1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
The subject of a bare metal bodywork restoration

Registration No: 310 HYT
Chassis No: SWC384
MOT: August 2021

• Supplied new to Gerald Corcoran, chairman and owner of the highly influentail Alex Reid & Lefevre fine art gallery
• Known ownership history from new and just 69,000 miles (with accompanying MOTs dating back to 1978)
• Pleasingly retains most of its original interior trim complete with rear picnic tables

Notable as the first Rolls-Royce to be powered by a V8 engine (descendants of which have only recently ceased production), the Silver Cloud II was faster and more powerful than its visually near identical predecessor. Introduced in 1959 and handbuilt to the same exacting standards, the newcomer remained in production for four years with just 2,717 examples being sold worldwide.

Ordered with a number of special features including: a GB plate, Lucas wing mirrors, electric windows, whitewall tyres and additional high frequency horns operated via a footswitch, chassis SWC384 was supplied new via Jack Barclay Ltd to Gerald Stuart Corcoran Esq on 26^th September 1960. Chairman and owner of Alex Reid & Lefevre, one of London’s most celebrated fine art dealers, Mr Corcoran kept the Rolls-Royce for three years. Thereafter the Silver Cloud II belonged to Colonel Hingston (and family), John Fox, Nigel Howard, Nicholas Stow and Richard Yeldon before entering the current ownership during 2019. Entrusted to marque specialist Colbrook of Peterborough for a bare metal bodywork restoration, replated brightwork and new stainless steel exhaust in 2005-2006, the vendor has used the same firm to carry out over £4,700 worth of servicing and improvement work during his tenure including the fitment of new exhaust manifolds. Pleasingly retaining most of its original interior trim, ‘310 HYT’ is believed to have covered just 69,000 miles from new (a figure corroborated by old MOTs dating back to 1978 whilst it was in Col. Hingston’s care). Still highly presentable and a credit to Colbrook’s workmanship, we estimate that having a similar level of bodywork renovation done today could quite easily exceed the guide price. Offered for sale with history file, MOT valid until August 2021, restoration photos and RREC copy build records.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737