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1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupé Adaptation
Liechtenstein • 19 Jun 2021
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AI Listing Summary
This 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupé is a rare, left-hand-drive model originally owned by Sophia Loren and featured in her film "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Restored in 2004, it boasts a Steel Blue exterior, Grey leather interior, and desirable features like electric windows and factory-style air conditioning, accompanied by extensive documentation and a signed photo of Loren, making it a highly collectible piece.
Condition
7
While the car was restored in 2004, it is not clear what, if any, reconditioning has been done since then. The description notes that factory-style air conditioning was likely fitted during restoration, suggesting that it was not originally equipped with this feature. The car is accompanied by a history file, which suggests that it has been well-documented and maintained. However, without a more recent assessment of its condition, it is difficult to rate it higher than a 7.
/ 10
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Chassis No:
LSDW221
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RHD/LHD:
LHD
THE SILVER CLOUD III ADAPTATION The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III represented a watershed moment for its manufacturer.
It was still a traditionally crafted luxury automobile with wood-framed bodywork featuring a library’s worth of burled walnut; the engine was reassuringly silent; and the interior was surpassingly comfortable.
The engine, improved over the previous Silver Cloud II, was the epitome of the Rolls-Royce ideal of gradual refinement of a design.
Yet this model also represented the company’s first nods towards contemporary styling, with quad headlamps, a lowered hood and radiator shell, smaller bumpers, and separate front seats.
No offering better exemplified the Silver Cloud III’s straddling of two worlds than the Drophead Coupé Adaptation, crafted by Rolls-Royce’s coachbuilding shop, H.J.
Mulliner.
A continuation of the similar style introduced extremely late in Silver Cloud I production and used exclusively on the Silver Cloud II, it was known as an “Adaptation” becau...
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£67,499
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£130,407
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£1,045,625
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