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!