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1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Standard Steel Saloon

LSGT411roadUnited Kingdom
Engine
V8, higher 9:1 compression ratio with larger carburetors, ~7% more power than prior version
Colour
Sand

A left-hand-drive Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III, chassis LSGT411, delivered new on 19 June 1964 to its first owner in California, finished in Sand over Beige Connolly leather with Cumberland Stone Wilton carpets. The car has accumulated just 20,896 miles and remains in substantially original, unrestored condition throughout, with only the paintwork having been refinished to the factory colour. Its complete documentation traces every phase of ownership, including a notable repurchase by a later owner.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Estimate US$150,000 – US$180,000

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1964-06-19 →Factory delivery
    Anthony Celeste
    full documentation

    First registered owner, based in Arcadia, California. Factory build records confirm original specification including Sand exterior, Beige Connolly leather, and a special request for no model badging on the rear deck.

  3. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Current vendor
    full documentation

    Has owned the car on two separate occasions; disposed of it once but promptly reacquired it. Full documentary history covering the entire ownership chain is included with the car.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. Bodywork

    The exterior paintwork was redone by stripping the body back to the original factory primer and then carefully respraying it in the correct original colour; all other aspects of the car were left in their original unrestored state.

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