This is a gorgeous example of the iconic and hand-built 2000
Rolls-Royce Corniche that has been cared for by one registered
owner from new. With 38,430 miles covered from new and always
dealer maintained, this looks and drives similar to a new car. The
Magnolia exterior is classic for the open Rolls-Royce models
starting with the original Corniche series. This is one of 250
produced in 2000 for the worldwide market, so you will likely never
see another example similar to this. This Corniche was bought new
from Manhattan Motorcars on November 10, 2000. Since then, it was
sent to and from the owners homes in Florida and New York and then
ultimately spent two years in California. Service was performed
regularly by Bentley Long Island, Manhattan Motorcars and British
Motor Car Distributors (San Francisco). The base price for the
Corniche in 2000 was $360,000. These have the distinction of being
the last Rolls-Royce series to be built in Crewe. The elegant
Magnolia livery (Paint Code 9561006) is all factory original and
pristine. This appears to be all original paintwork and looks as
though it was in the showroom as a new car today. The convertible
top is Beige and is also in excellent condition today, with the
rear window very clear and without fading. The classic Rolls-Royce
wheels and thinly whitewalled tires looks perfect on this motorcar.
The chrome and stainless are in excellent condition with nominal
light scratching from time and use. The interior is replete with
two toned wood veneers and numerous hides of soft leather. As with
the rest of the Corniche, the elegant interior is nearly perfect
given its 21 years and 38,000 miles. The Autumn leather hides are
soft and supple and are contrasted with Magnolia piping. The Autumn
carpeting is nearly as new looking as well. The interior shows
almost perfectly showroom new, with only very minor age creases and
one very small crack in the veneer of the beautiful wood. The
drivers door cap railing has one small chip from the seatbelt,
which is common for all the Corniches with shoulder restraints. The
headliner is excellent as well. The venerable 6.75 liter V8 is
turbocharged delivering 325 hp and a whopping 544 ft. lbs. of
torque. This is sufficient to propel its 6,836 pounds of luxury to
60 mph in 8 seconds and a top speed of 135 mph. The engine
compartment is in concours condition today, another sign of its
dealer servicing. This Corniche comes complete with two complete
sets of keys, two umbrellas mounted in the trunk, the radio face
holder, the owners manual and the complete set of service manuals.
Also included are all of the tools, gloves, Rolls-Royce battery
tender and service equipment. As with all of the Arnage and
Corniches of this series, the convertible top mechanisms were
engineered by Mercedes-Benz and should be used only occasionally.
The Corniche drives markedly different from the Bentley Azure. The
seating is softer, its quieter and the shifting and ride are
noticeably smoother. It is more luxury oriented motorcar versus
sports touring. For more information, please call, email or text
Harry Clark at 1.602.245.7200 or
[email protected]. This
Corniche is in our Phoenix showroom.