1983 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I

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. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 9% 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 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’. Registering the car will be for the winning bidder to do.

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 (contact details below).

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 seller 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).

Built in 1983, this LHD auto Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I was bought for the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2015.

For some reason (unknown to us), someone has tried to change the appearance (the grille) and badging of this car to suggest that it is a Bentley ‘Brooklands’ model.

The VIN - SCAZN0000DCX07037 – tells us otherwise, as does the Silver Spur plate above the Rolls-Royce serial number inside the front passenger-side door hinge.

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

We haven’t tried to drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic status.

Odometer: 143,884 km.

The bodywork and dark blue paintwork are in below average condition and some work will need to be done to restore this Rolls-Royce to its former glory.

The paint is scratched, cracked and split in various places and there is a big scuff to the rear wheel arch on the passenger side.

There is bubbling below the rear screen, on the ‘C’ pillars, on the roof and around the light clusters.

The rubber trim is warped or perished in most places.

There are chips and scuffs along the length of the car on the driver’s side. The paint is faded and crazed on the front wing on the same side. Also on the driver’s side, the front bumper is damaged and split.

There are scratches on the bonnet, along the passenger side of the car, on the front valance, and on the side windows.

The fuel filler flap doesn’t close properly.

Something has been spilled over the roof and down the driver’s side ‘C’ pillar.

The cream leather upholstery is in decent condition, front and back, although the rear headrest on the driver’s side is split at the back.

The veneers on the dashboard, door cappings and rear picnic tables are cracked and lifting in many places.

The carpets and mats are generally threadbare and moth-eaten.

The headlining is loose and sagging on the passenger side.

The bottom of the driver’s door card is missing, as are parts of the plastic cowling around the steering wheel column.

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 or drive the vehicle.

The boot is very messy and the carpet is torn.

The engine bay is dusty and parts of the engine, including the carburettor and air intake section (we think), appear to be missing.

The undersides of the car show evidence of rust and flaking in the sills and a few other places.

This car comes with no 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.

No documents shown in the gallery in any way constitute any kind of licensing or registration certification.

Clearly, there is some work to be done to this car – outside, inside and underneath.

But, despite what the grille and badging might tell you, ultimately this is a hand-built Rolls-Royce, so the prospect of restoring it should at least be a matter worth considering.

Provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals can be successfully recommissioned.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €2,500 - €5,000.