Silver Spirit Emperor State Landaulet

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The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is a full-size luxury car produced by Rolls-Royce Motors, in Crewe, England, from 1980 to 1997. It was the first model in the SZ series. The Silver Spur is a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit, produced from 1980 to 2000. It was the first car to feature a retractable Spirit of Ecstasy. The spring-loaded mascot sank into the radiator shell if dislodged from its position.

The sole Emperor State Landaulet was built for Stephen Berry of Sydney Australia for the ‘Chauffeur of Dreams’ project.

It was delivered November 11th 1992 as an Emperor State Landaulet built on a donor 1989 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.

Like the Emperor State Limousines, the Landaulet was coachbuilt by Hooper Coachbuilt Cars as a fully monocoque tub.

George Moseley at Hooper was responsible for stretching the car 22.5 inches which included new new doors, new glass, a raised roof and the removable targa panel at the rear.