1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Long-Wheelbase Saloon

• One of only 10 of its type built without an internal division
• Originally ordered for Viscount Furness of Furness Enterprises
• Shipped to Canada in 1975
• Multiple award winner

"A grand total of 285 third-series four-headlamp machines were eventually produced, of which 54 had special body styles (49 of them from James Young, the other five all being from H J Mulliner Park Ward as something of a final flourish." - Graham Robson on the long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III and S3 Bentley, The Rolls-Royce and Bentley, Volume 2.

Launched in 1962, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III and its Bentley S3 equivalent employed their predecessors' 6.2-litre V8 engine - 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. The long-wheelbase versions of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and Bentley S Series continued after the introduction of the new V8 engine, offering a less expensive alternative to the newly introduced Phantom V limousine. Four inches (101mm) longer in the wheelbase than the standard saloon, these even more exclusive models usually were fitted out with an internal division.

Chassis number 'CCL73' was ordered through H. A. Fox for Viscount Furness of Furness Enterprises, London SW1. It is estimated that James Young built only 40 four-door SCIII long-wheelbase saloons to its SCT100 design, only 10 of which were completed without division, making this beautiful owner-driver model particularly rare. Other unusual features include flag holders in the front wings and picnic stools mounted on the rear bumper. The SCT100 is often referred to as the 'Baby Phantom V', a car considered to be among the most elegant of post-war Rolls Royces.

In 1975 'CCL73' was shipped to Canada where it attended numerous car shows, winning many awards there and in the USA, all documented in its history file, which also contains a UK V5 and a purchase invoice from Classic Automobiles dated 2021. The car is currently registered as '1 RBU', which will be kept on retention, and previously was registered as 'DHJ 545B'.