Restoring a Silver Spirit

[DiabloInd9]

The cost of restoring a RR Silver Spirit is working out to be quite expensive. More expensive than a well maintained Arnage for sale currently.

Even after restoring, they are not very reliable.

Just a flying thought, could I restore it like the Rolls Royce Corniche, that took part in the Dakar Rally.

With that I mean, have the outer shell and interiors of the RR but mechanically I have a cheaper to maintain car?

Keen to hear your thoughts.

PS: The car is in South India and importing spares cost a fortune!

[MarsellusWallace]

I can't really understand why anyone would restore a Spirit when a really mint one can be had for a fraction of the restoration cost unless there is an emotional attachment to that particular car.

[Lockhouse]

MarsellusWallace said:

I can't really understand why anyone would restore a Spirit when a really mint one can be had for a fraction of the restoration cost unless there is an emotional attachment to that particular car.

What he said. Restoring a car is almost always a lot more expensive than buying a well sorted one in the first place. Only time it isn't is if it's a one-off or limited production run. You're better off buying a minter than a munter as my Dad used to say.

[ADP68]

I've seen (on the internet) all sorts of crap engines inserted into RRs, usually diesels. It's not a proper RR if you rip its guts out and replace them with other bits.

[ecurie]

The Paris-Dakar Corniche wasn't even based on a real Rolls Royce.
They build a tubular frame, fibreglass panels, a Chevy engine and a Toyota 4wd system.