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Rolls-Royce Corniche II

1986

Definitely NOT your average Corniche Convertible

This stunning Rolls-Royce Corniche II is finished in Claret red with  hand-painted gold fine-lines to the waist-rail and hubcap beauty rings. The interior is finished in biscuit tan Connolly hides with coordinating beige carpets throughout.

She sports a very low 28,000 miles and is a well maintained example. Very, clean, very straight and entirely original throughout. As testimony, we did not even clean under the hood for the photos. This is how she came to us.

This Corniche II is in quite special condition and requires considerable explanation, so I kindly ask your indulgence in what may appear a rather long-winded description.

We all know Rolls-Royces are hand-made cars, but what few know is the Corniche was the true bespoke manufactured Rolls-Royce. The body shells were hand-made in Italy and shipped to Rolls-Royce in Crewe where they were all re-worked to Rolls-Royces rigid standards. Because of the relatively small production run on the Corniche, many of them vary in engineering specifications from car to car and in most cases, it is almost impossible to find two exact built cars. To the non-discerning eye this would not be detectable but the purist would note subtle differences between these cars – even if they were only one chassis number apart. Each car was built and fine-tuned in such a way to achieve the best possible ride, performance and operation specific to each build. Because of this very “unique” approach there is no wonder why these cars were so expensive when new. There is also no surprise that no 2 cars drive “exactly” the same. Torsion strength was a big issue on the Corniche and as a result, it is quite common to drive a Corniche and feel it “wabble” and “rattle” on bumpy road-surfaces whilst others displaying a far more salubrious ride.

This particular Corniche being offered today is one such special car. In 30 years of collecting Rolls-Royces, I have rarely driven a Corniche with such a tight and well “held together” ride as this one.

Mechanically, the car is excellent. Like all of Park-Ward's cars it is subject to our full work-shop and predelivery commissioning process to ensure all is in top shape. When this car is driven, it truly glides smoothly and effortlessly. Even over rough road surfaces, it displays no knocks, rattles or thumps – it is very “tight” indeed. The presentation under the hood, NOT cleaned for photos, is excellent testimony to its well maintained and low mileage ownership.

The paint finish on the car is simply divine. She presents stunningly. Both body and paint sre completely original without any repairs or repaint. There is the most minor minor mark here and there (nothing objectionable) and mentioned only in an effort to maintain complete open disclosure. The paint is a clear 9 out of 10 and looks beautiful with nothing needing attending to. Of course, as you would hope & expect, the car is entirely rust free.

The interior of the car is gorgeous. It is completely original with all the leather untouched and the factory finish but still looking great. If you look closely at the pictures you can see complete originality in all aspects. The door arm rests, for example, show absolutely no wear. The driver side seat squab has some very minor scuffing on the edge but we did not touch it up to show its originality. (A free-of-charge Connollising touch-up is offered to interested buyers - all done in-house by the Park-Ward Motor Museum's own expert artisans). The wood throughout is also all original and in great condition. As a bonus, through the grace of Mother Nature, the burl walnut grain on this wood set is very defined and rich with a lot of “knots”. It looks magnificent. The door cappings are almost blemish free with the dash and console wood showing some minor lacquer fracturing. Certainly minimal and way better than any average or typical examples. Once again, the Park-Ward Motors Museum has a full in-house Rolls-Royce wood restoration service and we can redo this if you please. In my professional opinion, it is minor enough to not touch it and with the benefit of "keeping it original", I would leave it alone, but this can be the buyer's call. We are happy to accommodate you either way. Carpets, dash, moutons, roof cover "boot" are all in excellent condition. In fact the carpets have always been covered by the Rolls-Royce factory moutons so are truly like new underneath.

All features on the car work as they should. A/C is ice cold, heater is hot and climate control works as it should. All windows work, including the rear seat 1/4 glasses which are famous for not working at all. Electric seats are working well and are not “tired”. All gauges are working, as are all the dash lights and interior lights. The convertible top on the car is in excellent shape and works well without complications. The rear window is completely clear, the signs of a low mileage well housed car.

So, this is obviously not your average Corniche II convertible. It was purchased new in 1986 and after its first “regular” driver/owner of 15 years it has been care-taken by an enthusiast and professional Rolls-Royce collector since. It was a Canadian delivered car with the odometer reading in kilometers; 45,000 klms = 28,000 miles. Should your market dictate, we can change the speedometer at your request. There is no question of the cars mileage by simply looking at her. She is clean as a whistle.

With the car comes, as you would expect, its original hand-book and correct jack and tools. It even has the original instruction templates for the Climate Control (these are printed paper cards that were loosely attached to the unit controls so the new owner could easily learn how the system works and then remove them).

~~ The car is as about as good as you would expect to find.

It would rank as one of the nicest Corniche IIs available and the rare Claret colour makes her quite unique.

She is a clear 10-out-of-10 driver that needs nothing.

One step better, you could take her as-is to your next Rolls-Royce meet and receive accolades for her originality and condition.  ~~

For extra photos on this fine example go to the link below. The photos are of super high resolution so if you right click on any, you can zoom in and see every little detail and defect (if any!) in considerable detail.