To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Amelia
Island event, 8 - 9 March 2019.
Estimate:
$75,000 - $95,000
- Largely original example that has been sympathetically
restored
- Equipped with desirable front-wing, in-dash air
conditioning
- Documented with build sheets from the Rolls-Royce
Foundation
- Includes owner's manual, jack, tire pump, road tools, and small
tools
- Just 32,000 miles, believed to be correct
When the Silver Cloud was introduced in 1955, it was offered as a
standard steel saloon, albeit with some body panels in aluminum.
Equipped with six-cylinder power, four years later it received a
modern V-8 and was dubbed the Silver Cloud II. In 1962 came the
final modification to Silver Cloud III status with the introduction
of four headlights, a lowered front cowl and bonnet, additional
engine power, and myriad detail refinements. A total of 2,556
standard chassis Silver Cloud IIIs (1,072 with left-hand drive)
were produced along with an additional 254 long-wheelbase models
when the final units left Crewe in 1966.
According to Rolls-Royce Foundation records, chassis LSHS107 was
sold by Stone Automotive Imports, Ltd. of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and
delivered to Allen Saunders, a prominent cartoonist known for the
comic strip Mary Worth, who lived in nearby Toledo. Finished in
Shell Grey over Black Masons with grey interior hides, it was built
to U.S. specification and equipped with a radio, in-dash air
conditioning, electric windows, and antenna. The car is largely
original and has been sympathetically preserved by the consignor, a
well-regarded Bentley and Rolls-Royce collector. The odometer,
which reads just 32,000 miles, is believed to be correct.
Mechanical work has been done by Steve Aiello, whose father was
chief mechanic at Inskip/Haug for 30 years. The front springs were
re-done, and the rear springs correctly arched to give the Cloud
its proper stance. Purich of Bagoda, New Jersey, attended to the
headliner and the lovely grey leather interior. Paint touch-up was
done by Elegant Motorcars of Englewood, New Jersey, and noted
Rolls-Royce expert John Palma recently serviced the car, including
the air conditioning. Included are the Rolls-Royce manual, jack,
and tire pump along with road and small tools.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am19.