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When Heike and Emily... (on the road in the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I)

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Created on November 8, 2018

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike has owned and maintained the Rolls for several years now

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - arriving in style guaranteed

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - certainly not the cliché of the usual RR driver

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike and her Rolls

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - quickly typing a text message

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - impressive stature

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - impressive vehicle, even today

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - an elegant vehicle in front of historic walls

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - almost 5.4 meters long and weighing 1.8 tons

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - in front of the castle courtyard

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - with mighty hood for the in-line six-cylinder engine

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - almost like in Good Old Britain

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - ready to drive on

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - a Rolls in the countryside

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Gloves are mandatory

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike approaches in the Rolls

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - you can almost only hear the rolling noise of the tires

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - 3.1 meter wheelbase guarantees luxury comfort

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - quietly purring away ...

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - ... and slips away into the distance

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - the Rolls is also easy for ladies to drive

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - on the road with Heike

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike starts the engine

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - the steering with worm and roller requires a little power

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - smooth steering wheel, matching gloves

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Ignition lock in the center of the dashboard

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - here we go

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - is there still enough oil in it?

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike checks the oil herself, of course

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - the oil level looks good

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - everything is still quite clearly arranged in the engine compartment

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - British engine construction

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Chassis badge

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - the Emily between the hood wings

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Wings fold between wings

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - impressive radiator grille, welded together by hand, of course

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - typical Rolls-Royce

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Heike enjoys the elegant Emily

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Emily and Heike

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I (1956) - Headlights

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1956) - early version of the Silver Cloud

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1956) - wedding present for Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1957) - tall, the successor was 12 cm lower

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1958) - there was plenty of space in the rear

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1959) - Limousine (four door saloon) of the second series

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1957) - mostly chauffeur-driven, the owners of this Silver Cloud

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1955) - advertised as a five-seater that can also seat six people

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Saloon (1958) - Interior

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1957) - rear seat of the long version, with separation between front and rear seats

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud LWB Saloon (1957) - as long version

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Summary

Typically, a chauffeur sat behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, perhaps a male self-driver. But a woman? You would hardly have expected one there. But they do exist, the female self-driver! She drives the Silver Cloud out of conviction and she also maintains it herself. What a story! This report not only portrays an early SilverCloud I, it also goes into the owner's love for her unusual classic.

This article contains the following chapters

From Golf to Rolls
Knowing how
In fitting company
Over sixty years old
Self-driver
Also for longer distances
The woman is herself
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If the million-dollar question on Günter Jauch was about the perfect women's car and the choices were VW Beetle, Rolls Royce Silver Cloud l, Opel Corsa and Mini, then many would probably gamble away the million! Hardly anyone believes that a Rolls Royce from the 1950s can not only be driven by a woman, but also cherished and cared for. But at least for one of these stately limousines, this is exactly the case. In the summer, we met Heike at a classic car event and got talking... Since Heike's parents never had a car of their own, they probably needed to catch up. Her first car was a five-year-old VW Golf, built in 1974. The rust was literally eating away at the car, and on the very last trip to the scrapyard in 1982, the brown plague crumbled to the ground on every wave.

Welcome to Zwischengas!

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