An English Rolls

La Gazette Drouot, Caroline Legrand

At the Friday, September 26sale organized by Rouillac OVV in the vicinity of Le Mans (the exact address will be communicated two days before the sale), this 1983 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, equipped with its famous 8-cylinder V-engine, state-of-the-art instrumentation and innovative hydropneumatic suspension ( €15,000/20 ,000 ), will stand out. The burgundy-colored, right-hand drive interior is fitted with steel wheels with chrome hubcaps enhanced by a double thread. The car was delivered new to the London dealership Jack Barclay LTD, from whom it was originally acquired.This Silver Spirit, of the Mark I generation (1980-1989), was produced in 8126 examples.