1956 | Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I

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This charming Silver Cloud (retrospectively known as a series I) is one of that notable minority that went on to be bestowed with a coach-built body. The rolling chassis was completed at Crewe in 1955 before going on Freestone & Webb’s Unity Works in Willesden, North London. Freestone & Webb had been founded in 1923 and had built a reputation for building bodies of distinction for Rolls-Royces and Bentleys (and a few Alfa Romeos, Mercedes Benz and Packards). Freestone & Webb had popularised and become associated with a style known as “Razor Edge.”

The body fitted to our car was indeed in that style but officially known as “4 Door, 6 Light Sports Saloon.” This example is known to be the first of only eight built in this style and the only one remaining in the UK. The interior fitting and finishing were undertaken by Harold Radford Limited, who would eventually acquire Freestone & Webb. The car was completed in 1956 at a total cost to the customer of £7,741.3s.3d. – in excess of £240,000 in today’s money. The Silver Cloud bears the chassis number SWA 56, engine number SA28, body number 1782 and design number 3206.

Not too much is known about our car’s early life other than a spell overseas featured. The Rolls-Royce was re-imported to the UK in 1989, going on to be registered here in January 1992. The current owner, a long-standing Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club member, acquired the Silver Cloud later that year to become just the second, post re-import owner.

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