It’s after that split-second glance that you realize that this car is more Ed Roth than Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Can’t you just see this beast immortalized as a classic Rat Fink cartoon? Take a look at this 1975 Hot Rod Rolls found here on eBay, and you’ll agree it feels more satire than Silver Shadow

I appreciate this car’s 15 minutes of fame, having been featured on Season 2 of Junkyard Empire – in the episode where Andy’s cousin desperately wants to turn his Rolls into a Rod. I also appreciate the hard work that went into the modification of this classic, with the Empire team creating new motor mounts for the 650 horsepower small block that the seller claims cost nearly $15k alone.

Then they added the blower. And what a blower it is! Of course a new custom exhaust system had to be thrown in to handle all that air flow from the blower motor. Other than the massive protrusion in the hood, the rest of the Silver Shadow is remarkably intact – and in fact looks to be in great shape.

For the right person, the current $26k “Buy It Now” price might seem fine for a very (very) unique take on a Rolls that has a TV tie-in. However that premium for the pedigree is somewhere in the $10k range, with similar survivors in fine shape in the high teens. Love it or Hate it – you have to respect that Big Daddy Blower towering over an old British Beauty.