Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud 2017

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026 on Saturday the 21st of March Sunday the 22nd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. , Launched in 1962, the RollsRoyce Silver Cloud III and its Bentley S3 equivalent employed the 6.2litre V8 engine introduced on the Cloud II/S2 though with larger carburettors, new distributor and a raised compression ratio,Most obvious among many changes from the preceding models was the adoption of four headlamps, the absence of sidelights from the wing tops and a slightly lower radiator shell,From the last year of production, this impressive Cloud III is finished in Silver Mink over Garnet with a classic RollsRoyce interior in soft grey hides, complemented by figured Walnut on the dashboard, door cappings, rear picnic tables and vanity mirror surrounds,Originally supplied new by Jack Barclay and later exported to the US, it returned home in 2017, was registered and subsequently recommissioned,Offered by our vendor from an impressive collection of modern supercars it's supplied with handbooks, recent invoices and the V5C,This elegant Cloud III is ready once again to discretely whisk its lucky owners and their guests in amazing comfort to their destination and to arrive in the style normally reserved for what was, at the time, 'The best car in the world',