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You may be looking for this car's predecessor, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, which featured an opening trunk instead of opening front doors.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II
Debut Series Superfast
Produced 1979-1984
Number MB39
Scale 1:67
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II (1979 Silver)


  • Matchbox's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II, like its prototype, bears great similarity to the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow; the differences between the two real vehicles were mostly technological rather than cosmetic. The most obvious difference between the Matchbox versions may be the opening front doors of this model, rather than the opening trunk on the original. The chromed grille, headlights, and front bumper on both models were a single but separate piece, not part of the body, base, or interior, giving this model a total of fifteen distinct parts (body; 2 doors; door spring; window glazing; interior; grille, headlights, and bumper; base; steel leaf-spring suspension; two axles; and four wheels) rather than the eleven in a typical model.
  • The model was made in England, like the prototype, and like most Matchbox vehicles of the era is right-hand-drive.

Versions

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II has come out in the following "1/67 scale" versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
MB39 1979 1980 Superfast Silver-gray None Unpainted / Metal Clear Red M004f England 7939 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow L
MB39 1981 Superfast Red None Unpainted / Metal Clear Cream M004f England MB rollsRoyce ss2
MB39 1982 1-75 Tan None Unpainted/ Metal Yellow Ivory M004f England Rolls Royce Silwer Shadow II (1982)
MB39 1983 1984 1-75 Maroon None Unpainted/ Metal Clear White M004f Macau ROW only Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II (1983)
MB39 1995 Matchbox Black None Black/ Metal Clear Light Gray M004f China Japanesse edit Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II (1995 Black)

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