For sale at the St. Louis Car Museum is a beautifully kept 1963
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon with 81,000 miles on the
odometer. This classic Rolls Royce is finished in a two-tone Shell
Grey/Tudor Grey combination! A fantastic, ready to enjoy example
that's nicely equipped with electric window, air conditioning,
AM/FM/Cassette radio, outside mirrors, Lucas fog lamps, and radial
whitewall tires. The eye-catching model remains very original with
a numbers matching drivetrain and excellent looks throughout!
Brief History About The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Model:
Replacing the important but not tremendously popular Silver Dawn in
1955 was the Silver Cloud, offering body-on-frame construction,
permitting both the typical Pressed Steel Company bodies but also
alternate configurations. In its sophomore year, the Silver Cloud
introduced power steering and air conditioning to the Rolls-Royce
line for the first time. It was successful, but by 1959 Rolls-Royce
sought to further separate itself from the competition and
introduced a new 6.2L V8 to replace the old 4.9L Inline 6. This car
became the Silver Cloud II and was equally successful over its
three year run, where power steering became standard and power
windows found their way onto the option list. But the ultimate
Silver Cloud was released in 1963; featuring a 220 lb. lighter body
from the use of aluminum door, hood, and trunk panels, with new
quad headlights, upgraded 2" SU carburetors replacing the previous
1�" units, and 9:1 compression. The Silver Cloud III became one of
the best high speed luxury saloons of the 1960's and should be the
staple in any Rolls-Royce collection for its combination of elegant
styling with modern drivability.
About Our Available Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Example:
We are pleased to offer for sale a stand-out 1963 Rolls Royce
Silver Cloud III finished in two-tone Shell Grey and Tudor Grey
combination over Beige Leather interior, Fawn headliner and
Cumberland Stone carpets! This classic Rolls Royce is fitted with
its original, number matching 6.2L V8 engine with Hydramatic
automatic transmission and 3.50:1 rear axle, it continues to start,
run, and drive wonderfully! Optioned from the factory with Rolls
Royce electric windows, white-sided tubeless tires (now American
Classic 235/75R15 radials), plain Sundyn window glass, radio with
Delco-Remy aerial (antenna), lambskin rugs in Cumberland Stone, and
9-piece fitted luggage (unfortunately now absent).
It was originally ordered new by Mrs. McCormick, widow to the
Tribune Company owner and media mogul. Colonel McCormick was the
sole owner of the Chicago Tribune, later WGN Radio and WGN-TV as a
prominent news outlet for reporters. WGN stood for "World's
Greatest Newspaper." At 75, he passed away leaving his legacy to
his wife, Maryland in '55. She would order this elegant Silver
Cloud III in late 1962, taking delivery in January 1963 while
residing at her Washington D.C. residence, now officially known
today as the McCormick House, home to the Brazilian Ambassador to
the United States.
Its immediate history following Mrs. McCormick's ownership is
unknown, except that we know of her passing in 1985. The vehicle
would then fall into the care to Dr. Douglas Gebbie in 1989 from
the Cincinnati, OH area, before he later took it to his Naples, FL
home soon afterward. Under his care, it would be repainted
professionally in the mid-1990's. It then made its way to another
RROC member, Robert T., from Illinois in 2006 with 66,000 miles on
the odometer. It continued to be pampered receiving proper care by
Tom Nutting Service of Lake Forest, IL with parts coming from White
Post Restorations or Albers Bentley-Zionsville over the years of
his ownership. This included rebuilt generator in 2006, new front
seat leathers in 2007, both brake master cylinders in 2009, new
radiator and all new brake cylinders and shoes in 2010, along with
a new wiper motor in 2016. It was shown avidly within the Lake
Michigan Region RROC with show participation ribbons from 2006-2014
included with the sale. The most recent owner hailed from the
Nashville area, who also found Nashville British Car Club the best
way to show off this stunning Cloud III Saloon! In 2018, at 81,232
miles, he had both brake fluid reservoirs replaced with new hoses,
gaskets, screens, and seals, with all new Castrol LMA fluid in the
brake system, new gear reduction starter, handbrake return springs
and new driver's side window motor installed through JD's Britich
Cars, Inc.
The exterior paint has been beautifully kept, while the chrome and
much of the interior upholstery remain largely original. All upper
door panel wood trim has been re-varnished in our opinion while the
dash and picnic tray tables remain original. The rear leathers and
door panels have been lightly re-dyed to restore their original
color. Overall, we would rate the car's appearance as 'very good'
preserving a striking presentation both inside and out. It is
complete with small tool set (missing two items), complete large
tool set with flashlight, spare tire, all factory Triplex XXX
glass, original carburetors, Lucas components, chassis/build sheet
copies provided courtesy of the Rolls Royce Foundation. It also
retains all original body tags and proper chassis plates.
Upon arrival to our Museum, we performed the following services in
preparation for sale: replacement of the valve cover gaskets,
completely cleaned both carburetors, floats, and screens, fuel
filters, new 20W50 engine oil and filter, installed new spark
plugs, replaced upper suspension spindle pin and bushing, front
upper bump stops, cleaned all brake shoes and adjusted rears
properly to drum, and lubed the entire chassis.
Contact Jon Faust at (800)957-5707 or by emailing
[email protected] for more information about this classic
Rolls-Royce for sale.
