1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I Saloon
Sold for $60,500 Including Commission
RM Auction, Amelia Island, Florida 2014
Chassis no. LSED321
Engine no. SD385
178 bhp, 4,887 cc F-head inline six-cylinder engine with twin SU carburetors, four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, semi-elliptic rear springs with electrically controlled shock absorbers, and power-assisted hydraulic front and hydro-mechanical rear drum brakes. Wheelbase: 123 in.
•Offered from the Pray Collection
•Fascinating ownership history
•Accompanied by Rolls-Royce Foundation and Hunt House documentation
A Rolls-Royce is perhaps the ultimate gentleman’s car, which may be why the marque figures so prominently into Malcolm S. Pray Jr.’s collection. For a socialite of the old school, there was a no more proper automobile for arriving at special occasions during the social season.
This Silver Cloud I Saloon, equipped with factory a