Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
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The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a luxury British saloon car produced from the mid-1960s to 1980, renowned for its advanced engineering, unibody construction, and opulent comfort.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow canonical | 6 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow platform | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow two-door | 1 |
| long-wheelbase Silver Shadow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5755764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Motors, notableProduct, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow]
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A.
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”
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B.
Rolls-Royce Phantom I
The Rolls-Royce Phantom I is a luxury automobile produced in the 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its exceptional engineering, refinement, and status as one of the most prestigious cars of its era.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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D.
Bentley Speed Six
The Bentley Speed Six is a high-performance luxury sports car produced by Bentley in the late 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its racing success at Le Mans and its powerful six-cylinder engine.
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E.
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited was the restructured company formed after the collapse of the original Rolls-Royce Limited, continuing its aero-engine and engineering businesses under government control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a luxury British saloon car produced from the mid-1960s to 1980, renowned for its advanced engineering, unibody construction, and opulent comfort.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is an early 20th-century luxury automobile famed for its exceptional reliability, refinement, and role in establishing Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a maker of “the best car in the world.”
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B.
Rolls-Royce Phantom I
The Rolls-Royce Phantom I is a luxury automobile produced in the 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its exceptional engineering, refinement, and status as one of the most prestigious cars of its era.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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D.
Bentley Speed Six
The Bentley Speed Six is a high-performance luxury sports car produced by Bentley in the late 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its racing success at Le Mans and its powerful six-cylinder engine.
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E.
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited was the restructured company formed after the collapse of the original Rolls-Royce Limited, continuing its aero-engine and engineering businesses under government control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British automobile
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luxury car ⓘ saloon car ⓘ |
| alsoSoldAs | Bentley T-series ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Crewe, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Crewe
|
| bodyStyle | 4-door saloon ⓘ |
| brakeType | four-wheel disc brakes ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| curbWeight | over 2,100 kg ⓘ |
| designer | John Polwhele Blatchley ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineType |
Rolls-Royce–Bentley V8
ⓘ
linked to:
6.75 L Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8
|
| faceliftFeature |
air conditioning improvements
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rack-and-pinion steering ⓘ revised front suspension geometry ⓘ rubber-faced bumpers ⓘ |
| faceliftName | Silver Shadow II ⓘ |
| faceliftYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | approximately 59 inches ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 inches ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motors ⓘ |
| marketedAs | most advanced Rolls-Royce of its time ⓘ |
| marketSegment | high-end luxury ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
disc brakes on all wheels
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hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension ⓘ independent suspension on all wheels ⓘ power-assisted steering ⓘ unibody construction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of sound insulation
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opulent interior trim ⓘ |
| platform | monocoque ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
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linked to:
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I
|
| productionEndYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| productionType | series production luxury saloon ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 5 ⓘ |
| successor | Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit ⓘ |
| suspensionSystem | hydropneumatic self-levelling rear suspension (early cars front and rear) ⓘ |
| transmission |
3-speed automatic
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4-speed automatic ⓘ |
| variant |
Rolls-Royce Camargue (related)
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Rolls-Royce Corniche (derived) ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce Corniche
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
long-wheelbase Silver Shadow ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
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| wheelbase |
119.5 inches (standard saloon)
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123.5 inches (long-wheelbase) ⓘ |
| width | approximately 71 inches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a luxury British saloon car produced from the mid-1960s to 1980, renowned for its advanced engineering, unibody construction, and opulent comfort.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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