Silver Cloud III
SILVER CLOUD III (STANDARD SALOON)
The chassis number for these models is composed of an initial foxed letter 'S' to identify the model as a Rolls-Royce. Follow by a second letter that determines the series. It ends with a number that can go from 1 to 877.
The chassis number can be found on a plate attached to the engine compartment bulkhead.
| Release dates | Chassis number | Modification | Modification introduced at |
| Oct. 62 | SAZ1 to SAZ61 | Bracket ‘A’ bank downtake pipe | |
| Sep. 62 to May 63 | SCX1 to SCX877 | New water tap and steady post | |
| Starter ring with hardened teeth tips | |||
| Handbrake warning lamp | |||
| Master cyl. -bracket bolted on enclosed crankcase breather | |||
| 8:1 C/R pistons for certaln cars only | |||
| Front wing tensioner stay | |||
| Deletion of camshaft bushes | |||
| Wax fllled thermostat | |||
| Stainless steel wheel discs | |||
| May 63 to Oct. 63 | SDW1 to SDW601 | Windscreen wiper stop | |
| S.U. carb float chambers revised | |||
| Fuel pump flexible pipes | |||
| New door seals | |||
| Starter relay pos. cable re-routed | |||
| Stronger torus cover springs | |||
| Introduction of handbrake pulley (RH cars) | |||
| Sep. 63 io Jan. 64 | SEV1 to SEV495 | Ram feed hose re-routed | |
| Single bolt seat belt anchorages USA &Canada | |||
| Lucas RB340 regulator and mountlng bracket | |||
| Wider rear seats | |||
| N 16Y sparking plugs (except USA) | |||
| Dec. 63 to Jul. 64 | SFU1 to SFU803 | 88°C thermostat | |
| Increased bore carburetter vent pipes | |||
| Pre-load prop. shaft centre bearing | |||
| Fresh air intake control knob re-positioned | |||
| Vented flywheel casing under cover | |||
| Jun. 64 to Nov. 64 | SGT1 to SGT659 | Nemag speedometer | |
| Rear wheels with wider rims | |||
| Deletion of stop/flasher relay | |||
| Oct. 64 to Feb. 65 | SHS1 to SHS357 | Re-routed steenng hoses | |
| Jan. 65 to Jun. 65 | SJR1 to SJR623 | New type casting for tappet blocks | |
| Ventilated bell housing | |||
| Fuel pump with nylon barrier diaphragm | |||
| May 65 to Sep. 65 | SKP1 to SKP423 | Heat treated chilled iron tappets | |
| lnterference fit cylinder liners | |||
| New fuel pump S.U. type AUF400 (Home cars) | |||
| Modified type scraper rings |