Monday 24th October 2011

175MPH R-R Silver Shadow Unleashed

Ultimate (sort-of) Gentleman's Express coming to Santa Pod

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For those of you disappointingly unable to get to B&Q or Tesco at the weekend, there looks to be an amusing alternative on offer at Santa Pod.

They're running a 'Flame and Thunder' event which, say the organisers, already has 'a superb mix of race and stunt cars to marvel at', but will now also feature this excellent Rolls Royce Silver Shadow.

Excellent, because thanks to its big-block Chevy V8, the old Shadow now runs the quarter mile in 7.93secs with a 175mph top speed - which almost makes it more 'Wilton House' than the Earl of Pembroke's Bugatti Veyron. (Apparently the Veyron Super Sport is a good couple of secs slower over the same distance.)

The car has been prepared by WG Racing and uses a cutting-edge selection of the latest drag tricks and lightening methods, including a bespoke Chrome-Moly twin tube chassis, suspension and braking system.

Thanks to PHer central for the picture.

[CliveM]

About the same aerodynamics as Wilton House too!

[Mini1275]

CliveM said:

About the same aerodynamics as Wilton House too!

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I absolutely love things like this!.

[cookie1600]

Can you still here the clock ticking at 60 mph?

[Stevie Mojo]

Brill

[Tyre Smoke]

Totally bonkers.

Just like the Classic Car Mechanics crowd with their black Shadow at Le Mans.

There is something deliciously right about the irreverence shown to a Roller sometimes.

[Justayellowbadge]

Bespoke chassis and running gear, and a chevy V8.

It's not really a shad, is it?

[Podie]

Justayellowbadge said:

Bespoke chassis and running gear, and a chevy V8.

It's not really a shad, is it?

Agreed. It's a silhouette.

[Pistachio]

Totally bonkers and what a laugh but……. not wanting to put a damper on things, just wait for RR to slap an injunction for using the famous grille and flying lady which are trademark protected.
lets see.
But best looking wedding drag car out there

[madal]

Justayellowbadge said:

Bespoke chassis and running gear, and a chevy V8.

It's not really a shad, is it?

so its a chevy then no really a R.R IS it
it look like R.R but looks only

[pSyCoSiS]

Totally mental and I love it!

[PetrolAholic]

Podie said:

Agreed. It's a silhouette.

Genius ha ha

[Paperboy]

The world would be a dull place without people like this!

[Porkie]

Love it!

[thewheelman]

Not the first Roller racer they've made.....(could be development of the same car)

Edited by thewheelman on Monday 24th October 13:13

[ode]

Fantastic. Reminds me of the Sheikh in the Cannonball Run :-)

[geoffracing]

Pistachio said:

But best looking wedding drag car out there

That's a good commentary!

One should respect such makes but, as many PHs say, these things make us smile even if everything isn't going fine.

[MotorPsycho]

Just to make a point; Rolls Royce have used Chevrolet V8s in the past. It's as much a Rolls Royce as Andy Frost's Red Victor is a Vauxhall Victor! No one complains about that do they

It's also been on display at RR days with the company big wigs there so there is no issue with the car!

[Justayellowbadge]

MotorPsycho said:

Just to make a point; Rolls Royce have used Chevrolet V8s in the past.

In what, their delivery trucks?

[Balmoral Green]

There's about as much Silver Shadow in that as the LDV Convoy minibus with a RR grille that I saw last week.

Great fun though

[cookie1600]

MotorPsycho said:

Just to make a point; Rolls Royce have used Chevrolet V8s in the past.

Really???!!!! Not in production vehicles

thewheelman said:

Not the first Roller racer they've made.....(could be development of the same car)

The first 'shell' was destroyed when the car 'rolled' (I thangu) off the load-bed of the transport truck and back into a garage. They had to get another shell and graft it all together again + an acro for the garage roof!