Description
Easily the finest and most original Silver Cloud on the market.
56000 miles only and one family owned from 1964.
Only the discerning enthusiast or collector who has their "eye in" appreciates that a car is original only once and how special an untouched original interior is and that something is lost forever once a car has been retrimmed with modern materials which can never look or smell quite the same as the original. The discerning collector questions what kind of life a car must have led if the interior needed to be restored or worse still, retrimmed.
I believe the interior of this Rolls Royce is most likely to be the finest surviving untouched Silver Cloud interior extant. It is totally original even down to the wood varnish and is a complete time warp. It possesses that wonderful aroma and feel good factor that is only found within an original interior. This speaks volumes as to how the car has been treated during its life. As we should all realise by now we cannot restore back to originality no matter how much we spend.
The flawless coachwork is finished in the factory ordered colour scheme of Black Pearl over Mason's Black with gold fine lines. Please view the pictures of the factory build sheets for confirmation of the original colour scheme.
Owned by the same Shropshire family from 1964 (The then elderly late Mr Charles Snr and shortly after the late Mr Charles Jnr).
Mr Charles Jnr had a position at Rolls Royce after the war before taking over the running of the family firm in the 1960's. The Rolls Royce was maintained and MOT'd over the years by the Rolls Royce factory service centre at Pym's lane Crewe, and additionally by the owner’s company workshop overseen by Mr C, for regular oil changes etc between visits to the Rolls Royce factory service centre. There is much correspondence within the history file from Rolls Royce during this time.
After very light use in fair weather during the '60's, ''70's and '80's and at less than 56, 000 miles, the Silver Cloud was carefully mothballed by the owner, the late Mr Charles in 1992 within a dehumidified dry garage. Oil and anti-freeze were periodically changed with regular startups to warm through. The leather was regularly fed and furniture polish applied to the original wood finishes.
Due to the advancing years of the long term owner, the late Mr Charles., a friend whom I had known for over 20 years, the difficult decision was taken to part with the Cloud and I was to be entrusted to become the next custodian and "safe pair of hands" who could be trusted to recommission, conserve and "future proof" the Rolls Royce for the next chapter.
I have personally carried out every aspect of this work and know this Rolls Royce intimately.
In summary, I believe this Silver Cloud stands alone. A "Rosetta Stone" of Silver Clouds.
The mechanicals are superb with impressive V8 performance, excellent oil pressure and cool running (please see the pictures of the dashboard gauges). The rear axle is silent, the transmission changes are very smooth and are the best I have experienced on this model. Excellent original cross hatch boot carpet is present. All the original small and large tools and battery cover are present.
This Rolls Royce is fitted with the correct Dunlop Fort cross ply tyres recommended by Rolls Royce which provide the original delicate driving experience and appearance.
This low mileage 1st division Rolls Royce is the real thing. It must not be confused with the usual, poor, overpriced 2nd and 3rd division offerings masquerading as 1st division, often found at the most illustrious of premises. These are usually faked up bodily, often unfortunately retrimmed, have usually had many owners with little supporting history and therefore mileage unknown and sometimes even colour changed for goodness sake.
This is the first time this Rolls Royce has been offered for sale on the open market for 60 years.
A unique opportunity for a discerning Rolls Royce collector.
I have never seen or driven a better Silver Cloud in over 40 years and I will never see its like again.
£67, 500
