Footnotes

"The name Corniche has been chosen for the latest coachbuilt models because it symbolises their higher cruising speeds and their ability to cover greater distances with the minimum of fatigue for driver and passengers." - Rolls-Royce.

These exclusive cars were hand built in the best traditions of British coachbuilding using only materials of the finest quality including Wilton carpeting, Connolly hide and burr walnut veneers, such painstaking attention to detail resulting in a price some 50% higher than that of the standard Silver Shadow. Nevertheless, demand for these more glamorous alternatives to the much more numerous four-door model was strong right from the start, a state of affairs that resulted in them being given their own model name - 'Corniche' - in March 1971. In Corniche form Rolls-Royce's well-tried 6.7-litre V8 produced around 10% more power than standard and proved capable of propelling the car to a top speed in excess of 120mph with sports car-beating acceleration to match. Progressively developed, the Corniche received Rolls' advanced split-level air conditioning system along with a redesigned fascia in 1976 - the first Rolls-Royce model to do so - and in 1977 benefited from the many improvements - most notably rack-and-pinion steering - introduced on the 'Shadow II range. Despite its sky-high asking price, the model proved a major success for Rolls-Royce; periodically revised and up-dated, it remained in production well into the 1990s, the last (convertible) examples being delivered in 1995.

This left-hand drive Corniche coupé was registered/used overseas before coming to the UK where it was registered to Vintage & Prestige (as 'ULB 269W') in September 2011, at which time the odometer reading was recorded as 65,959 kilometres (approximately 41,000 miles). The current vendor purchased the Rolls-Royce from V&P in November 2011. It has since been on static display and will require recommissioning prior to road use.

Accompanying documentation consists of a UK V5C Registration Certificate; an expired MoT (2011-2012); an R-REC dating letter; and a copy of the purchase invoice.

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