1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith III

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 (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer.

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 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 receives your payment, the accounts department will send a release note to the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored.

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: LRX37919.

Odometer Reading: 25,184 kms.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history and very few service records aside from a few invoices and receipts for maintenance and spare parts.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this low kilometres Silver Wraith II is in decent condition - although there are a few largely cosmetic issues with the bodywork and some bubbling here and there.

We believe that the car was in Kuwait as early as 2001 and that it entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2018.

The bodywork appears to be largely free of any significant dinks, dents, creases or bumps.

The panels are straight and the gaps and shut lines seem consistent and even.

The black paint finish looks good from a few metres away. On closer inspection it appears to have spots of very fine white ‘dust’ throughout.

There is a scratch on the rear wing on the driver’s side and a paint chip and a tiny spot of bubbling on the rear wheel arch on the same side. There are also paint chips on the front door and front wheel arch on the driver’s side.

The rear bumper has a few paint chips in evidence.

The chrome, exterior trim and wheels look to be in good order, as do most exterior fixtures and fittings, including the lights, lenses and badging.

There is some bubbling under the vinyl roof on the passenger side and some scuffs and paint chips on both doors and the wheel arches on the same side.

The interior matches the exterior in the sense that it’s good in parts and less so in others.

As ever with a Rolls-Royce of this era, the combination of leather, wood and wool helps create the typically classy and luxurious ambience you’d hope and expect to find in a hand-built limousine of this quality.

The wood veneers on the dashboard, door cappings, picnic tables and various inserts are rich and glossy, although the lacquer is cracked in a few places.

The black carpets and rugs are thick, deep and largely untroubled by either time or use.

The metres of cream leather on the upholstery are lightly creased but generally in decent condition, except for a split in the seat cushion on the rear, passenger-side seat.

There are some glue stains on the leather trim by the base of the rear, driver’s-side door.

The headlining and door cards appear to be good.

The leather trim on the parcel shelf is disintegrating where it meets the rear screen, and the carpet lining the boot has definitely seen better days.

We can’t vouch for the full functionality of instruments, dials, buttons, knobs, switches or levers because we haven’t driven the car.

Everything in the engine bay seems to be in its right and proper place and entirely as you’d expect to find in a car that’s covered just 25,000 kilometres.

The undersides of the car appear to have a good deal of structural integrity.

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

It 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.

None of the paperwork shown in the gallery constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

The documents in the photo gallery are photocopies.

From what we can see, this majestic Silver Wraith II is in reasonable and serviceable condition - provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals are amenable to recommissioning - and the time and effort required to remedy any cosmetic shortcomings should be more than compensated for by ownership of a very special vehicle.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €8,000 - €14,000.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located in a bonded warehouse in Amsterdam, to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.