Vehicle Description
A lovely example of a Corniche convertible. Finished in Old Ivory
with rich tan Connolly hides. The twin coach-lines are matched to
the interior tan for that handsome touch. A very desirable and
mature colour of the era and not often seen here in the US. The
Corniche design with its signature rear quarter "hip-line" is
unquestionably one of the most elegant of coach-work designs
provided by Rolls-Royce's coach-builder - Mulliner Park-Ward. It
has tested the time for elegance and style enduring no less than 30
years in production (1966-1996). This being a 1971 model with the
early style full chrome bumpers combined with their lower poise,
really make for a handsome motorcar and present amongst the best of
Mulliner Park-Ward's offerings. This is a good clean example that
has been nicely maintained and presents in fine condition. She has
been work-shop inspected with all work needed carried out.
Important costly items such as the hydraulics and brakes are fully
inspected and serviced as required. This includes checking of all
brake hoses and system pressure tested and bled. It is ready to
drive and enjoy. It is very quiet and smooth on the road without
any of the typical "thumps" and "rattles" typical of poor (or even
averagely) maintained examples of this model. The interior is in
very decent shape although not perfect but quite nice for driver
use. The front seats show a little more age than one might hope for
but they free from tears or rips. The burr walnut wood throughout
the car is nice and showing the typical light crazing that you
often see. It is not bad but simply mentioned for clear disclosure.
Revert to the photos and you will see how nice it presents. The
convertible top and head lining is about 10 years-new and presents
very nicely. The carpets with leather binding are in good
condition. Likewise is the leather finish to the dash and top-roll.
The boot (trunk) carpet is in "acceptable" condition. The body on
this Corniche is very true and the paint is shiny and lustrous. It
does however show sign of age with minor crazing in some areas. I
have captured these imperfections in the photographs. As a
driver-condition car, one could leave them as-is because overall
the paint presents shiny and clean. But, if you are perfectionist,
you might want us to redo these areas. We have a fully qualified
in-house body-shop and rectifying these is a straight forward job
for our craftsmen. Please feel free to enquire. Rest assured the
paint presents as you see in the photos. When you look down the
sides of the car, they are very straight. The car has relatively
new Cooper whitewall tyres fitted with plenty of tread and the
hubcaps are excellent with no imperfections in the stainless rings
or caps. All remaining bright-work is in good condition. All
electrics and operational features are guaranteed working to
specification right down to the smallest and insignificant dash and
courtesy light. Even the clock keeps good time! Under the bonnet,
the presentation is clean and tidy with all the signs of a well
maintained example. As you would expect, this Corniche comes with
its original jack, correct tools and operating manual. The car is
of a high standard and is an easy 8 out of 10 driver rating.
