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The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III was spotted in the movie Scarface. This model is also owned by Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian.
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The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and the virtually identical Bentley S-Type were revealed in 1955. Beautifully proportioned, exquisitely constructed and near-silent in operation, they were everything the traditional Rolls-Royce buyer would have hoped for.
This was Crewe’s second “standard steel” car after the post-war Dawn and R-Type, with an off-the-peg factory body rather than a made-to-measure hand-crafted aluminum item in the pre-war tradition. Mulliner Park Ward, James Young and others all built exquisite special bodies on this chassis, and there was a long-wheelbase version of the standard body with an extra 10cm of rear leg room and a division. The traditional Rolls and Bentley radiator grilles were retained – these and a few badges and items of insignia were the only differences between the two otherwise identical cars. The interior was nothing if not luxurious, with superbly crafted leather seat and a magnificent walnut dashboard.
The engine in the Cloud and S1 was basically the same 4.9L power unit carried over from the previous R-Type (and Silver Dawn), except that it had a new aluminum cylinder head and twin SU carburetors. Transmission at the start offered a choice of either four-speed synchromesh manual or four-speed automatic, manufactured under license by Rolls from General Motors in the U.S.A. In fact, after just 18 months, the manual option was dropped, and Rolls never encouraged owners to order it anyway. While the engine was incredibly refined, it wasn’t really that powerful – the maximum speed was 170 km/h. It was Rolls-Royce’s policy never to reveal specific power outputs but the estimated 178 hp had 2,032 kg to pull along.
The Silver Cloud III succeeded the Silver Cloud II in 1962.
The new Silver Cloud III differed externally from the previous cars, there was now a twin headlamp front with new front wings and a lower radiator with a tapering bonnet line. Other differences included slimmer bumper overriders to replace the earlier, ""swan neck"" overriders. A few cars were supplied for ""special"" coachwork, these included an elegant drophead coupe design offered by Mulliner Park Ward. Eventually, the Silver Cloud III was replaced by the more modern Silver Shadow, in 1965, in total 2044 cars had been built since 1962.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III was spotted in the movie Scarface. This model is also owned by Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian.
This car has covered 86,777 miles.
