1965 Rolls-Royce CHINESE EYE COUPE

,SUNROOF Coupe

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

LCSC23B

Gasoline

Accesories: Air conditioning, Leather seats, Power windows Sunroof Description: This is a magnificent Silver Cloud III CHINESE EYE WITH SUNROOF, WHICH MAKES THE CAR VERY UNIQUE, TOTAL PRODUCTION OF ROLLS ROYCE CHINESE EYE WERE 100 CARS ,BETWEN COUPES AND CABRIOLETS. The car is ABSOLUTELY RUST FREE , Original ENGINE Redone WITH 1200 MILES NOW NEW TRANSMISSION All the wood inside has been redone. All the chrome redone NEW BRAKES New headliners New carpets New leather All the padding on the seats were replaced New paint job * Whole body was soda blasted to the bare metal * The body was primed first with epoxy primer after this process urethane primer was applied to the body, the car was blocked during both primed procesess, a sealer was applied before the car was painted. After the paint job was done: new seals for doors trunk windshield back window etc... (all the seals) are new on the car. Pete SOME HISTORY Design changes included dual headlamps and a lower front wing/bonnet line when the standard version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III was unveiled towards the end of 1962. For the first time those rakish drop head coupès and fixed head coupés hitherto exclusive to the Bentley Continental were also available on Silver Cloud III chassis. Drum brakes were still utilised by the factory and were looked upon at askance by some critics, who pointed out too that a car with separate chassis and coachwork attached by means of bolts and screws could be stated as having lost contact with modern development. Prospective purchasers didn't share this opinion wholeheartedly and in fact to meet demand a special series of chassis was produced well into the year 1966 - although the successor Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow had been launched in 1965. The Silver Cloud III arrived in 1963. External dimensions were slightly tweaked, the interior remodelled, the weight reduced by a little over 100 kg (220 lb) and improvements to the engine boosted speed and performance slightly. The headlights were changed to a four-headlamp layout remarkably similar to that of the later Silver Shadow, a model which the company had been brainstorming since the late-1950s. Official Rolls-Royce documents indeed state the four-headlamp layout was introduced to prepare customers for the radically new, then-forthcoming Shadow. A NOTABLE VERSION OF THE SILVER CLOUD III IS THE "CHINESE EYE", featured on the Mulliner Park Ward coachbuilt cars, of which only about 100 were made, including one drop-head coupé that was owned by r Sellers for four years, and another by Lucille Ball, among others. !Out of the 100 Chinese Eyes ever produced only 20 of this beautys were made with SUNROOF, This is one of them!. Production * Silver Cloud: 2,238 * Silver Cloud Long Wheelbase: 85 * Silver Cloud special coachbuilder styles (convertibles, hearses, etc): 121 * Silver Cloud II: 2,417 * Silver Cloud II Long Wheelbase: 258 * Silver Cloud II coachbuilder styles (convertibles, hearses, etc): 107 * Sliver Cloud III: 2,044 * Silver Cloud III Long Wheelbase: 206 * Silver Cloud III coachbuilder styles (convertibles, hearses, etc): 328 Technical Data: 8 cylinder 90 degree V-configuration, aluminium-silicon alloy cylinder block with cast iron wet cylinder liners, bore x stroke 104.14 x 91.44 mm (4.1 x 3.6 in), capacity 6,230 cc, aluminium alloy cylinder heads; 2 SU carburettors; 4-speed automatic gearbox, hypoid bevel final drive; independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear; drum brakes servo-assisted; wheelbase 3,124.2 mm or 3,225.8 mm (123 in or 127 in); tyre size 8.20 x 15 * Terms of sale * Becouse this is a classical car,the seller shall not be responsible for the correct description or defects herein.Vehicle is sold AS IS condition.The seller shall and will make every effort to disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle. All buyers are more than welcome to come and inspect the vehicle. A $ 500 Deposit via Pay Pal whitin 24 hours after the end of the auction.The balance ,cash money order,wire transfer,is due 7 days after the end of the auction. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY THE ENGINE ON THE CAR , IS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE,REDONE NEW.