1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Contiental Coupe

The Silver Cloud III, produced from late 1962 to 1965, was the last Rolls-Royce model with separate body-and-chassis construction suitable for the finest custom coach-built bodywork.

This rare alloy-bodied Mulliner Park Ward Design 2045 Coupe remains among the most desirable of all post-WW II Rolls-Royce cars. Only 200 of these examples were crafted, approximately half were fixed-head coupes and half drop-heads.

Mechanical advancements to the Silver Cloud III's 6.2-liter V8 with aluminum block and heads, included an increased 9.0:1 compression ratio and larger carburetors. A four-speed automatic transmission was standard.

This particular automobile was delivered by J.S. Inskip Motors of Manhattan to its first owner, Dr. Vincent Cronin of New York, in April of 1965. It was later sold to Los Angeles-based Rolls-Royce collector Mr. Wendell Will in 1974, who meticulously maintained the car for 36 years through 2010, cosmetically changing only the black interior to grey with red piping. The current owners are just the third owner of this car.