Lot details
Registration No: 6173 D
Chassis No: SWC188
Mot Expiry: Dec 2018

- Formerly the property of actress, singer and sex symbol Diana Dors

- Self-evidently the subject of much past restoration work

- Offered for sale with handbook, old invoices and MOT certificate valid into Dec 2018


Furhter info:

Rolls-Royce launched the Silver Cloud in April 1955. It was based on a completely new closed box section frame that was reputedly 50 percent stiffer than that of the outgoing Silver Dawn. The distinguished-looking standard body was penned by in-house designer John Polwhele Blatchley. 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 four-speed automatic transmission. Braking was by servo-assisted 11-inch drums all round. The Silver Cloud II unveiled in 1959 brought a redesigned ventilation system and standardised power steering. The biggest change, however, was the replacement of the 4.9-litre six-cylinder engine with an all-alloy 6.2-litre V8 unit. The unquoted output was sufficient to whisk the newcomer to 60mph in under 11 seconds and on to a top speed of 112mph. A total of 2,717 Cloud IIs were built between 1959 and 1962.

This right-hand drive Cloud II hails from 1960 and is finished in White with Red leather upholstery and displays a credible but unwarranted 60,200 miles. Having previously been owned by the actress, singer and sex symbol Diana Dors whose association with Rolls-Royce dated back to 1952 when they leased her a car at the age of just twenty (receiving a slew of newspaper headlines in return), the Silver Cloud II is understood to have resided in America for several years. Self-evidently the subject of much past restoration work, '6173D' is offered for sale with handbook, V5C Registration Document, previous invoices and current MOT certificate valid until December 2018 (though, it is of course eligible for exemption). We are also told that Classic Car Oil London will freshly detail it ahead of the sale.