Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
Registered from 1996 to 1997.
About this model
The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a full-size luxury car that was produced by Rolls-Royce at their Crewe works between 1949 and 1955. It was the first Rolls-Royce car to be offered with a factory built body which it shared, along with its chassis, with the Bentley Mark VI until 1952 and then the Bentley R Type until production finished in 1955. The car was first introduced as an export only model. The left hand drive manual transmission models had a column gear change, while right hand drives had a floor change by the door. In the British home market the Silver Dawn only became available from October 1953, with the introduction of the model corresponding to the Bentley R Type.
From the Wikipedia article Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 6.8 petrol. 4 of 29 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 75% | 3 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 75% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged