1984 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams will receive your payment, The Market by Bonhams accounts service will inform the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored: a release note will be sent to them.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES

€30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES

€500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

Chassis No: SCAZL0008DCX08099

Odometer: 66,925 kms.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history or service records.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this LHD 1984 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is in very good overall condition.

We don’t know when it entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars.

We believe that it was living in Switzerland in 2003 and may have been doing so for some time before and after that date.

Presented in white with a vinyl roof, the car’s bodywork is free of any idents, bumps or creases of real significance.

The paintwork, too, has survived very well in general.

The wheels are good all round and most of the chrome work is in very decent condition.

The badging and lights are good, and is most of the exterior rubber trim.

The vinyl roof looks fine and there is no damage that we can see.

There are chips on the leading edges of the doors, and some cracks and chips in the paint on the driver’s door.

Some superficial rust has occupied cracks in the paintwork next to the rear passenger-side light cluster.

These very minor faults aside, the car presents extremely well and appears to have been cared for properly.

The car has a limousine interior, as designated by the electrically operated glass privacy screen separating the driver from the passengers in the rear.

Again, the condition is very impressive overall, although the upholstery and other surfaces would benefit from being cleaned.

The upholstery is undamaged and only minimally creased, both front and back. The seats are supportive and comfortable.

The carpets and thick, lambswool over-mats are good, as are the door cards.

There is a small hole in the base of the storage unit between the seats.

The wood veneers on the dashboard and door cappings are beautifully rich and shiny.

There are some scuffs to the lacquer on the driver’s side picnic table in the rear.

The headlining is taught and undamaged.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start the vehicle.

The boot is in good condition.

Aside from one or two spots of entirely standard rust dust here and there, the undersides of this car appear to be very well preserved and in possession of a decent amount of structural integrity - from what we can see.

Everything in the engine bay seems to be clean, dry and in its right and proper place.

The car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

This car must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

Any paperwork shown in the gallery is a facsimile and in no way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

Apart from one or two very minor cosmetic issues, we think this 38 year-old car is in far better condition than you might expect to find in a vehicle of this age.

This luxurious, powerful, hand-built model from probably the world’s most prestigious marque should give its next owner a great deal of pride and satisfaction - provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are as good as the rest of the car.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €5,000 - €10,000.

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