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Hello, I'm Henry in Bohemia (well actually the Erzgebirge region of Saxony in Germany near to the Czech border in what would once have been Bohemia, and still is, about 20 miles south).
I've just bought a UK RHD Silver Shadow II. It's one of the 75th Anniversary models, made in 1979. Honey gold with magnolia leather. 61k miles on the clock. It's been re-sprayed in its original colour. An 8 out of 10 car in terms of condition.
I'm going to look into registering it in Germany. If that proves troublesome then I'll keep it on UK plates as long as possible.
I've done a little research on the 75th Anniversary models and it seems that there is incorrect information out there which specifies that 75 of the ltd edition were made for the overseas customers and 25 were made for UK customers.
This is wrong as far as I can see. The plaque in my glove compartment says it's one of 75. I've also seen other plaques which indicate that another 75 were made for the US market (in a special colour scheme) and another 75 were made for overseas (LHD or RHD). So there were 225 75th Anniversary Silver Shadow II's made (assuming they actually made the full 75 of each).
I couldn't find a single RR forum anywhere online, so I hope this one takes off and becomes frequented by enthusiasts and experts as it should provide a real help for average owners such as myself.
I've just bought a UK RHD Silver Shadow II. It's one of the 75th Anniversary models, made in 1979. Honey gold with magnolia leather. 61k miles on the clock. It's been re-sprayed in its original colour. An 8 out of 10 car in terms of condition.
I'm going to look into registering it in Germany. If that proves troublesome then I'll keep it on UK plates as long as possible.
I've done a little research on the 75th Anniversary models and it seems that there is incorrect information out there which specifies that 75 of the ltd edition were made for the overseas customers and 25 were made for UK customers.
This is wrong as far as I can see. The plaque in my glove compartment says it's one of 75. I've also seen other plaques which indicate that another 75 were made for the US market (in a special colour scheme) and another 75 were made for overseas (LHD or RHD). So there were 225 75th Anniversary Silver Shadow II's made (assuming they actually made the full 75 of each).
I couldn't find a single RR forum anywhere online, so I hope this one takes off and becomes frequented by enthusiasts and experts as it should provide a real help for average owners such as myself.