• Year of manufacture 
    1965
  • Car type 
    Saloon
  • Reference number 
    18701-81
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Automatic

Description

- A stunning, excellently restored Cloud III Flying Spur - 1 of only 52 cars ever built - Finished in gleaming Masons Black with Beige Vaumol hide - Elegantly fitted modern air-conditioning system - Complete original tools and handbook In 1963 the third iteration of the classic Silver Cloud was introduced. With slightly altered exterior dimensions and a remodelled interior, Rolls Royce managed to shave over 100 KG off its total weight. Other improvements to the engine were made, including fitting 2-inch (51 mm) SU carburettors in place of the 1¾ inch units used on the Series II Silver Cloud. Rolls Royce indicated there had been a nearly 7% improvement to the engines overall power output. Owing to its updated looks and improved mechanicals, Cloud IIIs are already widely considered the most desirable and valuable variant within Cloud production. The introduction of the Cloud III also finally saw Continentals offered for the first time as a Rolls-Royce instead of just Bentley S-Series cars. 5 standard body-styles were offered, the Flying Spur, the Mulliner Park Ward Drophead and Coupe, the James Young Sports Saloon and the James Young 2-door. Just 52 Cloud III Flying Spurs were ever built making them one of the rarest of all Continentals. As before, the Continental variant came with higher compression for better performance, a shorter radiator profile, upgraded braking, a higher rear axle ratio and of course lightweight aluminium coachwork. This makes for a truly impressi