I’ve seen plenty of RUclips videos featuring various Silver Clouds and in my humble opinion after repairing them over the past 50 years I can state that this example is practically perfect. (Except for radial tyres, which is no bad thing)
To me the most beautifull Rolls Royce ever , specialy the two tone collorsceme makes them look long and sleek . The dashboard is a piece off art in its own , georgious cars ! ❤
I was fortunate to have owned a 1955 Bentley S1 and a 1957 Rolls-Royce SC1. They were my idea of true luxury and fun to drive! At 84, I still remember the thrill of "arriving in a Royce"!
This car in the winter on long rainy dark roads, relying on your chauffeur. You on the back seat with your love under your tartan plaid, drinking whiskey from your flask untill arriving at your Scottish castle.
Having been privileged as a child to enjoy frequent trips in a Silver Cloud lll ( my aunt ), my heart misses a beat whenever I see a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Your beautiful description is fitting - watched the video several times. Johan Minnaar South Africa.
In my opinion this is the best model that Rolls Royce ever produced in every way, and it's this model that made me fall in love with Rolls Royce and Bentley. I first saw one in the late 1950s at Harrogate Show in Yorkshire, that was it i was smitten, and it's the model I've always wanted to own,they are simply (A HAVEN OF TRANQUILITY), it hasn't happened yet LOL, but I'm very happy with my 1980 Silver Shadow 2. This is a real beauty in every way, great presentation, and great video ,thanks for sharing and have subscribed.
Excellent example of a Silver Cloud. One slight error in the description is that on very early cars, a manual gearbox was available. With my 50 plus years as a Rolls Royce engineer, I have seen just the one example of a column change manual gearbox.
I never took to the twin headlamps of the later Silver Cloud. I think the mk 1 found the car at its best. If I had the money, I'd be going in search of one but the chances of finding one as original as this example are pretty slim. What a find for you!
Such a lovely automobile! A friend of mine had a 1960 Cloud I (two tone grey) which I was fortunate enough to drive occasionally and I agree with what you say about the "smell"-- nothing can describe that wonderful scent! You're spot on about seeing the Spirit of Ecstasy when driving-- my friend referred to her as his "guide"... many thanks for bringing back good memories for me!
A symphony in motion. So much more graceful than todays ugly lump. No BMW engine under that bonnet! Sir Henry Royce would spin in his grave with todays lump.
An absolutely beautiful Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, however these cars were not known as a Silver Cloud 1, the reason being that when introduced in 1955, there was no anticipation of a subsequent and similar model at that time so it was simply known as the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. In 1959, Rolls Royce decided to upgrade the engine to a 6.23 litre V8 and THIS became the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 11 (and the following Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 111 in 1963). I had a friend (sadly passed away now) who owned one of the first 1959 V8's here in Australia, I believe it's untouched except for a refurbishment of the paint work - in it's original colours of two tone green (that's all I know about it at this time). Still, this is a stunning example of this era Rolls Royce which I have experienced driving from 1974 (when I was 22 years of age - yes, I AM that old!). Many MANY thanks for sharing this clip of your lovely car - by the way, it's in my favourite colours for this style, Sand over Sable. I LOVE IT! Thank you again and take care.
You are quite correct David, but as with the Jaguar XJ6 and E'Type models the introduction of later series design changes means they are given these popular designations.
je rêve de cette version, elle est intemporel, elle traverse toute les époques, elle ne vieillis jamais,. toutes ses voitures modernes de luxes dernier crie ainsi que les Rolls d'aujourd'hui ne peuvent rivaliser avec sa sœur des années 50 dans mon esprit, parce qu'elle est facile a vivre pour le sourire qu'elle peut susciter chez les gens qui vous abordent amicalement sur cette Silver Cloud qui efface la forme ostentatoire du paraître comme le font tout les peignes culs des grosses cylindrés. la Rolls Shadow des années 70 reste aussi intemporel mais compliqué à entretenir, sauf que la passion dans posséder une est un plaisir de la bichonner. Posséder une Rolls ancienne est un état d'esprit dans le gout de l'Art de vivre sans vulgarité;
SLG34 is as right as they come, and that’s a rare pleasure. In fact, it’s so splendid, that it is screaming for a correct set of tyres and a factory correct badge bar. Other than those two items, everything is spectacular: 1. Original Vaumol upholstery 2. Original carpet and rugs 3. Original Sand and Sable paintwork with correct lining 4. Original unblemished Hardura to the boot - that’s a rarity in itself 5. Original HMV radio 6. Factory power steering 7. Engine compartment 8. Perfect provenance With all due respect, please change to a correct set of 8.20 15 tyres or the lookalike radial with piecrust edge (either blackwall or era-correct width whitewall). Secondly, the 3-piece ‘V’ badge bar, although available during the era, is not a factory item. The factory items is a beautifully made one-piece item of a style and quality equal to the rest of this superb car.
Whitewalls are only nice when the white goes all the way to the curve of the tread. They also usually only look good on all-black cars for contrast. So this specific Royce would be best fitted with original size non-whitewall.
@@corlenwilschire the original 8.20-15 whitewalls supplied during this period had a whitewall width of 2 1/2 inches and didn’t go all the way to the edge - that sort of whitewall is from the prewar and early postwar period. Period factory photos and brochures will confirm that.
When BMW took over Rolls Royce they completely 'lost the plot' Going the same way as Mercedes which tried desperately to imitate BMW and so too lost their exclusive identity. Speed and insane acceleration numbers is a very tiny part of driver satisfaction.
LOL......driving an absolute priceless Rolls, yet you spend most of the time driving it whilst talking and looking at the camera..... thats balls right there 🤣
I think this is the peak of Rolls Royce as a brand. There is something special about a big inline 6 cylinder engine engine which a V8 cannot replicate. A part of me wish that Rolls Royce instead of developing the V8 would have contacted Bosch and purchased the right to the same fuel injection system as used by Mercedes Benz in their Adenauer 300 and used it on their inline six. Maybe a call to Peugeot regarding using their thermostatically controlled electric fan for the cooling system would also have been a good idea 🤔
This is what a car should be from Rolls Royce. The modern cars are very well built as usual. Very.. very expensive, but look like many other modern large cars They should put traditional style, with modern technology back on the road. After all.. Roller
You can spend stupid money on your fall apart at the first speed bump on a Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren but if you're wise and have taste then you could buy one of these and turn up on a Scottish moor and ho shooting on Monday and still drive into Cannes on Tuesday evening and stop the traffic.
We were at a club lunch, Wifie and I . I was talking to a gentleman on my left about buying his Shadow . The gentleman next to Wifie said he was selling his '59 Cloud !!!! I bought the Shadow.
Mon modèle favori a piece of art, merci pour cette ballade, les commentaires intéressants, bonne vidéo, je regarde si je peux casser mon cochon tirelire ; -)
What a lovely car. You should be very proud. If only they had put that proven straight 6 engine in the Shadow. One of the down falls of Rolls Royce is that they today are probably no more reliable than a good Japanese car. Some things are necessary but other things are not. Kiss.
Thanks for your comment. Over the years I've known them, the 6230 and 6750cc V8s have been very reliable. We have however spent a lot on hydraulics, suspension and braking systems.
True, the V8 engines were very reliable. Bullit proof. It was the braking and suspension hydraulics that were the trouble for the Shadows, though over the 25 years that I owned mine, I had no hydraulic troubles, as I change the fluid as recommended and always drove the car at least once a week.( those systems needed to be activated and used!) I wish I had my 'Elizabeth' back.. I sold her to a friend who then resold her and then it popped up on an international auction site where shes now back in Europe, after being born in Britain, and spending all her life in California.
"As they should be" if owners had the finances and the inclination to keep them as this one has been cared for. With weathered paint and cracked leather, they do not look the part.
It is a lovely example, and I'm told the six was much more reliable than the later V8 engines. But best in the world? A 1956 Cadillac came with Hydramatic, power steering and brakes standard. The Cadillac had a powerful and reliable 6.2 liter V8. You could have power windows, seats, locks, and air conditioning. And almost 70 years later, that same Cadillac would be more than capable of driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas quietly and comfortably. The same can be said of Chryslers of that period. Rolls built beautiful cars, but at three times the price.
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Silver Clouds are collector cars. Most large American cars are NOT. But it was hilarious exporting a SC 1959 from Canada to Switzerland (via Rotterdam). the 7/8th nuts were Imperial and \I removed and HID the entire grill and Flying Lady (removing the lady I'd have broken the ornament, as zinc deteriorates over the years and remember: the WAR had just ended and Britain was POOR. Metals were very poor mixes. The engine was too small for that large a car, but also you're not going 200 kilometres an hour. You're toddling around town most of the time.
How about such things as ventilation and air conditioning? It has these old and primitive ventilation windows on the doors. But I can´t see any vents in the dashboard.....
Those old and primitive ventilation windows(quaterlights) were very efficient and cooled the car better than any modern non air con ventilation system.
The numberplate is english and the countryside is british then is nice. With a american, german or italian numberplate a Rolls-Royce not seems a true Rolls-Royce.
The ads for these with their pictures showing the Cloud in incongruously middle-class, typically-American environs and wall-of-text sales pitch ("the loudest sound at 60 mph is the clock ticking" and pitching the lack of annual styling changes as a plus in the exact same way VW did at the other end of the market) are as classic as the car itself.
@@HeronPoint2021 Yeah, the VW comparison had to do with the lack of annual model changes, not the sound of the engine. An aircooled engine's always going to be loud.
Definetely a beautiful elegant car, unfortunately not very energy-efficient. Not sure about the price of gasoline in England, but driving such a car in Belgium would be comparable with stepping on board of the Orient Express. I'm less pleased with the outside colour, but who knows, maybe the history of who owned it before makes up for that ? Was it from a banker or insurance brooker, a spy master, a rock star, of Diana Dors or Roger Moore, of the owner of a posh fashion shops in London, a Scottish Lord or the best known rose breeder in England ?
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I am sorry, but you are wrong about "the most comfortable car". In 1959 the Citroen DS was, and still is, the most comfortable car in the world with its hydropneumatic suspension! In fact, Rolls Royce used this system on license from Citroen on some models in the late 70s, early 80s! Then they got better!
Rolls-Royce died in the 1970s. What they make today is just a hollow shell bearing its name. The formless, high-tech abominations produced by BMW are an insult to a glorious legacy.
Totally disagree Arnold - the modern day Rolls - Royce is beautifully and magnificently crafted in Goodwood England by dedicated perfectionists , who produce the most stunning hand crafted cars to customer specifications . . Customer taste can vary I agree but the quality and finish of these cars retains it's status as The Best Car in The World ❤
I don't know, if it wasn't for the chrome plated plastic knobs, then maybe. I've seen one new RR where the chrome is detaching from the knob in the centre consul.
Disagree. There are certain things that the moderns can do performance wise, but the excessive complexity, the hybrid origin driveline ( BMW engine, ZF transmission ), the ridiculous cost for parts and service, the modern Rolls is bastardized to me. Rolls Royce was instrumental in fighting the Germans, now they are owned/powered by them.
Featured car is an automatic. Manual gearboxes were available but extremely rare and in 50 years of repairing the Silver Cloud I’ve seen precisely one.
@@colingianella7172 Indeed, Hydramatic, introduced by Oldsmobile in 1939. I guess Rolls waited 20 years to see if it was a passing fad. By 1959, every car in America, from the cheapest Chevrolet to the most expensive Cadillac offered automatic transmissions.
I am not at all fond of Rolls Royce styling and interior. Just think of the terrribly ugly and primitive steering wheel! I think it is very old fashioned and antiquated. It´s so conservative and lacks all avant garde! But, of course, it is english and perhaps this is how it should be. I am not impressed. Anyway, it does not appeal to me!
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I’ve seen plenty of RUclips videos featuring various Silver Clouds and in my humble opinion after repairing them over the past 50 years I can state that this example is practically perfect. (Except for radial tyres, which is no bad thing)
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From a time when people who could buy thes cars did not want attention. They had class and discretion. Cloud 1 straight-6 my favorite.
What an absolute beautiful example of a wonderful motor car ❤
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Is this the most perfectly designed automobile ever.....I think so.
Yes, without doubt. I'm biased though. I've owned a 1965 Silver Cloud III, as second owner, since 1982.
They are indeed beautiful
My vote goes to Bentley Continental Mulliner from the same era. A Silver Cloud that's been to the gym
Beautiful high seating position.
Surely top 10 ever !
The Silver Clouds were, in my humble opinion, the last true Rolls Royce motor car.
To me the most beautifull Rolls Royce ever , specialy the two tone collorsceme makes them look long and sleek .
The dashboard is a piece off art in its own , georgious cars ! ❤
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I was fortunate to have owned a 1955 Bentley S1 and a 1957 Rolls-Royce SC1. They were my idea of true luxury and fun to drive! At 84, I still remember the thrill of "arriving in a Royce"!
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You, sir, are a man after my own heart.
This car in the winter on long rainy dark roads, relying on your chauffeur.
You on the back seat with your love under your tartan plaid, drinking whiskey from your flask untill arriving at your Scottish castle.
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Simply stunning , elegance and grace , I adore this era of Rolls Royce.
Well put!
Having been privileged as a child to enjoy frequent trips in a Silver Cloud lll ( my aunt ), my heart misses a beat whenever I see a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Your beautiful description is fitting - watched the video several times.
Johan Minnaar
South Africa.
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In my opinion this is the best model that Rolls Royce ever produced in every way, and it's this model that made me fall in love with Rolls Royce and Bentley.
I first saw one in the late 1950s at Harrogate Show in Yorkshire, that was it i was smitten, and it's the model I've always wanted to own,they are simply (A HAVEN OF TRANQUILITY), it hasn't happened yet LOL, but I'm very happy with my 1980 Silver Shadow 2.
This is a real beauty in every way, great presentation, and great video ,thanks for sharing and have subscribed.
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this is my favourite era of RR...........the shape is gorgeous
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The most beautiful of the RRs IMO.
Certainly of the post-war models.
This is absolutely stunning - compare with the rubbish of today.
Such an elegant automobile! Probably the best mid-century design in the automobile world! Thanks for sharing.
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Excellent example of a Silver Cloud. One slight error in the description is that on very early cars, a manual gearbox was available. With my 50 plus years as a Rolls Royce engineer, I have seen just the one example of a column change manual gearbox.
Thank you for that. One learns a little every day!
The silver cloud and the silver shadow are just stunning 😊
Thank you - they are!
Agree with half of that.
I never took to the twin headlamps of the later Silver Cloud. I think the mk 1 found the car at its best. If I had the money, I'd be going in search of one but the chances of finding one as original as this example are pretty slim. What a find for you!
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Beautiful, the Ultimate Rolls to me.
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When you opened the door, I could smell the leather through my phone.
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Such a lovely automobile! A friend of mine had a 1960 Cloud I (two tone grey) which I was fortunate enough to drive occasionally and I agree with what you say about the "smell"-- nothing can
describe that wonderful scent! You're spot on about seeing the Spirit of Ecstasy when driving-- my friend referred to her as his "guide"... many thanks for bringing back good memories for me!
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What a beauty.
Sure is!
The very last of the great looking Rolls-Royce's.
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I'd argue the Corniche (NOT the SS) was the last great looker. However, I think the SC was the last of the 'real' rollers.
Methinks this is the classic of classics--stunning with its freight of memory, glamour, and nostalgia for a much more refined era...
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So unbelievably more stylish and beautifull , than the modern day German tanks .
To me the best ever Rolls Royce . ❤
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Now, that is a car.
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A symphony in motion. So much more graceful than todays ugly lump. No BMW engine under that bonnet! Sir Henry Royce would spin in his grave with todays lump.
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An absolutely beautiful Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, however these cars were not known as a Silver Cloud 1, the reason being that when introduced in 1955, there was no anticipation of a subsequent and similar model at that time so it was simply known as the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. In 1959, Rolls Royce decided to upgrade the engine to a 6.23 litre V8 and THIS became the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 11 (and the following Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 111 in 1963). I had a friend (sadly passed away now) who owned one of the first 1959 V8's here in Australia, I believe it's untouched except for a refurbishment of the paint work - in it's original colours of two tone green (that's all I know about it at this time).
Still, this is a stunning example of this era Rolls Royce which I have experienced driving from 1974 (when I was 22 years of age - yes, I AM that old!). Many MANY thanks for sharing this clip of your lovely car - by the way, it's in my favourite colours for this style, Sand over Sable. I LOVE IT! Thank you again and take care.
You are quite correct David, but as with the Jaguar XJ6 and E'Type models the introduction of later series design changes means they are given these popular designations.
Stunning Rolls Royce.
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Beautiful car my favourite when I was a lad. I remember buying a grey over dark grey dinky version.
Ahhh yes I've got that one :)
je rêve de cette version, elle est intemporel, elle traverse toute les époques, elle ne vieillis jamais,. toutes ses voitures modernes de luxes dernier crie ainsi que les Rolls d'aujourd'hui ne peuvent rivaliser avec sa sœur des années 50 dans mon esprit, parce qu'elle est facile a vivre pour le sourire qu'elle peut susciter chez les gens qui vous abordent amicalement sur cette Silver Cloud qui efface la forme ostentatoire du paraître comme le font tout les peignes culs des grosses cylindrés. la Rolls Shadow des années 70 reste aussi intemporel mais compliqué à entretenir, sauf que la passion dans posséder une est un plaisir de la bichonner. Posséder une Rolls ancienne est un état d'esprit dans le gout de l'Art de vivre sans vulgarité;
British Class
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
Well said, that man. And Keats 👍
This car is beautiful.
Indeed!
7:15 Yes, you can buy this level of originality if the car is for sale.
SLG34 is as right as they come, and that’s a rare pleasure. In fact, it’s so splendid, that it is screaming for a correct set of tyres and a factory correct badge bar. Other than those two items, everything is spectacular:
1. Original Vaumol upholstery
2. Original carpet and rugs
3. Original Sand and Sable paintwork with correct lining
4. Original unblemished Hardura to the boot - that’s a rarity in itself
5. Original HMV radio
6. Factory power steering
7. Engine compartment
8. Perfect provenance
With all due respect, please change to a correct set of 8.20 15 tyres or the lookalike radial with piecrust edge (either blackwall or era-correct width whitewall).
Secondly, the 3-piece ‘V’ badge bar, although available during the era, is not a factory item. The factory items is a beautifully made one-piece item of a style and quality equal to the rest of this superb car.
I too like to see them on the original period crossply tyres. Not a fan of whitewalls
Whitewalls are only nice when the white goes all the way to the curve of the tread. They also usually only look good on all-black cars for contrast. So this specific Royce would be best fitted with original size non-whitewall.
@@corlenwilschire the original 8.20-15 whitewalls supplied during this period had a whitewall width of 2 1/2 inches and didn’t go all the way to the edge - that sort of whitewall is from the prewar and early postwar period. Period factory photos and brochures will confirm that.
Maybe it's because I'm ancient, but to me Rolls and Bentley from that era are still the only real "luxury" cars
I'll not disagree. Thankfully, our love of particular cars is subjective and who can quantify love
I’m not normally a fan of any shade of brown or cream in or on a car,but I do make exceptions for these amazing cars 😀
This is perhaps why they call it 'Sand over Sable' - much more aspirational than 'brown over brown' 😀
That two colors are the most ellegant hues. What tones names are those? Brown-olive-pearl...?
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Wonderful cruising - and no bother with a seat-belt - those were the days!
Back when a Rolls was really a Rolls.
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Very nice.
Thank you
When BMW took over Rolls Royce they completely 'lost the plot'
Going the same way as Mercedes which tried desperately to imitate BMW and so too lost their exclusive identity. Speed and insane acceleration numbers is a very tiny part of driver satisfaction.
A magnificent automobile!
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Dieses Auto ist wirklich der absolute Traun. Ich liebe diese Autos. LG. Aus Deutschland
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Beautiful car one of my favourites in some ways I prefer the Bentley version.
The Bentley seemed to suit buyers who wanted something more subdued.
Wonderful.
Many thanks!
Elegant.... Class.....all!
LOL......driving an absolute priceless Rolls, yet you spend most of the time driving it whilst talking and looking at the camera..... thats balls right there 🤣
I think this is the peak of Rolls Royce as a brand. There is something special about a big inline 6 cylinder engine engine which a V8 cannot replicate. A part of me wish that Rolls Royce instead of developing the V8 would have contacted Bosch and purchased the right to the same fuel injection system as used by Mercedes Benz in their Adenauer 300 and used it on their inline six. Maybe a call to Peugeot regarding using their thermostatically controlled electric fan for the cooling system would also have been a good idea 🤔
This was indeed a high point for Rolls-Royce
This is what a car should be from Rolls Royce. The modern cars are very well built as usual. Very.. very expensive, but look like many other modern large cars
They should put traditional style, with modern technology back on the road. After all.. Roller
That is 100% true.
The Silver Shadow replacement cars to me are RR Cortinas.
hope your well sir what a car brilliant would love to go flying with you as well one day
Thank you! Lovely comment
You can spend stupid money on your fall apart at the first speed bump on a Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren but if you're wise and have taste then you could buy one of these and turn up on a Scottish moor and ho shooting on Monday and still drive into Cannes on Tuesday evening and stop the traffic.
Wonderful!
Same applies to the series1 E Type.
A great description of my ideal week.
Très très chic 👌
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lovely
We were at a club lunch, Wifie and I . I was talking to a gentleman on my left about buying his Shadow . The gentleman next to Wifie said he was selling his '59 Cloud !!!! I bought the Shadow.
Shadows are so smooth, but a very different generation
After Shadows and Camargues it went downhill.
She’s a beauty
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Magnificent motorcar
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Mon modèle favori a piece of art, merci pour cette ballade, les commentaires intéressants, bonne vidéo, je regarde si je peux casser mon cochon tirelire ; -)
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Better than the Mercedes knock off they have now for 300,000
Who remembers the female voice whispering sexily, “It’s Burke’s Law,” back in the Sixties?
You've a good memory!
Gene Barry ? never heard of him.
I remember the car but none of the programmes.
IF I ONLY HAD THE MONEY.
What a lovely car. You should be very proud. If only they had put that proven straight 6 engine in the Shadow. One of the down falls of Rolls Royce is that they today are probably no more reliable than a good Japanese car. Some things are necessary but other things are not. Kiss.
Thanks for your comment. Over the years I've known them, the 6230 and 6750cc V8s have been very reliable. We have however spent a lot on hydraulics, suspension and braking systems.
True, the V8 engines were very reliable. Bullit proof. It was the braking and suspension hydraulics that were the trouble for the Shadows, though over the 25 years that I owned mine, I had no hydraulic troubles, as I change the fluid as recommended and always drove the car at least once a week.( those systems needed to be activated and used!)
I wish I had my 'Elizabeth' back.. I sold her to a friend who then resold her and then it popped up on an international auction site where shes now back in Europe, after being born in Britain, and spending all her life in California.
"As they should be" if owners had the finances and the inclination to keep them as this one has been cared for. With weathered paint and cracked leather, they do not look the part.
salute made in england 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧👮👮🚗🚗
Proper car
Viva la excelencia
Gracias!
Grande classe e eleganza
Although version *III* was the last, it's a pity it didn't advance to Silver Cloud *IX* ! 😉
An interesting thought
@@Classicandsportscar1It's a pun. You'd be "on cloud nine."
It is a lovely example, and I'm told the six was much more reliable than the later V8 engines. But best in the world? A 1956 Cadillac came with Hydramatic, power steering and brakes standard. The Cadillac had a powerful and reliable 6.2 liter V8. You could have power windows, seats, locks, and air conditioning. And almost 70 years later, that same Cadillac would be more than capable of driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas quietly and comfortably. The same can be said of Chryslers of that period. Rolls built beautiful cars, but at three times the price.
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Silver Clouds are collector cars. Most large American cars are NOT. But it was hilarious exporting a SC 1959 from Canada to Switzerland (via Rotterdam). the 7/8th nuts were Imperial and \I removed and HID the entire grill and Flying Lady (removing the lady I'd have broken the ornament, as zinc deteriorates over the years and remember: the WAR had just ended and Britain was POOR. Metals were very poor mixes. The engine was too small for that large a car, but also you're not going 200 kilometres an hour. You're toddling around town most of the time.
We had a '56, too. It replaced a '53 Packard Caribbean. What a great car that was.
How about such things as ventilation and air conditioning? It has these old and primitive ventilation windows on the doors. But I can´t see any vents in the dashboard.....
Those old and primitive ventilation windows(quaterlights) were very efficient and cooled the car better than any modern non air con ventilation system.
The numberplate is english and the countryside is british then is nice. With a american, german or italian numberplate a Rolls-Royce not seems a true Rolls-Royce.
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How much would I have to pay for such car as I'm in the market
We currently (July 2023) have this listed at £67,995. You can visit our website for more photos and contact details
Can you keep it till I win the lottery? Please?@@Classicandsportscar1
Que bellesa
Thank you!
The ads for these with their pictures showing the Cloud in incongruously middle-class, typically-American environs and wall-of-text sales pitch ("the loudest sound at 60 mph is the clock ticking" and pitching the lack of annual styling changes as a plus in the exact same way VW did at the other end of the market) are as classic as the car itself.
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with some age on them those little engines had to work overtime and were NOT that quiet unless maintained to showroom standards.
@@HeronPoint2021 Yeah, the VW comparison had to do with the lack of annual model changes, not the sound of the engine. An aircooled engine's always going to be loud.
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When a rolls was an elegant piece of engineering art. Now they look like a pimp motor.
Elegant flowing lines. The colour combination. They got everything right with this Cloud. Thank you for watching and commenting
They are beautiful cars; very sad that the steering wheel is on the right side.
😁 where are you based?
When these were built, some people were still struggling to build a mud hut with a grass roof.
Wherever there is wealth, there is poverty. Endless cycle, unfortunately.
Definetely a beautiful elegant car, unfortunately not very energy-efficient. Not sure about the price of gasoline in England, but driving such a car in Belgium would be comparable with stepping on board of the Orient Express. I'm less pleased with the outside colour, but who knows, maybe the history of who owned it before makes up for that ? Was it from a banker or insurance brooker, a spy master, a rock star, of Diana Dors or Roger Moore, of the owner of a posh fashion shops in London, a Scottish Lord or the best known rose breeder in England ?
El rolling stones Brian Jones tenía uno.
Your turn Goldfinger... Golf is not yet the national pastime in Korea!
Wow
L though I recognised roads around Malton.
Yes, we drove through Malton town square. We drive around Malton, Knapton, and Scampston. It is a lovely part of the world. Thank you for watching and commenting.
There is no Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, it's a Silver Cloud. And then came the II and the III. Same for Rocky, Rambo or Superman movies...
I'll not argue with Stallone 😆
It is a valid distinction.
MAY NOT BE comments -- Rolls - Royce is Rolls - Royce . .
It is as they should be, and given the rarity of cars with this level of originality the car has now been sold to a discerning Rolls-Royce collector
I am sorry, but you are wrong about "the most comfortable car". In 1959 the Citroen DS was, and still is, the most comfortable car in the world with its hydropneumatic suspension! In fact, Rolls Royce used this system on license from Citroen on some models in the late 70s, early 80s! Then they got better!
Can't argue that the ds was not the better car. Didn't have the presence of this car but I would take either for a spin
Rolls-Royce died in the 1970s. What they make today is just a hollow shell bearing its name. The formless, high-tech abominations produced by BMW are an insult to a glorious legacy.
The phantom killed the RR...and every model after it
Modern versions are soulless. Too Germanic.
And hideous both inside and out.
Totally agree
@@Adrian-kl2ql ...and they don't leak oil! How untraditional!
Am I dreaming?
No but you are in a cloud!
nad now bmw makes them? :D least reliable car maker?
Plug ugly things even worse, conspicuous wealth.
I immediately stopped watching when i saw that Rolls and Royce didn't have the ever present HYPHEN,!., SHAMELESS MISTAKE,!👎👎👎👎👎👎
"This model can trace it's origins..." * its
We believe "..trace its origins..." is correct in this sentence because it is a possessive, not a contraction.
Totally disagree Arnold - the modern day Rolls - Royce is beautifully and magnificently crafted in Goodwood England by dedicated perfectionists , who produce the most stunning hand crafted cars to customer specifications . . Customer taste can vary I agree but the quality and finish of these cars retains it's status as The Best Car in The World ❤
I don't know, if it wasn't for the chrome plated plastic knobs, then maybe. I've seen one new RR where the chrome is detaching from the knob in the centre consul.
Disagree. There are certain things that the moderns can do performance wise, but the excessive complexity, the hybrid origin driveline ( BMW engine, ZF transmission ), the ridiculous cost for parts and service, the modern Rolls is bastardized to me. Rolls Royce was instrumental in fighting the Germans, now they are owned/powered by them.
Radiator Grills pressed out like saucepans not hand made, components made out of plastic made by BMW
I owned a Rolls- Royce Silver Shadow. Mercedes- Benz W 126 is the best. Period. 👍😄😞
W 126 is a great car, but that was introduced a quarter of a century later.
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I have 2
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Silver Shadow 2 & Silvier Cloud Saloon.
But very nice car...Good Luck!
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Unfortunately it's a manual.
Silver Clouds and Bentley S1 are all 4 speed automatic. Manual transmission went out with their predecessors the Bentley R type and Silver Dawn.
Featured car is an automatic. Manual gearboxes were available but extremely rare and in 50 years of repairing the Silver Cloud I’ve seen precisely one.
@@colingianella7172 Indeed, Hydramatic, introduced by Oldsmobile in 1939. I guess Rolls waited 20 years to see if it was a passing fad. By 1959, every car in America, from the cheapest Chevrolet to the most expensive Cadillac offered automatic transmissions.
Nothing at all wrong with a manual transmission - far more durable and far less complex.
I am not at all fond of Rolls Royce styling and interior. Just think of the terrribly ugly and primitive steering wheel! I think it is very old fashioned and antiquated. It´s so conservative and lacks all avant garde!
But, of course, it is english and perhaps this is how it should be. I am not impressed. Anyway, it does not appeal to me!
Just don't get it I guess. Quiet grace. That may be peak RR. The mark slipped not too long after this and didn't recover till recently
love to own it = then fuel injection and twin turbo = in a sneaky installation - may be rear mounted !
Ouch!