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What’s In Jim S’s Barn?

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Barn Finds wouldn’t be what it is without all our great commenters and contributors. Jim S. is one of those guys that makes this site tick, so when he sent in a photo of what is lurking in his garage, we knew we had to post it. He thinks it will be easy to identify, but we are so sure. Remember to mention the make, model, AND year in the comments section. We will let Jim fill us in later on who figured it out and the story behind it. Thanks for sharing Jim! We love to see what is parked in our readers garages, so please keep them coming guys!

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  1. Avatar Hans

    Checker

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    • Avatar jim s

      no, but checker is still my to buy list

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  2. Avatar John S. Davis

    Rolls Royce

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  3. Avatar John S. Davis

    or a Mercedes Benz

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  4. Avatar Andy Dayes

    1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

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    • Avatar jim s

      wrong year

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  5. Avatar Guy Loveridge

    It is either a Rolls-Royce Silver Shaddow or a Bentley T series.

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    • Avatar jim s

      shadow

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  6. Avatar Lee Chandler

    It’s a Rolls Royce

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  7. Avatar shujidan

    Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Series 2 1978 ? ish

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    • Avatar jim s

      titled as 1979

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  8. Avatar DT

    thats it? 1 bently?

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  9. Avatar Don

    It appears to be a late 60’s Bently.

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  10. Avatar Manuel Override

    Rolls Silver Shadow or Wraith, late 1970s, early 1980s.

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  11. Avatar MH in MN

    Is it a old silver cloud?

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  12. Avatar John

    Rolls. Late 70’s

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  13. Avatar Artichoke330

    Would you believe a Rolls Corniche?

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    • Avatar jim s

      no, but i wish

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  14. Avatar Dolphin Member

    1989 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  15. Avatar Buff

    You’r all wrong, it’s a 1978 Stutz Bearcat.

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  16. Avatar Colin

    1960s or 1970s Rolls-Royce

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  17. Avatar CarGuy

    1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

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    • Avatar jim s

      wrong year

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  18. Avatar MH in MN

    It’s a 1989 Rolls Royce Silver Spur!

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  19. Avatar Patrick Calhoun

    Trabant!

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    • Avatar jim s

      no

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  20. Avatar S.S. McDonald

    It’s an early Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, probably 1966. It can alternately be a ’66 Bentley T1. Both are the worst automobiles Rolls Royce ever produced. Looks like a Mulliner Park Ward body.

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    • Avatar jim s

      wrong year

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  21. Avatar Rick

    78 Rolls Silver Shadow

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    • Avatar jim s

      titled as 1979 RR Silver Shadow II.

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  22. Avatar MH in MN

    It’s a Rolls, look at the side marker light.

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  23. Avatar g

    1970 s rolls silver shadow

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  24. Avatar John

    1976 Rolls Silver Shadow

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  25. Avatar chebby

    1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

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  26. Avatar Horse Radish

    I am joining in late, again, but
    I believe only a couple of people are right on.
    I believe it to be a late seventies (1974 or later) US model Rolls Royce Silver Shadow or they also named it later Silver Wraith (rubber on the rear bumper).
    It could also be an equivalent (body style-) Bentley, about the same years, but I don’t think they made them for the US market (at least not this Body style).

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    • Avatar jim s

      1979 shadow II

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  27. Avatar Degi Cramer

    It s a rr silver shadow or a bentley t1

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  28. Avatar Alan

    Yep, it is a “Roller”, but I don’t know enough about features to decide which year. I’ll go with mid-70’s, but that is as close as I’m going to get!

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes

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  29. Avatar Liam

    Its a 1978 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 2.

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    • Avatar jim s

      titled as 1979

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  30. Avatar Shane

    Square mirrors say Silver Shadow II,without seeing the bumpers can’t be sure but I’d say 1977.

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    • Avatar jim s

      titled as 1979

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  31. Avatar paul

    mid 80’s Rolls

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    • Avatar paul

      Taking a break from the Daytona 24, I love sports car racing, nothing sweeter then a Porsche as it roars down the high banks or the scream of a mighty Ferrari as it streaks by you on the straight!

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    • Avatar jim s

      wrong year

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  32. Avatar Jim-Bob

    ZIL? Naah, it’s either a Rolls Royce or Bentley from the 70’s or 80’s.

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    • Avatar jim s

      1979 RRi

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      • Avatar jim s

        should read ” 1979 RR ” not ” RRi, “

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  33. Avatar jim s

    thanks for posting that and to everyone who commented. that was a lot of fun. i bought it used and unrestored. i could not make it into a daily driver because of system issues with brakes, steering and the 7 to 12 MPG. glad i bought, it was a pain to own and glad i sold it. i would not buy another Rolls as 1 was enough.

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    • Avatar paul

      Well at least you know that you could have taken the car into a Chevy dealer for an AC or trans repair.

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      • Avatar jim s

        and the steering system, i think.

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      • Avatar paul

        I believe the Altenator & possibly diff was also GM if I remember correctly. So Jim did anyone pull up to you at a lite an ask you for some grey poupon?
        All kidding aside these like those old Jags had such wonderful interiors, the woods, the leathers, that smell, I loved those 3.8 mk 11 Jags.

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  34. Avatar Mike

    Looks like early ’80’s Rollsroyce silver shadow.

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  35. Avatar georgemia Member

    Jim,

    Rolls are kind of cool, for a few minutes. For a while you feel like royalty, then you realize everyone looking at you hates you, and that in fact, you’re driving a really high quality Electra 225.

    Secretly, I’d love an old Bentley Continental, but when you find you could buy the Lancia Beta talked about elsewhere on this list for the price of an alternator, it give you pause……

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    • Avatar jim s

      yes, i think/know i would enjoy a town car much more then the Rolls. but i just had to have a Rolls and now i have the lust for one out of my system.

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  36. Avatar Don Andreina

    Very late to this, but thanks for sharing JIm. There is an Acid Yellow (original colour) series 1 driving around where I live. Spoke to the owner who had just disposed of an 850 Spider! I’m waiting to pull up behind it in my fluorescent yellow W116. There’s not much out there on John Blatchley, but his designs (including the Conti R and this) would place him in the top echelons.

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  37. Avatar Sid Member

    Saw the correct answer before I got to post.
    My guess would have been a Volvo with a J C Whitney Rolls Royce dress-up kit.

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  38. Avatar jeff M

    70’s Rolls Royce or Bentley because of the head rest.. Or it might be a Yugo!

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  39. Avatar Jim Johnson

    Rolls or Bentley

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  40. Avatar Tara P

    Its a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow made between 1967 and 1976.

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  41. Avatar jim s

    i tried to respond to all comments but my system will not let me. which is either good or bad!. thanks again as it was great fun. i also found this but i am not bidding, just watching.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shadow-4-DOOR-COLLECTIBLE-CLASSIC-/271380518812?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3f2f8a179c&item=271380518812&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

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  42. Avatar Bernard

    1984 +/- Rolls Royce Silver Spirit

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  43. Avatar cliffyc

    It’s a late model (Type 2 post ’77),they fitted internally adjustable door mirrors (I think the same units as on Euro-spec Fords),it can be hard to pin down the exact model year.Over here (in Olde England!), RR Shadows end up as wedding cars (White,of course).

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