1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II James Young SC12 Six-Light Saloon LWB
- Engine
- V8
- Colour
- Black Pearl and Shell Gray
A rare James Young-bodied Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II on a long-wheelbase chassis, one of only five built to design SC12 and one of two in left-hand drive. Commissioned by Henry H. Plehn, president of Peter Pan Foundations, with an exceptional specification including factory air conditioning, division window, and grey cloth interior, the car was delivered in March 1960. Finished in Black Pearl and Shell Gray, it passed through several American owners before entering the Robert M. Lee collection, where it remained for roughly two decades.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$225,000 – US$275,000
- 1960-03-14 →Factory deliveryHenry H. Plehnfull documentation
Company president who commissioned the car with an extensive bespoke specification; vehicle was shipped from Liverpool and delivered via US dealer J.S. Inskip. Held the car for roughly four years before returning it to the dealer.
- → 1987Private saleCharles R. Butlerpartial documentation
Collector based in Mobile, Alabama, who held the car as part of a personal collection until selling it in 1987.
- 1987 →Private saleTroy Sampleypartial documentation
Dallas-based owner during whose tenure the car was refinished in its original two-tone colors and reupholstered in red leather.
- Date unknownPrivate saleJ.S. Inskippartial documentation
US dealership that originally delivered the car and subsequently took it back from the first owner before passing it on to a buyer in Alabama.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownRobert M. Leepartial documentation
Part of an extensive private collection for approximately the last two decades prior to this sale; car is offered with build sheets and early ownership documentation.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1987Bodywork
Exterior repainted in the car's original two-tone colour scheme and the interior reupholstered in red leather, replacing earlier trim.
Work carried out around the time of sale to Troy Sampley; car continues to present in this condition.
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