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Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III
(1962 - 1965, 1962-1966 coachbuilt cars)
Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III, 1965, #SKP165, Standard Saloon. This Swiss registered
Silver Cloud III is distinguished by its Webasto sunroof from a typical
Standard Saloon.
Design changes included dual headlamps and a lower front wing/bonnet
line when the standard version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III was
unveiled towards the end of 1962. For the first time those rakish drop
head coupès and fixed head coupés hitherto exclusive to the Bentley
Continental were also available on Silver Cloud III chassis. Drum brakes
were still utilised by the factory and were looked upon at askance by some
critics, who pointed out too that a car with separate chassis and
coachwork attached by means of bolts and screws could be stated as having
lost contact with modern development. Prospective purchasers didn't share
this opinion wholeheartedly and in fact to meet demand a special series of
chassis was produced well into the year 1966 - although the successor
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow had been launched in 1965.
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III, 1966, #LCSC99B, James Young Saloon Coupé.
No more than 6 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III were bodied by James Young
with this particularly elegant coachwork. (Photo courtesy of Peter Kaempf)
Technical Data:
8 cylinder 90 degree V-configuration, aluminium-silicon alloy cylinder
block with cast iron wet cylinder liners, bore x stroke 104.14 x 91.44 mm
(4.1 x 3.6 in), capacity 6,230 cc, aluminium alloy cylinder heads; 2 SU
carburettors; 4-speed automatic gearbox, hypoid bevel final drive;
independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear;
drum brakes servo-assisted; wheelbase 3,124.2 mm or 3,225.8 mm (123 in or
127 in); tyre size 8.20 x 15
Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III, 1964, #CEL17. The long wheelbase variant offered 4 in
more legroom for rear seat passengers.
No.
made:
| 2555 |
Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III (328 were fitted coachbuilt bodies) |
| 254 |
Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III long wheelbase (47 were fitted with coachbuilt
bodies) |
| 2809 |
Rolls-Royce
Silver Cloud III altogether |
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