Showing posts with label Rolls Royce History. Show all posts
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Friday, 27 August 2010

Silver Cloud DHC Rolls Royce 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964,1965

Silver Cloud DHC


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Classic Silver Cloud DHC Rolls Royce 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964,1965


In addition to the Standard Steel models a number of elegant coach-built body styles were produced for the Silver Cloud chassis. The design had originally started life in 1959 and was built in both saloon and drop-head forms, usually also being seen on the equivalent Bentley chassis. In 1962, the twin headlamps were angled and the much cleaner lines, with the first truly straight-through body, signalled that styling had moved into the present day. Late in 1965 the new Rolls-Royce, The Silver Shadow made its debut featuring monocoque construction, common enough elsewhere but signalling the end of traditional coach-built bodies and the variation of style that had been a feature of the marque since the early days.


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Silver Cloud 3 Rolls Royce 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

Silver Cloud 3 1950s-1960s


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Classic Silver Cloud 3 Rolls Royce 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965


Introduced in 1962 as a replacement for the Silver Cloud II, the Silver Cloud III featured a distinctive new front-end style with four paired headlamps and a more powerful engine, although following Rolls-Royce tradition this extra power was not disclosed. In 1965, the Silver Cloud III was still mounted on a separate chassis with drum brakes and a live rear axle and although arguably still "The Best Car In The World", at the time the model was beginning to fall behind the rising standards of chassis refinement. A total of 2,044 "Standard Steel" Silver Cloud IIIs were produced before the arrival in late 1965 of the monocoque Silver Shadow series.


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Silver Wraith Rolls Royce 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Silver Wraith 1940s-1950s


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Classic Silver Wraith Rolls Royce 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959


The custom-bodied Rolls-Royce series of the post-war years, the Silver Wraith continued a famous name from the 1930s. Rolls Royce built the chassis, which was essentially a stretched-wheelbase version (127 or 133 inches) of the Silver Dawn/Bentley Mark VI platform, with the same suspension design and drive-trains. Bodywork was supplied by traditional R-R specialists - Park Ward, HJ Mulliner, Hooper and others, most with wood framing and light-alloy or steel panels. Many Silver Wraiths had classic lines, with freestanding headlamps, separate front wings, divisions between passengers and chauffeur and the characteristic Rolls Royce Parthenon grille.


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Silver Ghost Rolls Royce 1907-1926

Silver Ghost 1907-1926


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Classic Silver Ghost Rolls Royce 1907-1926


Strictly speaking, there was only one Silver Ghost, the car built up on the 13th chassis, with a silver-painted touring body and sliver-plated fittings and given that name by the company in 1907. Its standard title is the 40/50HP, which denotes the engine type and power rating, however the Silver Ghost nickname refused to die. It was with this car that Rolls Royce's reputation of building "The Best Car In The World" was founded. Built between 1907 and 1925 in England and between 1921 and 1926 in the USA, the 40/50HP was continually improved during its lifetime before its replacement by the new Phantom I model in 1925.


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