My wife and I purchased a used Silver Shadow last April (2011). It is the one shown in the picture album for TANDS, and was apparently one of those featured in the TD video (which I never saw).
We have not noticed any problem like that discussed in this string. But I have noticed another issue that I want to point out.
The sides of our SS are BLACK. When it is parked with the sun shining on the driver's side, it heats up, and the side skin puckers above and behind the door. When it cools off again, these puckers disappear. The mysterious thing is that it does not occur on the passenger side under the same conditions.
I guess that this is due to "differential thermal expansion" of the skin relative to the understructure. I worry that this will eventually cause leaks where the sidewall meets the roof, or that the puckers will eventually become permanent.
We store the TD inside when not in use. But we like using it, and cannot always park in the shade.
Have any other Silver Shadow owners noticed anything like this?
New subject: SS owners should check out the Silver Shadow now listed in the For Sale forum, and look at the sellers album. He has had water leak at the hatch hinge on the passenger side. He does not plan to fix it; is trying to sell it instead.