Sold | 1959 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD I BY DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE, WRITE

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£31,749 (Est: £25,764 - £34,352)

1959 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD I BY DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE, WRITE

France • 15 Dec 2025

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This 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, owned by writer Dominique Lapierre for 50 years, is up for sale with 50% of the proceeds benefiting charity. The car has an interesting history, having been driven from Paris to India, and has undergone a recent mechanical overhaul.

Condition

7

The car has been mechanically overhauled and has had significant investment in recent years. However, as a car of this age, it will have slight wear visible in paint, interior, or wheels, and may require minor reconditioning.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

LSMH161

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

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RHD/LHD:

LHD

1959 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD I BY DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE, WRITER AND PHILANTHROPIST
- Carte Grise de Collection
- Serial number: LSMH161
- Engine: 6-cylinder in-line 4.9L
- The Rolls-Royce of Dominique Lapierre (owner from 1972 to 2022), writer and reporter for Paris Match.
- The spirit of adventure: from a Simca raid in the USSR to the road to India in a Rolls-Royce.
- Charity sale: 50% of proceeds donated to the Fondation pour les Enfants Malades de l'Hôpital Necker by daughter Alexandra Lapierre.
- Mechanics overhauled at specialist Americo.
This Silver Cloud I, chassis LSMH161, is much more than a car: it's the carriage of a humanist adventurer.

It entered Dominique Lapierre's life in 1972, and remained there faithfully for over 50 years, until his death in December 2022.

It is now being offered for sale by his daughter, who has taken it over from him.
Before becoming the author of worldwide bestsellers ("Paris brûle-t-il" to "La cité de la joie"), Dominique Lapierre was one of the...