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!
Checker
no, but checker is still my to buy list
Rolls Royce
yes
or a Mercedes Benz
no
1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
wrong year
It is either a Rolls-Royce Silver Shaddow or a Bentley T series.
shadow
It’s a Rolls Royce
yes
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Series 2 1978 ? ish
titled as 1979
thats it? 1 bently?
no
It appears to be a late 60’s Bently.
no
Rolls Silver Shadow or Wraith, late 1970s, early 1980s.
yes
Is it a old silver cloud?
no
Rolls. Late 70’s
Would you believe a Rolls Corniche?
no, but i wish
1989 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
no
You’r all wrong, it’s a 1978 Stutz Bearcat.
no
1960s or 1970s Rolls-Royce
yes
1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
wrong year
It’s a 1989 Rolls Royce Silver Spur!
no
Trabant!
no
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.
wrong year
78 Rolls Silver Shadow
titled as 1979 RR Silver Shadow II.
It’s a Rolls, look at the side marker light.
yes
1970 s rolls silver shadow
1976 Rolls Silver Shadow
1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
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).
1979 shadow II
It s a rr silver shadow or a bentley t1
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!
yes
Its a 1978 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 2.
titled as 1979
Square mirrors say Silver Shadow II,without seeing the bumpers can’t be sure but I’d say 1977.
titled as 1979
mid 80’s Rolls
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!
wrong year
ZIL? Naah, it’s either a Rolls Royce or Bentley from the 70’s or 80’s.
1979 RRi
should read ” 1979 RR ” not ” RRi, “
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.
Well at least you know that you could have taken the car into a Chevy dealer for an AC or trans repair.
and the steering system, i think.
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.
Looks like early ’80’s Rollsroyce silver shadow.
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……
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.
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.
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.
70’s Rolls Royce or Bentley because of the head rest.. Or it might be a Yugo!
Rolls or Bentley
Its a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow made between 1967 and 1976.
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
1984 +/- Rolls Royce Silver Spirit
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).