1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph

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, [email protected].

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).

VIN: SCALA60E9XCX01368.

Odometer Reading: 16,394 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 drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this Silver Seraph is an excellent example of a very fine, hand-built luxury vehicle from a manufacturer whose name is synonymous with quality, exclusivity and prestige.

It is in very impressive overall condition - aside from one fairly obvious exception -and appears to be entirely authentic and original.

We know that it entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2012.

The bodywork appears to be more or less pristine, except, of course, for the big dent on the passenger-side rear wing.

That aside, the panels are straight and even, the bodywork is free of any other significant flaws, and the panel gaps and shut lines seem consistent and even.

The paint finish, which we’d describe as being a light bronze colour, has retained all of its shine and lustre.

The chrome and exterior trim are in fine condition, as are the lights, lenses, badging and all exterior fixtures and fittings.

The wheels, too, look to be in very good order.

There are a couple of scuffs and a scratch on the rear bumper and one or two stone chips in the usual places – front valance, wheel arches, the leading edges of the bonnet and doors, etc.

The cream and brown interior is in the same virtually brand-new condition as the exterior, and the combination of these colours across the mediums of leather, wood and wool helps create the typically classy and luxurious ambience you’d hope and expect to find in a Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph.

The wood veneers on the dashboard, door cappings, picnic tables and various inserts are rich and glossy.

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

The metres of cream leather with red piping are largely devoid of any creases or other flaws that we can see. The seats, front and back, appear to be in generally very good condition.

There is just a hint of some light creasing around the bolster on the driver’s seat cushion.

There are some marks and stains in evidence on the rear, passenger side seat.

Like everything else in here, the excellent condition of the door cards is far more a reflection of the car’s low kilometres than its age.

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 under 17,000 kilometres.

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

This car doesn’t come with any history or 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.

The paperwork shown in the gallery are copes, and none constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

From what we can see, this excellent Silver Seraph is in pretty much time-warp condition and would appear to have been very well maintained and cared for throughout its life.

Provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals are as good as the rest of the car, we think you might struggle to find many better examples of this age – once you’ve got that dent sorted out.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €20,000 - €30,000.