Lot details Registration No: YRX 416 Chassis No: SED429 Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Supplied new by Jack Barclay
- Silver / Black with Red leather
This handsome home market Cloud I was supplied new in 1957 by renowned London dealer Jack Barclay and was apparently in the same family ownership from the early '70s until purchased by the vendor's father in 1999. The following year it was treated to a full bare metal restoration and respray. The Rolls nowadays sports Black over Silver bodywork complemented by Red leather interior trim and has been equipped from new with power steering. The vendor presently judges the bodywork, paintwork, upholstery, six-cylinder engine and automatic transmission to all be in 'very good' condition, and he is now making the Cloud available complete with relevant receipts and photographs.
Rolls-Royce launched the Silver Cloud in April 1955. It was based on a completely new closed box section frame that was reputedly 50% stiffer than that of the outgoing Silver Dawn. The distinguished-looking standard body was penned by in-house designer John Polwhele Blatchley, the proportions of which belied its considerable overall length of 17ft 8in. Though the retention of a separate chassis allowed for the production of bespoke bodies, all but 157 of the 2,360 Cloud Is produced featured the in-house offering - a steel shell with aluminium doors, bonnet and boot lid. The car was powered by an alloy-headed, straight-six engine of 4887cc that delivered some 155bhp at 4,000 rpm. This was mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission. Braking was by servo-assisted 11 inch drums all round. The suspension was independent with coil springs at the front and featured a live axle hung on semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear. Changes introduced in 1956 included the incorporation of twin brake master cylinders and the option of power steering and air conditioning. A test by Motor magazine in 1956 recorded a top speed of 102.9mph and a time of 13.5 seconds for the 0-60mph dash.
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