1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Long-Wheelbase Sedan

The duo sported sleeker bodywork on a new box-section separate chassis - Rolls-Royce eschewing unitary construction for the time being - incorporating improved brakes and suspension, the latter featuring electrically controlled damping. Enlargement to 4,887cc and the adoption of a six-port cylinder head boosted the - traditionally undisclosed - power output of the dependable inlet-over-exhaust six-cylinder engine. Automatic transmission was now standard and power-assisted steering an option.

Fast (100mph-plus) relatively economical and cheaper to maintain than the successor V8-engined versions, the Silver Cloud is arguably the most user-friendly of all post-war Rolls-Royces. Catering for the stately limousine market in the 1950s, Rolls-Royce offered the royalty and heads of state-only Phantom IV and the generally available, if somewhat dated, Silver Wraith. Following the introduction of the Silver Cloud, a long-wheelbase version of this more modern design was made available, with bodies closely based on the factory’s standard offering.

Four inches longer in the wheelbase than the standard sedan and usually fitted out with an internal division, these bodyshells were extended by Rolls-Royce’s in-house coachbuilder Park Ward (soon to become H. J. Mulliner, Park Ward) at its London works and finished off at Crewe.

A mere 122 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud long-wheelbase sedans were made between 1957 and 1959. The ultimate in style and luxury in its day, this left-hand drive Silver Cloud long-wheelbase sedan is a fine example of British motoring excellence. One of the very first batch of ’Cloud LWB sedans built, the car was sold new in the USA and acquired by the vendor in November 2006.

Representing a rare opportunity to acquire one of Rolls-Royce’s most desirable post-war models, it is offered with tool kit, owner’s handbook and registration documents.