1965 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III LONG WHEELBASE SCT-100 JAMES YOUNG EDITION

This Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible was the fifth car to bear the Corniche name and made its debut in 2000. It was a hand-built luxury vehicle with styling cues from the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph sedan, but little mechanical similarity. Instead, it shared a platform with the Bentley Azure, making it the…

Following the success of the Silver Shadow sedan, in 1980 Rolls-Royce decided that it was time for a replacement. Enter the Silver Spirit/Silver Spur models. The Silver Spur was simply a long-wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit. The new car shared much of its underpinnings with the Silver Shadow, including…

The magnificent 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Long-Wheelbase Touring Limousine featured here is finished in gorgeous Dark Pine Lacquer over a beige Connolly leather interior surrounded by magnificent burl walnut woodwork throughout. This incredible motorcar is one of just 94 built-in left-hand drive and was special ordered with many unique…

Considered the Silver Cloud series’ pinnacle, the Silver Cloud III was unveiled in Paris in Fall 1962. The most prominent changes were the inclusion of a four-headlamp layout. Additionally, the radiator grill was shortened, and the bonnet was given a slightly increased slope. An improved interior contributed to the 220lb…

The Silver Dawn introduced in 1949 was a “badge-engineered” Bentley Mark VI and became an enormously successful early post-war car. Aimed at the lucrative American market, the Silver Dawn offered an eminently usable Rolls-Royce and appealed to the owner-driver. Its silky road manners are quite simply delightful, and entirely suitable…

Considered the Silver Cloud series’ pinnacle, the Silver Cloud III was unveiled in Paris in Fall 1962. The most prominent changes were the inclusion of a four-headlamp layout. Additionally, the radiator grill was shortened, and the bonnet was given a slightly increased slope. An improved interior contributed to the 220lb…

Marking the end of a long, proud era of independent British coachbuilding, chassis number LCFL39 was the last long-wheelbase Silver Cloud III built with custom coachwork and one of the final custom bodies produced by the UK’s last extant private coachbuilding firm, James Young Ltd., of Bromley, Kent. It is…

The Silver Cloud II, as it is known to enthusiasts, was in production for four years. Scarcest were the long-wheelbase models—measuring 127 inches between the axles—which were fitted with an extended version of the factory “steel saloon” bodywork. These featured additional legroom to the rear compartment, a large walnut bulkhead…

Rolls-Royce upgraded the Corniche for 1992 and presented it at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan that year. With the 1994 closing of Mulliner Park Ward, this generation is considered the last of the Corniche series, as the Corniche IV is widely regarded as the last coachbuilt…

THE MOST LAVISH AUTOMOBILE IN THE WORLD   From the time of its introduction in 1959 there was, simply put, no other automobile quite like the Rolls-Royce Phantom V. While other luxury manufacturers continued to produce limousines, the Phantom V was the last vestige of old-world craftsmanship, including its availability…

Arguably the ultimate 1970s and 1980s status symbol of wealth and success, the Rolls-Royce Corniche was a car sought after by many but one only the fortunate few could afford. Designed and intended to be enjoyed by their lucky owners in warm-weather climates, each Corniche took four months to be…

The Silver Dawn introduced in 1949 was a “badge-engineered” Bentley Mark VI and became an enormously successful early post-war car. Aimed at the lucrative American market, the Silver Dawn offered an eminently usable Rolls-Royce and appealed to the owner-driver. Its silky road manners are quite simply delightful, and entirely suitable…