{"id":14618,"date":"2014-06-06T20:42:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T20:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentrylane.com\/s\/?p=14618"},"modified":"2022-02-18T14:17:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:17:01","slug":"1957-rolls-royce-silver-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentrylane.ca\/s\/import-inventory\/sold-import\/1957-rolls-royce-silver-cloud","title":{"rendered":"1957 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rolls-Royce broke from tradition when it introduced its Silver Cloud in 1955, replacing the aging Silver Dawn series with thoroughly modern styling and typical Rolls-Royce over-engineering. Instead of building incomplete cars and delivering chassis to custom coachbuilders, the SC (and corporate sibling Bentley S1) was a complete car clothed in a factory-built body. This allowed Rolls to produce the new car in far greater numbers and with a higher margin than previously, and helped set the stage for future development.<\/p>\n

The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud body was a beautifully proportioned, modified razor edge design, and it was a huge hit. The model used a 4,887-cc IOE six-cylinder engine, which dated back to the original Silver Ghost. GM\u2019s four-speed Hydra-Matic transmission was standard from 1956, when power steering and air conditioning became optional. The SCs had adjustable shock absorbers that were operated by a lever on the steering column, and the brakes got a second master cylinder in 1956. Chassis and suspension were operated by a total-loss Bijur system, with an oil tank on the firewall.<\/p>\n

This 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud four door sedan carries a 6 cylinder engine and is backed by an automatic transmission. The odometer reads only 67,826 miles. The exterior is Silver over a Green \/ Tan interior. This Silver Cloud is an appreciating classic that will make a superb tourer as it is a comfortable and welcoming place to whisk away the miles.<\/p>\n