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The cruise ship Silver Cloud moored next to the WWII light cruiser of the Royal Navy HMS Belfast. 3 exposures, -1+ bracketing, then Photomatix for HDR and tonemapping and finally Photoshop for adjustments!
Exposition "Clouds" Le Roeulx, Hainaut, Belgium.
Merveilleux et magique, branché sur l’infini, le nuage est pour tout être humain la plus fantastique des machines à rêves.
Combinaison de contraires et d’extrêmes, foisonnant, inépuisable, en perpétuelle métamorphose, il est de toute évidence la métaphore même du vivant.
En organisant une exposition sur ce thème dans le cadre prestigieux et historique du château des Princes de Croÿ, au Roeulx, la Fondation Croy-Roeulx propose “Clouds”, événement artistique majeur autour du regard d’artistes modernes et contemporains sur le plus humain des corps célestes. Une version inédite du thème, qui, en écho au génie du lieu – le Château, l’Orangerie et les jardins -, est pensée comme une véritable « horticulture » du nuage.
Une trentaine d’artistes – de Jean Arp à René Magritte, de Man Ray à Jaume Plensa, de Robert Therrien à Michel François… Associant photographies, peintures, vidéos, sculptures, installations, peupleront cette promenade-découverte du Château du Roeulx qui ouvrira exceptionnellement à l’occasion de cet événement.
Wonderful and magical, connected to the infinite, the cloud is for any human being the most fantastic dream machines.
Combination of opposites and extremes, teeming inexhaustible, in perpetual metamorphosis, it is obviously the same metaphor of the living.
By organizing an exhibition on this theme in the prestigious and historical part of the castle of the Princes of Croÿ at Roeulx, Croy-Roeulx Foundation offers "Clouds", a major artistic event around the look of modern and contemporary artists on the most human of celestial bodies. A new version of the theme, which, echoing the spirit of the place - the castle, the Orangerie and gardens - is conceived as a real "Horticulture" of the cloud.
Thirty artists - Jean Arp to René Magritte, Man Ray to Jaume Plensa, Robert Therrien Michel François ... Combining photographs, paintings, videos, sculptures, installations, populate this walk-discovery of the castle will open exceptionally Roeulx on the occasion of this event.
Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra were both once proud owners of the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Produced from 1955-1966, this vehicle defined Rolls Royce for a decade as more than 2000 of them drove out of the factory. This model - seen in Munich's BMW Museum - is the Silver Cloud III which rounded out the Silver Cloud collection from 1963-1966.
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Chassis n° L.CSC.33C
Coachwork by H.J. Mulliner - Park Ward
Bonhams
Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
The Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2023
Estimated : € 150.000 - 250.000
Sold for € 184.000
"The size and grandeur of the car... deceive one about the performance which would do justice to many a car of more sporting pretensions. The finish, both in detail and the broader sense of equipment and trim, is superb." - Motor magazine on the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III.
Launched in 1962, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III and its Bentley S3 equivalent employed the 6.2-litre V8 engine introduced on the 'Cloud II/S2 - though with larger carburettors, new distributor and raised compression ratio - and came with a four-speed GM-derived automatic transmission as standard equipment. Most obvious among many changes from the preceding models was the adoption of four-headlamp lighting, the absence of sidelights from the wing tops, and a slightly lower radiator shell. Inside there was improved accommodation with separate front seats and increased room for rear passengers. Notable as the last mainstream Rolls-Royce to employ a separate chassis, the Silver Cloud III proved immensely successful both at home and abroad, remaining in production until the autumn of 1965.
As well as the factory-bodied cars, bespoke creations from James Young and the recently merged firm of H J Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd (by this time Rolls-Royce-owned) continued to be available on the 'Cloud III chassis for those discerning enthusiasts wealthy enough to afford them. Indeed, as the factory did not offer a convertible or drophead coupé, a coachbuilt car was the only option if one's preference was Rolls-Royce-style fresh air motoring. First introduced in 1958, H J Mulliner's drophead was the most successful of its type, lasting into 1965.
Dating from the final year of production, 'L.CSC.33C' is one of the very last 42 coachbuilt cars on the Silver Cloud III chassis; indeed, by the time the guarantee was issued on 21st February 1966, the successor Silver Shadow model had already been shown to the public (at Earls Court in 1965).
Intended for use in the USA, this original left-hand drive car was ordered with numerous special features including Jetstar air conditioning, windtone horns, electric aerial, driver's outside mirror, additional loudspeaker, additional (driver's) headrest, Sundym glass throughout, electric windows, and the heavy gauge frame. The original colour scheme was Shell Grey with scarlet leather interior and black hood. The Silver Cloud was shipped to Rolls-Royce Inc in New York and retailed by Peter Zage & Co Ltd to their customer Dr W C Casey, MD, at that time living on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, nothing else is known of its history in the USA.
Around 2002 the Rolls-Royce belonged to a Mr Reid Davis, who kept the car at Lake Oswego in Oregon. McDonald Vintage Restorations in Canby, Oregon restored the car in 2002-2003 (restoration invoices available). A replacement engine ('S1608') was installed by Tony Handler Inc at the same time.
In 2004 the Silver Cloud was offered for sale at an auction in France from where it was sold to Ukraine. Residing in Ukraine ever since, the car has scarcely been used since its acquisition in 2004, covering only some 500 kilometres in the course of nearly 20 years. Sold because of the ongoing war in Ukraine - and extremely lucky to be a survivor after the battle for Kyiv - this end-of-an-era coachbuilt Rolls-Royce is offered with copies of the factory build sheets and Ukrainian registration documents.
In addition to purchasing the conventional Silver Cloud III, a selection of differing body types could be built to order by way of coachbuilders as this was the last Rolls Royce car for the mass-market to be produced with a separate chassis. One of the most notable ones was by Mulliner Park Ward of London, who gave us this very interesting variant known (back in the days before racial sensitivities) as the 'Chinese Eye' design, with slanted headlights to make it look a bit more lairy. To widen production in a diminishing market, this adaptation was made available for the Bentley S3 Continental as well as for the Silver Cloud III so, of the 328 coach-built Silver Cloud III, about 100 were of this style.
At the special request of American customer William Dick Jr. a 2-door Salon (Chinese Eyes) was equipped with the Bentley S2 Continental styling headlamps. Vilhelm Koren sketched the design and only one has been made!
Concours d'Élégance 2018
Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Taken at Boulder by ღ Honey Silvercloud ღ (hony.aboma)
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Production : 1962 - 1965
6.230 cc
V8
225 HP
Vmax : 188 km/h
Exposition : So British !
Cars & Lifestyle
13/12/2019 - 26/01/2020
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
December 2019
In addition to purchasing the conventional Silver Cloud III, a selection of differing body types could be built to order by way of coachbuilders as this was the last Rolls Royce car for the mass-market to be produced with a separate chassis. One of the most notable ones was by Mulliner Park Ward of London, who gave us this very interesting variant known (back in the days before racial sensitivities) as the 'Chinese Eye' design, with slanted headlights to make it look a bit more lairy. To widen production in a diminishing market, this adaptation was made available for the Bentley S3 Continental as well as for the Silver Cloud III so, of the 328 coach-built Silver Cloud III, about 100 were of this style.
The Silver Cloud at anchor off the north shore of Principe. Just one passenger on the beach (plus me).
Il a fallu plusieurs années de travail à son propriétaire pour remettre à neuf cette voiture, démontée et remontée pièce par pièce et lui redonner son éclat d'origine, la "Silver Cloud" ayant été la plus belle de toutes les voitures d'usine.
Celle-ci est équipée du moteur V8 de 6,2l de cylindrée dont Rolls Royce ne donnait pas la puissance, considérée comme suffisante… Une puissance qui permettait à la voiture d'atteindre 183 km/h au début des années soixante, avec un poids de 2110kg, et une longueur de 5,38m.
The Suez Canal from the Terrazza Restaurant on the Silver Cloud. Since the Canal was blocked by the Ever More container ship in March 2021, every ship is now escorted by a tug in case of an emergency.
A series of AI-generated pictures of a classic Rolls-Royce parked in front of a Grand Hotel. In different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
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A view to a Kill
Roger Moore
1985
09/12/2022 - 14/05/2023
Bond in Motion
Original Collection of James Bond Vehicles
Brussels Expo
Brussels - Belgium
February 2023
A series of AI-generated pictures of a classic Rolls-Royce parked in front of a Grand Hotel. In different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
I'm always happy to accept invites to groups as long as I can see their content. Should I see "this group is not available to you", my pictures won't be made available to that group. Thanks for your understanding.
A series of AI-generated pictures of a classic Rolls-Royce parked in front of a Grand Hotel. In different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
I'm always happy to accept invites to groups as long as I can see their content. Should I see "this group is not available to you", my photos won't be made available to that group. Thanks for your understanding.
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III (1963-66) Engine 6230cc V8 OHV Production 2297 (2044 SWB, 253 LWB)
Registration Number 1707 R (Derbyshire)
ROLLS ROYCE SET
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The Silver Cloud III arrived in 1963. External dimensions were slightly tweaked, the interior remodelled, and the weight reduced by a little over 100 kg
The engine was improved with the addition of 2 inch SU Carburettors, replacing the 1.75 inch units of the Silver Cloud and compression ratio was increased. The transmission was a GM Hydramatic which Rolls-Royce used under licence.
The Silver Cloud III is distinguished by its quad headlamp being the main differance from the Series II.
The headlights grouped in a four-headlamp layout subsequently continued in the later Silver Shadow. Other external changes included a slightly increased slope of the bonnet, o correspond with a 1 1⁄2 inches reduction to the radiator grille.
Many thanks for a fantabulous
43,882,999 views (adjusted and readjusted during FLICKR re-engineering, reduced by around 650,000)
Shot at the Silverstone Classic 14-15 July 2015- Ref 109-722
The Rolls-Royce is very popular for use at important events in life. White ones are more suitable for marriages...
But even Rolls-Royces has to have some maintenance now and then...
The Silver Cloud series was designed by J.P. Blatchley.
The 1955-1965 Bentley S-series was very much alike.
The Silver Cloud was followed up by the 1965-80 Silver Shadow.
4887 cc 6 cylinder engine.
2050 kg.
Production Silver Cloud: 4/1955-3/1966.
Production Silver Cloud I: 4/1955-1958.
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1959 (according to Dutch RDW).
New Dutch reg. number: Dec. 31, 1976.
Same owner since Febr. 1991.
Utrecht, Schaverijstraat, July 3, 2018.
© 2018 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Production : 1962 - 1965
6.230 cc
V8
225 HP
Vmax : 188 km/h
Exposition : So British !
Cars & Lifestyle
13/12/2019 - 26/01/2020
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
December 2019
Now this is my idea of a car!
Why have a supercar you can barely get into and hardly enjoy, when you can have all the comforts of home in the car with you?
One of the last versions of the magnificent Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, this final incarnation, the Silver Cloud III, seeing the design through to 1966. By this time the Silver Shadow was starting to make its presence known on the road as one of the most radical Rolls Royces ever, but the Silver Cloud continued to keep the old world alive.
Entering production in 1955, the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud was built to replace a collection of earlier models, including the Silver Wraith and the Silver Dawn, whilst also being built alongside the Phantom series. A cross between the Flying Scotsman and a Stately Home, the Silver Cloud was built originally for a market that revolved around hereditary money, Royals, Soldiers, Mine and Factory owners, and other families that had made their money in the great Victorian era of Industry.
But unbeknownst to Rolls Royce, as the 50's were packed away, the world changed abruptly. Money was easier to come by, and the margins that had once separated the class system became blurred and distorted. People of lower class backgrounds found their way up the social ladder by way of music and television, and one of the first things they hankered for was a Rolls Royce, the ultimate symbol of success.
And it's not hard to see why, with a price tag of £5,000 the Cloud was the equivalent cost of 10 Morris Minors or a 7 bedroom house. To own a Silver Cloud in the early 1960's meant you had to be someone very very special.
However, the Silver Cloud's old world design kept it very much in the past. Unlike modern Rollers where the body and chassis are built together, the Cloud was built as a chassis first, and then it was up to the owner to decide who constructed the coachwork, be they Hoopers, H.J. Muliner Park Ward or James Young.
This antiquated system meant that Rolls were losing their market, and thus they had to adapt in order to survive. In 1965 the highly advanced and radically designed Silver Shadow entered production, and a year later the last Silver Cloud rolled off the production line, bringing an end to the era of the classic Rolls.
This particular version, the Cloud III, was the first noticeable facelift of the model, with the inclusion of new four light clusters that would eventually be carried over onto the Shadow, a reduction in weight by 220lbs and the fitting of 2-inch SU carburettors in place of the 1¾ inch units used on the Series II Silver Cloud. Although Rolls Royce always kept the power output of their engines a secret, they did disclose that it provided and improvement of 'perhaps 7%'.
Today they're a real rarity, the 1970's showed that rust was no respecter of pedigree and many redundant rollers simply whittled away under the rain. But even so, immaculate examples such as this continue to be found, and this one was certainly a real treat for me and the many tourists who stopped to admire the lines of yesteryear.
I saw this yesterday at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais coming back from a business trip to The Hague (Den Haag). I can never resist such a beautiful car!!! I just wish I had one ;-) According to Ant it is a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III. Thanks Ant
The background image: Many thanks to rosey146 for allowing me permission to use her excellent picture of the famous and beautiful Chatsworth House of Derbyshire and Peak District as the background for this picture of an exquisite 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud.
rosey 146’s original picture of the Chatsworth House can be viewed here.
About to Chatsworth House:
Building of Chatsworth house was begun in 1552 by Bess of Hardwick and her second husband Sir William Cavendish. Their second son, William, was created Earl of Devonshire in 1618. The 4th Earl who was created 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694 after assisting William of Orange to claim the British throne, began to make improvements at Chatsworth. Eventually he completely remodelled the house and added formal gardens and the famous cascade. Most of the work was completed before he died in 1707. Chatsworth park was landscaped by Capability Brown who reshaped the formal garden into the more natural one you see today. The 6th Duke engaged Joseph Paxton as the head gardener, resulting in the enrichment of the gardens and the creation of the Emperor Fountain as well as the now demolished Great Conservatory. The house and gardens have remained little changed since the 6th Dukes time.
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