Classic Risers

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

Anyone who read Richard Barnett’s piece on lockdown-beating classics in last week’s issue will already know that Silver Shadow values haven’t moved dramatically – but what’s clear from these prices is that they also haven’t been affected much by the wider ups and downs of the classic market in recent years. Values have moved up compared to where they were a decade or so ago, but when inflation’s taken into account these gentle giants have remained almost static when it comes to prices, save for concours examples.

THE CCW VIEW

What these averages, based on auction results, don’t show is the vast gulf between the very best examples, like the ex-Jay Kay example that made £30k last month, and the procession of rougher examples making £5-6k, skewing the results. We reckon that values will continue to go up for the best examples, but so many out there, don’t expect any significant rises. David Simister