Even though Rolls-Royce knew its market, that market was not quite as big as it initially thought. The carmaker manufactured more cars than were needed by its consumers, which spelled the demise of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. Any vehicle that puts a manufacturer into the red will not last long on the line of cars for the following year, which is precisely what happened to the Silver Shadow II. Fortunately, the car did have a suitable replacement, which of course, was the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, whose began production in 1980
