1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams will receive your payment, The Market by Bonhams accounts service will inform the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored: a release note will be sent to them.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES

€30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES

€500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

Chassis No: LSWC108

Engine No: 54CS

Odometer: 51,399 km.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history or service records.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this 1960 LHD Silver Cloud is an outstandingly good example. It has survived its 62 years of life very impressively and is in time-warp condition, inside, outside and underneath.

We know that it entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2012.

We’re guessing from the Hatteras Marlin Club badge on the windscreen that at some point this car was living in North Carolina, USA.

We know that it was built in 1960 and that it was probably exported new. It was first registered in the UK in 2008.

Its MoT certificate in 2008 records the mileage as 51,101 km.

Presented in two-tone brown and gold, the car looks very good from every angle.

The bodywork is largely free of any idents, bumps or creases.

The shut-lines and panel gaps are even and consistent, although the fuel filler flap is not perfectly flush with the bodywork.

The paintwork is impressively lustrous and shiny in general, although there are a few scratches and scuffs here and there, including on the driver’s side front wing near the bonnet.

The wheels are good all round and most of the chrome work is in excellent condition.

The exterior trim has endured remarkably well. The lights, lenses and badging are mostly fine.

It really is an impressive looking vehicle and one that appears to have been the recipient of a great deal of care and attention over the years.

The interior appears to be just as impressive as the exterior. There’s really very little to complain about.

The cream leather upholstery is undamaged and uncreased, both front and back.

The carpets and mats are good, as are the door cards and the headlining.

The wood veneers on the dashboard look fine, and the steering wheel, gear selector and instruments all seem to be in first-class condition.

There are a couple of minor scuffs on the rear picnic table on the driver’s side.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start the vehicle.

The interior trim seems to have endured remarkably well, too.

There is really not much to find fault with on the inside of this car.

Everything we can see looks to have a good amount of structural integrity. There is worrying corrosion anywhere as far as we can tell.

Everything in the engine bay is in its right and proper place and seems to be clean and dry.

The car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

This car must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

Any paperwork shown in the gallery is a facsimile and in no way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

Apart from one or two very minor cosmetic issues, we’d say that this Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II is in exemplary condition and far better than either its age or odometer reading would normally dictate.

Provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are as good as the rest of the car, we think this magnificent vehicle will probably need little more than basic recommissioning and should reward its next owner with years of classy, distinguished and rather grand motoring pleasure.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €25,000 - €35,000.