Crystal Cloud is blingest Rolls yet

Published Jul 24, 2012

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As if owning a Rolls-Royce were not ostentatious enough, here's one that's been completely covered with Swarovski crystals, making it the most bling-bling vehicle ever made built.

It took Munich jeweller Edgar M more than three years to cover this 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II with more than a million individually cut Swarovski crystals.

This astonishing car - which is on display at the Four Seasons Hotel in Munich and looks rather like a wheeled disco ball - will be auctioned to raise money for the charity “Help in Motion”, which works with recovering drug addicts.

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The lucky bidder should, however, avoid parking in dimly lit car parks and opt for a safer place instead - such as the vault of a high-security bank.

The Silver Cloud, built in three series from 1953 to 1966, was the last Rolls-Royce with a separate chassis. The series II, introduced in 1959, was the first to be fitted with the L410 six-and-a-quarter litre V8 engine, which is still current, 53 years later, in the Bentley Mulsanne!

In 1962 spec, it could propel the 2110kg Silver Cloud limousine to 187km/h in almost absolute silence. - Daily Mail

The video is in German, but it's worth watching for the stunning visuals.

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