unknown Standard Steel Saloon

unknown in Les héritiers, Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Sedan

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2022-10-31 19:04	RR grille surround, film date means SC1 very likely.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-10-31 22:07	It seems to be rhd, no yellow headlights, but not totally happy with the way that the bonnet meets the grille corners, suggesting it’s a demoted Bentley. No further evidence upon which to go, and can’t even say it’s a Standard Steel Saloon, as no sight of back door.
50sParis ◊ 2022-10-31 22:13
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-10-31 22:17	Looks standard enough, I think. 👍
dsl ◊ 2022-10-31 22:43	No door or wing mirror so I'd go for LHD. I'll pass for the RR or tweaked Bentley decision.
ClassicCarCollector ◊ 2022-11-01 10:06	Silver Cloud I or II. But hard to know on this shot, because the roof aerial was used on both series.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-11-01 10:50	/vehicle_123755-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Cloud-I.html Reference to this will possibly inform you why I am reluctant to name this as a Royce, since it may be a Bentley with a Royce radiator shoved on the front. Whether it is a Series I or II is not the problem.