Rolls-Royce Camargue Coachwork by Pininfarina, 1977
Rolls-Royce Camargue
Rolls-Royce Camargue•
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Chassis No.: JRE25329
US$61,600 USD | Sold
- 1977 Rolls-Royce Camargue
- Coachwork by Pininfarina
- 6,750cc OHV V8 Engine
- 220bhp at 4,000rpm
- 3-Speed GM400 Automatic Transmission
- 4-Wheel Independent Suspension
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
- Delivered new to North America
- One of only 530 built
- Original MSRP in 1980 - $153,090
With the underpinnings of the contemporary Silver Shadow, the Camargue coupe was strikingly different from any preceding Rolls-Royce model, and closer in concept to the Bentley Continental. The company's flagship, it used an up-rated version of Rolls' dependable 6,750cc V8 engine. The power output remained undisclosed, in keeping with tradition, although most testers reported a healthy improvement in acceleration above 70mph and a top speed in excess of 120mph. The car also featured Rolls-Royce's advanced split-level air conditioning system which enabled independent temperature control at two levels, something that would later become standard on the Shadow II range.
Original U.S. list prices were approximately $148,000 making Camargues perilously expensive and in today's money, they would eclipse the cost of almost all new cars. The prohibitive cost, paired with the lengthy production build time, undoubtedly accounted for the modest numbers built; perhaps some of those in the line gave up waiting and chose to take the two Silver Shadows instead, or a handful of other cars? Although in production for 11 years until 1986, some 530 were built. Of those, a mere 30 entered the U.S.A. each year even though the bulk of production was intended for overseas customers and the majority built with left-hand drive.
The Camargue offered has a data plate which lists a build date of October 1976, while the British Registration document for the car cites October 7, 1977 as its first date of registration. Its VIN decodes to reveal that it was originally built for the North American market, and therefore had the odometer in miles and was left hand drive from new. Its career beyond this point is not well-charted, although from a sticker under the hood, it appears to have had some time in the Far East also.
By, the late 2000s it returned to its country of birth, being re-registered there on November 14, 2007, according to its former V5 document. The current owner acquired the Rolls-Royce in 2011 from the noted British dealer Peter Jarvis, someone well known for this era of the marque. In its present custody its use has been limited and it will no doubt require careful recommissioning before road use.
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