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Highlights
Rare left-hand drive
Restored
Superb condition
Large file of invoices
Exterior colour
RedInterior colour
BeigeSaddlery
LeatherCountry of Origin
FranceCountry of registration
FranceEngine
Power (hp DIN)
180Displacement
4887Cylinders
6Number of gears
4Fuel type
GasolineNumber of previous Owners
3Expertise less than 5 years old?
No
FRANCE - Etoile sur Rhône
This Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I - chassis SDD 172 - was delivered new from the factory on February 21, 1957 to dealer J.Olding & Co in London for sale to its 1st owner, Broadmead Wireless Co in left-hand drive. A special order, the car was sent directly to Los Angeles to become the property of a film production company in Beverly Hills, where it spent some ten years.
The car's history is relatively discreet until September 1966, when SDD 172 returns to the UK, in the hands of Electrical & General Development. Novelist James Hadley Chase chose the car for the cover of one of his 1977 novels ("I hold the four aces"), and the car took part in a number of local concours d'élégance before being sold to its 3rd owner.
Arriving in Monaco in 1991, the car underwent a total restoration: engine, gearbox, complete mechanics, brakes and interior. It was purchased in March 2003 by the current owner, who has maintained it with great care ever since, taking advantage of the opportunity to have a complete repainting (in Cardinal Red) carried out by a specialist coachbuilder in 2006, followed by replacement of the soft top, new upholstery and restoration of all the interior woodwork. Since then, the car has been in superb overall condition and requires no maintenance, the radiator and entire cooling system having recently been replaced.
SDD 172 has taken part in numerous events in the UK and France. It is well known in the Rolls-Royce community and clubs.
> 1st prize at the Concours d'Elegance in Les Andelys in May 2005
> Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club Rally in Northamptonshire in 2007.
> 1st prize at the Saint Cloud Concours d'Elegance in June 2008.
> The car appears on page 192 with its owner in the reference book "Rolls-Royce, Best Car in the Word".
> The car has all its original equipment: owner's manual, tool kit, flashlight. It also has an extensive file of invoices, a full CT and a complete overhaul carried out for the sale.
The car's history is relatively discreet until September 1966, when SDD 172 returns to the UK, in the hands of Electrical & General Development. Novelist James Hadley Chase chose the car for the cover of one of his 1977 novels ("I hold the four aces"), and the car took part in a number of local concours d'élégance before being sold to its 3rd owner.
Arriving in Monaco in 1991, the car underwent a total restoration: engine, gearbox, complete mechanics, brakes and interior. It was purchased in March 2003 by the current owner, who has maintained it with great care ever since, taking advantage of the opportunity to have a complete repainting (in Cardinal Red) carried out by a specialist coachbuilder in 2006, followed by replacement of the soft top, new upholstery and restoration of all the interior woodwork. Since then, the car has been in superb overall condition and requires no maintenance, the radiator and entire cooling system having recently been replaced.
SDD 172 has taken part in numerous events in the UK and France. It is well known in the Rolls-Royce community and clubs.
> 1st prize at the Concours d'Elegance in Les Andelys in May 2005
> Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club Rally in Northamptonshire in 2007.
> 1st prize at the Saint Cloud Concours d'Elegance in June 2008.
> The car appears on page 192 with its owner in the reference book "Rolls-Royce, Best Car in the Word".
> The car has all its original equipment: owner's manual, tool kit, flashlight. It also has an extensive file of invoices, a full CT and a complete overhaul carried out for the sale.
Introduced in 1955, the Silver Cloud (and its near-twin, the Bentley S) was retrospectively renamed "Silver Cloud I" when, four years later, its replacement, the Silver Cloud II, was launched. The latter was characterized by the adoption of the brand's first (and last) V8 engine, whereas the first Clouds, such as the example presented here, had remained faithful to the in-line six-cylinder whose origins date back to the pre-war period. In this respect, the car is resolutely in the tradition of "old-fashioned" Rolls, as evidenced by its general split-chassis design, which delighted many coachbuilders. Among them, H.J. Mulliner - which was to become the property of Rolls-Royce in 1959 - was responsible for designing the "factory" cabriolet, using the general shape of the sedan, which was the work of John Blatchley, the firm's historic designer. Nearly seven decades later, it's still hard to resist the debonair majesty of the whole...
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Car financing
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Highlights
Rare left-hand drive
Restored
Superb condition
Large file of invoices
Exterior colour
RedInterior colour
BeigeSaddlery
LeatherCountry of Origin
FranceCountry of registration
FranceEngine
Power (hp DIN)
180Displacement
4887Cylinders
6Number of gears
4Fuel type
GasolineNumber of previous Owners
3Expertise less than 5 years old?
No
FRANCE - Etoile sur Rhône
This Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I - chassis SDD 172 - was delivered new from the factory on February 21, 1957 to dealer J.Olding & Co in London for sale to its 1st owner, Broadmead Wireless Co in left-hand drive. A special order, the car was sent directly to Los Angeles to become the property of a film production company in Beverly Hills, where it spent some ten years.
The car's history is relatively discreet until September 1966, when SDD 172 returns to the UK, in the hands of Electrical & General Development. Novelist James Hadley Chase chose the car for the cover of one of his 1977 novels ("I hold the four aces"), and the car took part in a number of local concours d'élégance before being sold to its 3rd owner.
Arriving in Monaco in 1991, the car underwent a total restoration: engine, gearbox, complete mechanics, brakes and interior. It was purchased in March 2003 by the current owner, who has maintained it with great care ever since, taking advantage of the opportunity to have a complete repainting (in Cardinal Red) carried out by a specialist coachbuilder in 2006, followed by replacement of the soft top, new upholstery and restoration of all the interior woodwork. Since then, the car has been in superb overall condition and requires no maintenance, the radiator and entire cooling system having recently been replaced.
SDD 172 has taken part in numerous events in the UK and France. It is well known in the Rolls-Royce community and clubs.
> 1st prize at the Concours d'Elegance in Les Andelys in May 2005
> Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club Rally in Northamptonshire in 2007.
> 1st prize at the Saint Cloud Concours d'Elegance in June 2008.
> The car appears on page 192 with its owner in the reference book "Rolls-Royce, Best Car in the Word".
> The car has all its original equipment: owner's manual, tool kit, flashlight. It also has an extensive file of invoices, a full CT and a complete overhaul carried out for the sale.
The car's history is relatively discreet until September 1966, when SDD 172 returns to the UK, in the hands of Electrical & General Development. Novelist James Hadley Chase chose the car for the cover of one of his 1977 novels ("I hold the four aces"), and the car took part in a number of local concours d'élégance before being sold to its 3rd owner.
Arriving in Monaco in 1991, the car underwent a total restoration: engine, gearbox, complete mechanics, brakes and interior. It was purchased in March 2003 by the current owner, who has maintained it with great care ever since, taking advantage of the opportunity to have a complete repainting (in Cardinal Red) carried out by a specialist coachbuilder in 2006, followed by replacement of the soft top, new upholstery and restoration of all the interior woodwork. Since then, the car has been in superb overall condition and requires no maintenance, the radiator and entire cooling system having recently been replaced.
SDD 172 has taken part in numerous events in the UK and France. It is well known in the Rolls-Royce community and clubs.
> 1st prize at the Concours d'Elegance in Les Andelys in May 2005
> Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club Rally in Northamptonshire in 2007.
> 1st prize at the Saint Cloud Concours d'Elegance in June 2008.
> The car appears on page 192 with its owner in the reference book "Rolls-Royce, Best Car in the Word".
> The car has all its original equipment: owner's manual, tool kit, flashlight. It also has an extensive file of invoices, a full CT and a complete overhaul carried out for the sale.
Introduced in 1955, the Silver Cloud (and its near-twin, the Bentley S) was retrospectively renamed "Silver Cloud I" when, four years later, its replacement, the Silver Cloud II, was launched. The latter was characterized by the adoption of the brand's first (and last) V8 engine, whereas the first Clouds, such as the example presented here, had remained faithful to the in-line six-cylinder whose origins date back to the pre-war period. In this respect, the car is resolutely in the tradition of "old-fashioned" Rolls, as evidenced by its general split-chassis design, which delighted many coachbuilders. Among them, H.J. Mulliner - which was to become the property of Rolls-Royce in 1959 - was responsible for designing the "factory" cabriolet, using the general shape of the sedan, which was the work of John Blatchley, the firm's historic designer. Nearly seven decades later, it's still hard to resist the debonair majesty of the whole...
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