European Style Right-hand drive, 1971 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with the original color palette in a sophisticated British Green. This vehicle has definite history, said to have been owned by Prince Phillip, himself. Purchased by Richard "Ritchie" Barrett, who shipped the vehicle to the United States in 1979. 

   Mr. Barrett was the lead singer in the group called the Valentines in the early 1950's. He went on to discover Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Chantels, and Little Anthony and the Imperials He wrote songs for them and produced or co-produced most of their sessions. He managed, played piano, bass, drums, wrote songs like "Maybe" (written by Barrett), their biggest hit of the 1950s (# 15). Curiously, his first solo single, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", which spent one week at # 94 in the Billboard pop charts in April 1958. Also, "Come Softly To Me" and "Summer's Love" (a remake of the first Valentines record), which peaked at # 93 in Billboard in 1959. Mr. Barrett's most famous solo record was "Some Other Guy", recorded for Atlantic in 1962, credited to Richie Barrett, and co-written with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Barrett went on to have great success as the creator, producer and manager of the Three Degrees, probably the greatest girl group of the 1970s. By that time he had relocated to Philadelphia, where he also worked with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and other artists. Barrett was a prolific songwriter, with 148 titles in the Broadcast Music, Inc. database. Mr. Barrett had many honors over the years and was recognized in February of 2006 as a National African American Leader and Success. In 1998 he was portrayed by actor Ben Vereen in the movie "Why Do Fools In Love", which Barrett said was filled with inaccuracies. He was born in Philadelphia and pasted away at the age of 73 in the Gladwyne section of Philadelphia on August 3 of 2006. He will always be remember by his family, friends, loved ones, the music industry, and us.

  We acquired this rare vehicle from Mr. Barrett in 1999 and it has been a tribute to our fleet ever since.