Rolls-Royce

The Silver Spirit and long-wheelbase Silver Spur carried hand-built Crewe motoring to the end of the century, and depreciation has made them the cheapest Rolls-Royce ownership ever offered. A guide to the SZ family, the four series, and what to check before buying one.

The Corniche carried the coachbuilt tradition through a quarter-century, Mulliner Park Ward hand-building the two-door Rolls long after the trade around it vanished. A guide to the coupe and convertible, the four series, and what to check before buying.

The Silver Cloud closed the separate-chassis age with the most beautiful standard body Rolls-Royce ever wore, gained a V8 heart along the way, and became the definitive image of the classic Rolls. A guide to Clouds I, II and III, the coachbuilt cars, and what to check before buying one.

The Silver Shadow modernised Rolls-Royce in one leap and sold 30,000 copies, which is why it is now the most affordable grand luxury car in the hobby, and the most dangerous bargain. A guide to the Shadow I and II, what the hydraulics demand, and what to check before buying one.

Rolls-Royce spent seven decades building the best car in the world by its own exacting definition, from the Silver Ghost to the Silver Shadow, and the classics it left behind now span from million-pound pre-war coachwork to the most affordable grand luxury in the hobby. A guide to the classic Rolls-Royces we cover.