972 Silver Shadow.
The result is impeccable, to the point of making some doubt about the transformation: would this version not be factory crimped? However, no station wagon has seen the light of day at Rolls-Royce, despite the wishes of certain illustrators… It is indeed the work of Clyde Cassidy, a “car enthusiast“American who wanted an original and personalized car. The work, which he carried out alone, would have cost him 100,000 dollars in total. The car being American, the steering wheel is on the left.
A copy like new
Inside, everything is like new. The vehicle has been maintained with care and it shows: the seats are slightly weathered but the blue leather is impeccable, just like the blue carpets and woodwork that run across the dashboard. The transformation into a station wagon makes it possible to increase the load volume in height, even if this also weighs down the vehicle, already far from being a ballerina.
On the mechanical side, the engine has been overhauled with recent invoices for over $ 10,000. To note that odometer displays 90 061 km, which is relatively little since the entry into service in 1972. The engine is still the V8 6.2 of 174 hp, and here it is associated with an automatic gearbox.
For sale near Amsterdam for less than € 75,000
This unique copy is today for sale in the Netherlands, in the town of Brummen. Located 90 km east of Amsterdam, the garage Gallery Aaldering is also close to the German border, 95 km from Düsseldorf. The expert in old vehicles is offering this Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow “Stationcar Coach Built” at 74,500 €.
