Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury is one of the most famous rock stars in the world. Recently celebrated with a biopic, he was known for several luxurious cars at the peak of his career. He had names like Lincoln, Daimler and others in his garage. Among them was the 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. The British singer used a luxury limousine to take him to his last moments in 1991. Currently, the car he owned is being auctioned off at RM Sotheby’s in London in November, according to Haggerty Automotive. Proceeds from the car auction will be used to provide aid to Ukraine’s war victims and to build a hospital in Lviv.
According to the listing on the DuPont Registry, Silver Shadow entered the ownership of Mercury in 1974, in 1979. Although the car’s early years were never recorded, it is known that Mercury’s business, Goose Productions Ltd., purchased the vehicle. However, it is said that Mercury never actually drove a car as he never got his full driving license.
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According to the Haggerty Automobile website, Kashmera Mercury allegedly used the vehicle for some time after her brother passed away. It was eventually put up for sale in the UK and sold in 2013 with 62,000 miles on the odometer.
The interior of the car is blue, and the exterior is painted in a shade called Silver Chalice. And it is said to still be powered by its original 6.75-litre V8 engine. The memory of the sedan was preserved in the biopic of the queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Early in the film, Rocker is driven to a Live Aid concert at a silver Rolls-Royce (presumably not Mercury’s original).
Following the sale of Freddie Mercury’s 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, the auction proceeds will go to the Superhumans Center, a charity established to provide aid to Ukraine war victims. The charity is supported by Richard Branson and many others to provide relief money to people in the war-torn country.