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Sand Over Sable Silver Cloud II
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud for sale
AN excerpt on the Silver Cloud II from Anthony Bird and Ian Hallow’s oft cited text The Rolls-Royce Motor Car and Bentley Since 1931:
“Ordinary motor-cars have improved so much since the war that extraordinary ones like Rolls-Royces need to be superb to keep ahead.”
Indeed, it’s hard to consider a more timeless definition of the post-war luxury car than the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. And all these years on, the Silver Cloud II – more than the Silver Cloud III, even – represents that brilliant blend of Edwardian splendor meeting iron-clad engineering.
The clouds still represent the best in so many ways. And this Floridian “sand over sable” restored Cloud IIis one particularly attractive example.
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1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud “Chinese Eye” Drophead Coupe. And it’s for sale.
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img Cooper Classics Collection ::: Rolls-Royce Chinese Eye Convertible
IN the (swinging) Sixties, horn rimmed glasses were all the rage.
So, too, were fins, rockets, and a zest for the unusual. Elvis, anyone? Rolls-Royce wasn’t immune to experimentation that stuck an impertinent tongue out at the staid status quo. Hence – the 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud “Chinese Eye” Continental Drophead Coupé.
Powered by the exceptionally long-lived V8 (powered the Bentley Arnage) and shifted by a four-speed autobox, the Chinese Eye weighed in at a rotund 4,558 lbs, every bit as stout as the Silver Cloud III saloon.
That said, in every way that the sedan’s rolling fenders conveyed a billowing ball gown, the Chinese Eye seemed a trim, lean skirt that cut tight across the lady’s legs – like some Oleg Cassini number that Jackie O. would wear.
Mulliner Park’s straight edged body gave a lightness to the DHC while the diagonal sets of sealed beam Lucases and tri-tail lamp clusters added that jolly bit of sport.
Chassis No. LCSC35B on offer by NY’s Cooper Classics Collection, lived its entire life as an East Coast ride; calling Park Ave and Easthampton home. Eighty-six thousand miles seem just right for a collectible in near-original condition that’s eclipsed the half-century mark.
That the terribly un-PC “Chinese Eye” moniker does little to restrain the $195,000 ask, stands as testament to the rare Silver Cloud’s enduring appeal. At least for some, that is. Not everyone’s a fan of horn rimmed shades.
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“Chinese Eye” Cloud Spied On eBay
By Gunnar Heinrich
REMEMBER those horn-rimmed sunglasses your grandmother used to wear? We can think of this Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III “Chinese Eye” coupe as coachbuilder Mulliner Park Ward’s take on that bit of 1960′s style. Far more avantgarde than the standard steel Cloud, this coupe looked like Harold Macmillan letting loose at a Beetles concert.
Black on beige, this Cloud III – sporting a right honourable 6,230cc V8 – appears to be a specimen of California-cared-for originality; though the fixed-head coupe started its life in rainy Ecosse (Scotland). In1975 the Cloud made its way Stateside after having covered 41,000 miles on that side of the Pond.
The Rolls, sorry, “Royce” now has nearly 90K on the clock.
The relatively modest buy-it-now-price of $69,900 (the Chinese Eye convertible can command twice that figure) belies the mighty repair expense should any component fail “cease to proceed”. The car has seen more than $17,000 of documented repairs during its time Stateside.
Balderdash! What price, 60′s style?
[Linked: eBay]
