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This left-hand drive Silver Cloud saloon has had only three owners, the first of whom was the President of Portugal, António de Oliveira Salazar, who ruled the country from 1932 to 1974.
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Introduced early in 1955, the all-new Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S-Series were conceived as replacements for the ageing Silver Dawn and Bentley R-Type.
This left-hand drive Silver Cloud saloon has had only three owners, the first of whom was the President of Portugal, António de Oliveira Salazar, who ruled the country from 1932 to 1974. Chassis number 'LSWA222' left the Crewe factory on 2nd January 1956 to be shipped to Portugal on board the vessel 'Paraguay Star' bound for Lisbon, arriving mid-March '56.
The duo sported sleeker bodywork on a new box-section chassis 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 power output of the dependable inlet-over-exhaust six-cylinder engine. Automatic transmission was now standard and power-assisted steering an option. Fast at 160km/h, relatively economical and cheaper to maintain than the successor V8-engined models, the Silver Cloud is arguably the most user-friendly of all post-war Rolls-Royces.
In common with earlier models of the Rolls-Royce - ever since the first model in 1905 - the latest model, known as the Silver Cloud, carries on the tradition of employing only those features of design which have been thoroughly proved, allied with meticulous attention to detail and finish.
'This latest model is faster, roomier, quieter and no less economical than its predecessors and, bearing in mind the make's reputation for reliability, one that could be much cheaper to run for a long term than many much more humble productions.' John Eason Gibson, Country Life.
This car has covered 88,270 km.
