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Description
1962 Rolls-Royce Cloud III James Young Owner/Driver
Saloon
The first of just 17 non-division SCT100 bodied
Cloud IIIs by James Young; lots of history; ex Jack Barclay Motorshow car; very
elegant and ready to enjoy
The first of just 17 owner-driver LWB
Cloud IIIs bodied by Coachbuilders James Young, this imperious Rolls-Royce was
delivered by Jack Barclay in November 1962 to Mr Stanley Thorpe of Surrey. The
invoice, signed by Jack Barclay himself, amounted to £8,136 – over £175,000 in
today’s money!
Before it was handed over, we are led to believe that Jack Barclay
displayed it on their stand at the 1962 Earls Court Motorshow, prior to wearing
its first registration number KT 9.
Sharing the Cloud IIIs LWB chassis
with the generously proportioned Phantom V, this particularly elegant coachwork
is often referred to by its James Young body code - SCT100. Rare and desirable,
the sharp lines mask its size and give it a "slightly boastful" appearance in
the words of its current owner. He adds
"the Rolls accelerates and steams along with great gusto, surprisingly able to
pick up its skirts and run. There's really nothing like the view along the
great bonnet, past the Spirit of Ecstasy to put a smile on your face and make
you feel proud of Rolls-Royce' in the 1960's - the car continues to be a joy
nearly 60 years later and copes well with modern traffic".
The coachwork
is principally made of aluminium, including the door skins and boot-lid so the
car is not nearly as heavy as one might
think.
A
full set of factory chassis records list chassis number CAL5 as being bodied by
James Young and painted Rolls-Royce Velvet Green with Champagne VM3420 Connolly
upholstery. Its first owners kept the car until 1968 when it went into the
ownership of James Young themselves, Jack Barclay handing a subsequent sale in
1972.
It
then went to live in Sacremento California, before being repatriated in 1989 by
C.A.R Howard who sold the car very quickly to a client for £55,000. It was in
their possession until 2001.
Both
Vintage and Prestige, and marque experts P&A Wood handled the car in the
intervening years, our vendor purchasing it in 2017 through Specialists NRT
Motors, who subsequently looked after the car.
We
understand that it has only covered some 2,200 miles in the last 22 years, but
thanks to a significant file of bills and invoices (back to 2001), remains on
the button and ready to go. It also comes with a 1963 James Young coachwork
brochure, showing the SCT100
body-style, the image of which may well be this car. As recently as June
this year, a £2,350 bill saw a new power steering pipe, full service and an air
conditioning service which we are advised now blows nice and cold.
As
an owner/driver configuration, the SCT100 coachwork does not have a division,
ensuring the driver gets plenty of room and doesn’t have to feel like the ‘hired
hand’. This is just one of the many appeals of this car, which has excellent
paintwork, good panel fits, good leather and excellent wood trim. Hidden within
the rear armrest is its original companion set consisting of a clothes brush and
vanity mirror. We can also confirm that all four electric windows operate as
they should.
A
short trip during photography showed a smooth and sprightly power delivery,
fully operational gearbox and that superb view down the bonnet, revealing the
rear shoulder of the radiator grille which is a feature of all ‘proper’ Rolls-
Royce motor cars.
For more information - contact Matthew Parkin 07813
936698 matthew.parkin@brightwells.com
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