Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Diecast by the Franklin Mint


The Franlklin Mint 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud is My Diecast Car of the Day™.

This 1/24th scale model is perfect. The Mint is famous for creating some of the finest diecast models and this Silver Cloud is truely one of the best. The model is solid, heavy. The attention to detail is equal to the attention Rolls Royce paid on the real Silver Cloud.


The Spirit of Ecstacy and the grille look like the real deal. All four passenger doors open to reveal an interior just as detailed as the outside. The dashboard looks like wood, the steering wheel is very accurate, and the picnic tables have a simplified version of the mirrored Burled Walnut veneer found on the real car.


The boot is carpeted and holds a spare tire. A perfect recreation of the straight 6 engine sits in the engine bay beneath the split bonnet. The two tone paint job looks like a million bucks.



The Silver Cloud is one of the most iconic car designs ever. Rolls Royce used the Cloud as inspiration in designing the Silver Seraph and the new Phantom.

The Franklin Mint's 1/24th scale diecast Silver Cloud is a wonderful replica of a wonderful car.

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