Lot Ended
Description
Rare LWB example with division and reduced-size rear window; ex Lord
Grade; very smart and driven 60 miles to the sale; lots of
history
Specified and delivered by Lex Mead in Maidenhead, Chassis
LRH 12423 was supplied in Shell Grey with a dark blue Everflex roof. The
upholstery was dark blue VM 3209 Connolly and it was ordered as a long wheelbase
model, with division and a smaller rear window. It was very exclusive, the
conversion to LWB being undertaken by Mulliner Park Ward before it left
Crewe.
It was ordered with the electric division, cruise control,
electric windows and central locking, dual a/c systems, dual radio 8-track
stereos (now with ipod jack), electric front seats and woold over-rugs and
drop-down foot-rests.
It's first owner is listed as Leslie Grade Ltd, the
company owned by Lex and Lew Grade, the cigar-smoking Impresarios responsible
for much of Independent Television, as well as the Thunderbirds puppet
series and who bought us all The Muppet Show!
It lived with
them until 1976, presumably wafting around Soho with the rich and
famous sitting behind the electric division. Its new owner lived in Berkshire,
the car remaining in their family ownership until 2016.
A much-loved
member of the family, it did service at all of the family weddings, took
them to Henley, Ascot and the Polo and was regularly maintained and used,
although by 2017 it had still only covered some 81,000 miles.
In
2003 it was treated to a bare metal respray - thankfully painted in its
original shade of ICI Shell Grey. The bill for this came to £10,300 and there
are photos on file of the work. In 2006 the vendor had the interior wood trim
restored, the radios sorted, seats Connollised and a full service, the bill
coming ot £3,750.
There are multiple bills on file to show care and
maintenance, the current owner acquiring the car in 2020 and using it regularly.
His intention at the time had been to buy a Cloud, but when this
Shadow 1 came along he couldn't resist, although Brightwells have subsequently
been able furnish him with the Cloud that he had always dreamt of hence the
Shadows inclusion in the sale.
The V5C shows six former keepers, although
some were from the same family and it retains its original buff logbook,
old style logbook and ownership history. It also has its original book
back, including the handbook, serivce book and delivery sheets and has been
running and driving around Brightwells as one would expect having been driven
some 30 miles to the sale.
There is lots to like about this low-owner,
low-mileage LWB Shadow 1 - it has a lot on offer.
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