Rolls Royce
  Corniche
  Park Ward
  Silver Seraph


       

The all-new Corniche convertible is a gloriously stylish and refined, open-top motor car that is to be individually crafted only for a fortunate few.

It is a name that inspires romantic associations with the Côte d'Azur and la grande Corniche. There's an echo of the classic Rolls-Royce convertible built at Crewe for more than a quarter of a century, until only a few years ago.

Now, for collectors and aficionados of the marque, the incomparable new Corniche may prove to be the ultimate expression of an authentic Rolls-Royce, hand-crafted at Crewe.

The long term future is unknown at the present time, but it is likely that the new Corniche will be the last coachbuilt Rolls-Royce convertible to be crafted by the artisans of Crewe.

The Corniche is a worthy celebration of advanced technology and the enduring values of traditional craftsmanship. It is a Rolls-Royce motor car that makes a special occasion of every journey. It will continue to reward with a sense of complete satisfaction that matches the owner's success in acquiring it. Wise investments do not come more seductive than this.

Contemporary grace characterizes the flowing lines of the coachwork. Interior appointments feature hand-finished, natural wood veneers with subtle cross-banding and inlaid marquetry. Seats are upholstered in only the finest of hand-stitched hide. Deep-pile Wilton carpets grace the floor.

 

Such refinements are the Rolls-Royce hallmarks that have made Crewe a world-renowned center of craftsmanship. And the performance of this most serene and effortlessly capable motor car is succinctly described by the company as "more than adequate". That is perhaps something of an understatement for a motor car with a 6.75-litre, light pressure charged V8 engine with prodigious reserves of power. (The Corniche is smoothly capable of accelerating from 0 to 60mph in 8 seconds and may whisper on, should the occasion arise, to a maximum speed of 135mph.)

World-wide, no more than 250 exceptional people will celebrate their year 2000 by commissioning the ultimate expression of Rolls-Royce style in a Corniche convertible - a motor car that is quite literally crafted only once in a lifetime.