• Huge history file • Comprehensive service history
• Rare MPW Coupe (pre-corniche)
• Very good condition throughout • £25,000 complete retrim by Rolls-Royce • Must be one of the loveliest examples we have seen
The Appeal
The Rolls Royce Corniche was the two-door version of the Silver Shadow, giving it a slightly more sporty look than the four-door Shadow and stayed in production for nearly 25 years, and provided the ultimate in prestige and luxury motoring in its day.
With only two doors this was a car for the person who liked to do the driving rather than employing a chauffeur. Good examples like the one we have here with a comprehensive Rolls Royce service history are now very much in demand and don’t come up for auction often, so if you’re in the market for a classic car with unsurpassed luxury, this could be your day.
• First registered to Lord Cotton (bank of England) in 1968
• Comprehensive service history
• MOTs throughout its years
• Many receipts and invoices
• MOT exempt and registered as an Historic vehicle
• V5c present
• 2 sets of keys
• Original tool kit
• Original owner’s service books
• Spare wheel and jack
With only 2 main recorded keepers and a thorough service history with H R Owen and other Rolls Royce specialists this car is an excellent example of one of Britain’s greatest luxury cars, driven and owned by the rich and famous back in the day.
For an interior that’s well over fifty years old it really is in fabulous condition, having been well looked after throughout its years and having a recent full set of carpets.
The leather is sublime with just the right amount of wear and patina to echo its quality and gentle use over its years and all vast amount of wood and chrome trim in the cabin is in a similarly good and very presentable condition.
All of the switchgear and the countless switches and dials are all in excellent shape with very good door cards and happily a very nice headlining with no signs of any sagging anywhere.
As it’s a Rolls Royce you’ll find air conditioning, electric windows and central locking, commonplace things now, but few cars had them back in the late 60’s.
The exterior of the Corniche certainly presents itself very well, having very good paintwork and a sitting on excellent wheels with recently fitted period whitewall tyres.
There are a few stone chips and chips in the paint here and there but overall the original paint has stood the test of time and it belies its true age particularly well, still having a nice and deep shine to it.
It appears to also be a very good solid example with only a few small areas where you’ll find some light bubbling of the paint and some age-related marks.1968 ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE-4.jpg683.55 KB
The Mechanics
• Good service history
• Fully serviced in January 2022
• Recent tyres and new battery
• Brake callipers and pipes recently renovated or replaced
In looking back through the cars comprehensive history file and service books there has been plenty of regular and preventive maintenance through the years with an odometer change in or around 1990 so the car has a true mileage of just over 89,000.
The second owner used the car very infrequently, covering only a handful of miles and keeping it mostly garaged throughout their ownership. The car underwent a considerable amount of re-commissioning in January of this year when it was fully serviced and had the brakes thoroughly overhauled in preparation for sale and its new owner.
Everything works as it should with car driving beautifully and as a Rolls Royce should, with ample performance when required from its huge V8 engine and delivering a wonderfully comfortable and luxurious drive.
A great opportunity to own one of Rolls Royce’s most popular and long-lived models that has a comprehensive service and history file and only a couple of very fastidious owners.
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