High bid of $300,000 at 2018 Mecum : Monterey. (did not sell)
This Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Saloon Coupe is one of 2 built with James Young 2-Door Saloon Coachwork, design SC 20. It has known ownership from new. It was built to the order of Hollywood producer William Goetz, co-founder of 20th Century Fox and husband to Elie Mayer Goetz, daughter of Louie B Mayer of MGM. The car was delivered to Mr. Goetz in February 1959 at the Peter Santori Dealership on Pasadena. The car remained in Mr. Goetz's care until his death in 1969. It was then sold to an east coast developer who kept the car until approximately 1992. It was purchased by a Beverly Hills Doctor in 1997 who commissioned a restoration. A restoration took place between 2010 and 2012 at an estimated cost of $150,000. The paint alone cost $35,000.

In 2004 the car was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It was shown again in 2015 at Pebble Beach where it was awarded third in class. The car has also been featured on the cover of the Post 55 Silver Cloud newsletter and took home first in class at the RROC Southern California Concours d'Elegance in 2016.

The car is powered by a 6-cylidner engine and mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission. It has aluminum body panels with steel reinforcement, a Midnight Blue exterior with a Red pinstripe, and a St. James Red leather interior with leather headliner. There is a Burled Walnut dash and door caps, Burled Walnut fold down picnic tray table, air conditioning, radio, power steering, and power windows.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2018