1950 rolls royce silver cloud

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1950 rolls royce silver cloud

It was the core model of the Rolls-Royce range during that period. The John P. Blatchley design was a major change from the pre-war models and the highly derivative Silver Dawn. As part of a range rationalisation, the Bentley S1 was made essentially identical , apart from its radiator grille and badging. Construction is body-on-frame , which permitted special bodied versions, though the overwhelming majority were built with the standard Pressed Steel Company manufactured steel body shell. The chassis is a simple steel box section, welded together and very rigid. Brakes are hydraulic and assisted by the Rolls-Royce mechanical servo with 11 in mm drums and suspension was independent coils at the front and semi-elliptic springs at the rear. Twin brake master cylinders were incorporated from April A long-wheelbase version lengthened by 4 in mm was also made available in September , outwardly very similar to the existing car but offering improved leg space for rear-seat passengers. The British Motor magazine tested a standard-wheelbase factory-bodied Series I in recording a top speed of The coachbuilder Harold Radford offered conversions of the 4-door saloon into an estate car. One of these conversions, chassis no. The Silver Cloud II was introduced in

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It was nearly identical to the Bentley S1 apart from badges and the front radiator. Like its predecessor, the Silver Cloud was built on a box-steel chassis allowing customers to order custom-tailored bodies like the rare cabriolets made by H. Many cars were built with standard bodywork from the Rolls-Royce factory that used a standard steel body shell fabricated by Pressed Steel Company Limited. These were entirely steel except for the aluminum hood, trunk and doors. Throughout production several upgrades were made to the running gear including an optional automatic transmission. In the car got twin SU carburetors and an optional long-wheel base chassis became available.

It was the core model of the Rolls-Royce range during that period. The John P. Blatchley design was a major change from the pre-war models and the highly derivative Silver Dawn. As part of a range rationalisation, the Bentley S1 was made essentially identical , apart from its radiator grille and badging. Construction is body-on-frame , which permitted special bodied versions, though the overwhelming majority were built with the standard Pressed Steel Company manufactured steel body shell. The chassis is a simple steel box section, welded together and very rigid.

1950 rolls royce silver cloud

The car utilises an old-school separate chassis and features relatively old-fashioned styling; Designer David Blatchley was asked for a traditional-yet-modern design, an entirely contradictory brief. His early designs were rejected but a quick sketch more or less drawn in a corridor outside a board meeting got the thumbs-up. This was possibly an emotional rather than logical decision: if you look functionally at the body, the back doors are too short for a limousine. The Silver Cloud was the first car to have both its body and its chassis manufactured by Rolls-Royce, although there were still a good few coachbuilt cars assembled on the same chassis. The first Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series, running from to , used the 4. The Cloud II and Bentley S2 from featured power windows and steering, and early versions of the alloy V8 that would power Rolls-Royce and later Bentley models until replaced by VW engines in

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It was nearly identical to the Bentley S1 apart from badges and the front radiator. Like its predecessor, the Silver Cloud was built on a box-steel chassis allowing customers to order custom-tailored bodies like the rare cabriolets made by H.

Documented chain of ownership and recent service. Suggested Submarkets. Twin brake master cylinders were incorporated from April Phantom V. See all results. V-8 20 hp. For Sale. Feb 11, 1 month ago. Understood to drive as well as it looks, this fabulously original and rare coachbuilt LWB Silver Cloud is supplied with a comprehensive history file including the factory build records and a complete toolkit, plus a current MoT road test certificate and road fund licence document. For Sale 5.