THE 1960s: THE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW
A pivotal model in the Rolls-Royce story, the Silver Shadow marked a decisive shift away from traditional rolling chassis and coachbuilding to monocoque construction and was the first Rolls-Royce to be offered only as a complete motor car.
- A brief history of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, launched in 1965.
- At launch, the most technically advanced motor car in the world
- First Rolls-Royce to be offered only as a complete motor car, representing a decisive shift to monocoque construction.
- Today, Silver Shadows can still be seen wafting along Rodeo Drive, Champs-Élysées, Sheikh Zayed Road, New Bond Street and other prestigious haunts in the world’s great cities
- Seventh in a series celebrating landmark models from the marque’s history.
- Part of a year-long retrospective in honour of the 120th anniversary of the first meeting between Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls in 1904
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