silver cloud heads to somerset festival of transport

Come and see us this Saturday 25 september at the Somerset Festival of Transport and enjoy this magnificent 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud up close. ⁠⁠

This car is one of the highlight lots in our upcoming Classic Cars auction on October 2nd. Here's your chance for an early viewing!⁠⁠

The event takes place at Frome Showground, Frome, BA11 5ES, 9am-5:30pm⁠⁠. Click here for more information.
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More on this British classic... ⁠⁠

Following the Silver Dawn, the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud was introduced in 1955 with a curvy, Rubenesque body shell, designed by J.P. Blatchley. While maintaining the traditional grill and headlights, and hinting at the separate fenders seen on previous models, it was Rolls Royce's first move towards a more modern, integrated look. As in the past, the car was built on a separate chassis so custom-bodied cars could be built for those who wanted a personalized version of Rolls Royce's most popular model. The body was steel, with lightweight aluminum panels for the doors, hood, and trunk lid, foreshadowing the weight saving measures taken by many car manufacturers today.

Equipped with an inline six-cylinder engine, four-speed automatic transmission, and independent front suspension, the car could reach 60mph in 13.5 seconds and top out at 103mph if Sir was in a hurry, as reported in a contemporary review in Motor magazine. While the engine was carried over from the pre-war Silver Wraith, it was considered smoother than the V8 that followed in the Silver Cloud II. It also doesn't give up much in performance to its successor, and is said to be easier to maintain. When owners of ordinary cars were making do with two- or three-speed automatics, or even a manual transmission, the Cloud came with a four-speed automatic, a specification that only went out of date some 50 years later.

The entire package made a very successful car for Rolls Royce, with greater production and a longer lifespan than any model that preceded it. It remains a quintessential Rolls Royce, with enough power to be used on modern roads, and a degree of style that only this marque can offer.

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AUCTION:

Saturday 2 October at 2.00pm
at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms, Vicarage Street, Frome BA11 1PU

VIEWING:

Friday 1 October 10am to 7pm
Saturday 2 October 10am to 1pm
Marquee viewing at the Cattle Market car park
next to Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome BA11 1BE