Recalling its glamorous Grands Routiers of pre-war days such as the Phantom II Continental, Rolls-Royce’s final coachbuilt models - entrusted to the company’s in-house coachbuilder H J Mulliner, Park Ward - were limited to just two, a two-door coupé or similar convertible, the former arriving in March 1966 and the latter in September the following year. 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, a necessarily lengthy process that took all of 20 weeks for the saloon and slightly longer for the more complex convertible. This painstaking attention to detail resulted in a price some 50% higher than the standard Silver Shadow’s. Nevertheless, demand for these more glamorous alternatives to the much more numerous Silver Shadow 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 proven 6,750cc aluminium-alloy V8 engine produced around 10% more power than standard, endowing the car with a top speed in excess of 120mph and sportscar-beating acceleration to match. Progressively developed, the Corniche received Rolls’s advanced split-level air conditioning system along with a re-designed 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. We are advised that this Rolls-Royce Corniche Coupé had enjoyed only one owner prior to its purchase (via Charles Agapiou Ltd, of Hollywood, California, USA) by the vendor on 25th October 2006, when the recorded mileage was stated as 81,097. This car comes with full service history, all books and invoices, original bill of sale, factory build sheets and old State of California Certificate of Title (in the name of Aaron Weiss). VAT has been paid and the car is registered in Monaco. Il nous a été précisé que cette Rolls-royce Corniche Coupé n'a eu qu'un seul propriétaire avant son achat (via Charles Agapiou Ltd de Hollywood, Californie, USA) par le Vendeur le 25 octobre 2006 alors que le kilométrage affiché s'établissait à 81 097 miles (129 760 km) La voiture est accompagnée de son historique d'entretien, de tous ses manuels et factures, de la facture originale, des fiches de fabrication d'usine et de l'ancien Certificate of Title de l'État de Californie (au nom d'Aaron Weiss). La TVA a été payée et la voiture est immatriculée à Monaco.
Recalling its glamorous Grands Routiers of pre-war days such as the Phantom II Continental, Rolls-Royce’s final coachbuilt models - entrusted to the company’s in-house coachbuilder H J Mulliner, Park Ward - were limited to just two, a two-door coupé or similar convertible, the former arriving in March 1966 and the latter in September the following year. 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, a necessarily lengthy process that took all of 20 weeks for the saloon and slightly longer for the more complex convertible. This painstaking attention to detail resulted in a price some 50% higher than the standard Silver Shadow’s. Nevertheless, demand for these more glamorous alternatives to the much more numerous Silver Shadow 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 proven 6,750cc aluminium-alloy V8 engine produced around 10% more power than standard, endowing the car with a top speed in excess of 120mph and sportscar-beating acceleration to match. Progressively developed, the Corniche received Rolls’s advanced split-level air conditioning system along with a re-designed 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. We are advised that this Rolls-Royce Corniche Coupé had enjoyed only one owner prior to its purchase (via Charles Agapiou Ltd, of Hollywood, California, USA) by the vendor on 25th October 2006, when the recorded mileage was stated as 81,097. This car comes with full service history, all books and invoices, original bill of sale, factory build sheets and old State of California Certificate of Title (in the name of Aaron Weiss). VAT has been paid and the car is registered in Monaco. Il nous a été précisé que cette Rolls-royce Corniche Coupé n'a eu qu'un seul propriétaire avant son achat (via Charles Agapiou Ltd de Hollywood, Californie, USA) par le Vendeur le 25 octobre 2006 alors que le kilométrage affiché s'établissait à 81 097 miles (129 760 km) La voiture est accompagnée de son historique d'entretien, de tous ses manuels et factures, de la facture originale, des fiches de fabrication d'usine et de l'ancien Certificate of Title de l'État de Californie (au nom d'Aaron Weiss). La TVA a été payée et la voiture est immatriculée à Monaco.
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