Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud IIICoordinates 51.4857969,-0.3266176
Picture dated August 2015
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud was produced by Rolls-Royce Limited from April 1955 to March 1966.
Construction was body-on-frame, which permitted special bodied versions, though the overwhelming majority were built with the standard Pressed Steel Company manufactured steel body shell. A light-weight aluminium-based alloy was used for doors, bonnet/hood and boot/trunk lid. The chassis was a simple steel box section, welded together and very rigid. The engine was a 155hp / 4000 rpm 4.9 L six-cylinder unit with inlet over exhaust valves.
The Silver Cloud III arrived in 1963. External dimensions were slightly altered, the interior remodelled, the weight reduced by a little over 100 kg and improvements made to the engine which included fitting 2-inch SU carburettors in place of the 1¾ inch units used on the Series II Silver Cloud. The compression ratio was increased to 9:1, reflecting the higher octane levels of premium fuel in major markets, although the option of a lower 8:1 compression ratio was still offered in markets where non-availability of higher octane fuels might be an issue. The transmission was a GM Hydramatic which Rolls-Royce used under licence.
The headlights were grouped in a four-headlamp layout subsequently continued in the later Silver Shadow. Other external changes included a slightly increased slope of the bonnet to correspond with a 1 1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) reduction in radiator grille height.
This car appears to have the standard body shell.
Number built:
Silver Cloud III: 2,044
Silver Cloud III Long Wheelbase: 206
Silver Cloud III coachbuilder styles (convertibles, coupes, hearses, etc.): 328
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