Readers’ Writes

ROLLING OVER

Greetings. While not a huge Rolls-Royce fan, I do read all the articles in the magazine and your piece, An Enduring Status Symbol, in Issue No. 361, January 2021, piqued my interest in that it seems to confirm my suspicions that a rather sad-looking, seemingly abandoned vehicle in a shabby section in a Wellington suburb is indeed a Rolls-Royce. The photo on page 70 indicates to me it is likely a ’60s Silver Shadow.

It would appear even the most upmarket cars can meet a sad ending. This suburb must have a thing for expensive cars languishing in decay, as over the last 30 years it has had two extremely decaying XJ6s on display to the roadside; both now