I really like this one. In the late sixties as a teenager I bought a blue one of these and a regular wheels Cortina GT with the intention of keeping them both in their boxes. Forty odd years on I still had them and they were still in their boxes, if a little dog-eared by. While I was doing this another young man, unknown to me, in Beeston bought the same two models, except he chose the later Superfast Cortina. He sadly passed away in 2010 and I was fortunate enough to be able to buy his whole collection from his widow. I was so pleased to have all four cars in my collection.

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was an early release in the Superfast range at 69c, never having been available as a regular wheels car. It was originally light metallic blue, changing to light and then darker gold metallic. Finally being a lime green/gold metallic. You will see it with both narrow early Superfast wheels and the later wider wheels. There are also a number of colour variations in the seats and the folded hood.

There are no really rare versions but look out for the later green/gold version. There are 16 versions listed in Ramsay's guide and few attract much of a premium.

Matchbox/Lesney 69c; Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Coupe; Metallic Blue, Tan Interior, Black Base, Brown Folded Hood, Narrow Superfast	Matchbox/Lesney 69c; Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Coupe; Metallic Blue, Tan Interior, Brown Folded Top, Yellow Base, Amber Windows, Superfast	Matchbox/Lesney 69c; Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Coupe; Dark Gold, Off-white Interior, Black Folded Top, Black Base, Amber Windows, Superfast

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