Rolls-Royce · 1965–1980
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and its slightly stretched version, the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II, are full-size luxury cars produced by British automaker Rolls-Royce in various forms from 1965 to 1980. It was the first of the marque to use fully slabsided unitary body and chassis construction, as well as all-around independent suspension. Two-door versions were initially, between 1965 and 1971, sold as the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 2-door saloon and the Silver Shadow Drophead Coupé, before they became the Rolls-Royce Corniche Coupé and Convertible, respectively. 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. A Bentley-badged version, the T-series, was produced from 1965 through 1980 in 2,336 examples.
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Predecessor: Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud · Successor: Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
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Specifications
- name
- Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
- Production
- 1965–1980, 30,057 produced
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Crewe, England
- aka
- Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II
- Related
- Bentley T-series, Rolls-Royce Camargue, Rolls-Royce Corniche
- Manufacturer
- Rolls-Royce Ltd (1965–1973), Rolls-Royce Motors (1973–1980)
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Predecessor
- Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III
- Successor
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
- Body style
- 2-door saloon, 2-door convertible, 4-door saloon
- Class
- Full-size luxury car (F)
- Engine
- 6230 cc L410 V8 (1965–1970), 6750 cc L410 V8 (1970–1980)
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic (1965–70; RHD only), 3-speed THM 400 automatic
- Length
- 203.5 in, 207.5 in (LWB)
- Width
- 71 in
- Height
- 59.75 in
- Kerb weight
- 4648 lb
- Wheelbase
- 119.5 in, 123.5 in (LWB)
- sp
- uk
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q658201CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_ShadowCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371527886 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shadow1threequarters.jpgPublic domain · Photo: ThwartedEfforts at English Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.