Not Sold

Page Contents

Track live values and receive listing alerts

Enquire Now

View All Images

1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe Automotive star of the Palme d'Or winning film 'Blow Up

United Kingdom • 10 Sept 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe, famously featured in the film 'Blow Up,' is one of only 49 RHD examples. Recently showcased at prestigious events and benefiting from specialist attention, it presents a unique opportunity for collectors.

Condition

7

The car has been 'extensively gone through' by a marque specialist, suggesting it needed some work but is now in solid condition. There's no mention of significant damage, but being domiciled in Porto suggests at least slight wear. The classic nature of the car points to some degree of wear and tear.

/ 10

Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

SHS349C

Odometer:

4,000 miles

Reg Number:

KYY 107C

RHD/LHD:

RHD

By the mid-1960s, the art of the coachbuilt car was not exactly the 'cutting edge' of automotive design, but the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III still forged itself a strong place in the Crewe manufacturer's catalogue.

Its exceptionally robust cruciform-braced box section chassis supported a two-door saloon body created by HJ Mulliner Park Ward Ltd to Norwegian Vilhelm Koren's design.

Its 'straight-through' wings and 'cut-back' wheel arches gave the car a sleek, modern feel and the twin headlamps, positioned at a slightly slanted angle, provided a very distinctive look that earned it the 'Chinese Eye' moniker.

Just 101 of the two-door drophead coupes were built to order for wealthy clients by Mulliner Park Ward, in addition to a number of two-door saloons.

Mechanically identical to the Bentley S3 Continental, the ride and handling provided serious road presence though independent coil and wishbone front suspension, a leaf-sprung semi-floating back axle (complete with hypoid bevel fina...