Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
An elegant vintage Rolls-Royce - with a famous first owner - is set to go under the hammer at a special sale at Wotton Auctions Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
The 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow will feature in the sale on Thursday, October 3rd – and might be more affordable than you think.
Managing Director and Auctioneer, Joseph Trinder told Stroud Times: “The car’s first owner was Lord Lew Grade, media impresario, television pioneer and the man responsible for bringing The Muppet Show to the UK in the 1970s.
“We’ve got a full owner service history, and it has been really looked after by a consecutive list of owners, and it’s remarkable that she has only covered something like 84,000 miles in her 52 years.
“We’re estimating the car at £8,000 to £12,000 and is offered for sale at very approachable money.”
Just over 30,000 Silver Shadows were produced between 1965 and 1980 and would set you back £6,557 in 1966 – the equivalent of around £160,000 in 2024.
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An elegant vintage Rolls-Royce - with a famous first owner - is set to go under the hammer at a special sale at Wotton Auctions Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
The 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow will feature in the sale on Thursday, October 3rd – and might be more affordable than you think.
Managing Director and Auctioneer, Joseph Trinder told Stroud Times: “The car’s first owner was Lord Lew Grade, media impresario, television pioneer and the man responsible for bringing The Muppet Show to the UK in the 1970s.
“We’ve got a full owner service history, and it has been really looked after by a consecutive list of owners, and it’s remarkable that she has only covered something like 84,000 miles in her 52 years.
“We’re estimating the car at £8,000 to £12,000 and is offered for sale at very approachable money.”
Just over 30,000 Silver Shadows were produced between 1965 and 1980 and would set you back £6,557 in 1966 – the equivalent of around £160,000 in 2024.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
