Rolls-Royce Corniche: Can You Buy Class? - XCAR

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Driving a Rolls-Royce sends a message to the world. It's a symbol of power and wealth that's universal in any developed culture. We find out if it's justified.
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[@RADIUMGLASS]

Even if its 40 years old, its still a powerful statement.

[@randyfitz8310]

Even more so at 50 years of age!

[@HermanLabuschagne]

She was made the year I was born so we've clocked equal mileage. She looks a lot better than I do, though. :-)

[@iansherman7964]

YES. I've always wanted to see a review of one of these. I love the Corniche.

[@Kyleinasailing]

If you can afford the running costs, it's actually really good fun owning a Rolls. Every trip is an occasion. But it's also a bit of a liability these days because there are so many who are anti (everything).

[@sputnik8407]

Are they more costly than a S class or a BMW ? Thanks

[@EmillionWayz]

@@sputnik8407 dude, absolutely. Look at the prices

[@onouphrios]

@@sputnik8407😂

[@user-cm9ft5bg7i]

I love old British craftsmanship 😍

[@gerardosalazar161]

A car you can buy; a yacht you can buy; a palace you can buy but class, that you cannot buy. Either you have it or not. We are surrounded by crowds of very affluent people but unfortunately very few, if any, has class. By the way, what a beautiful car. Now imagine a rapper and his woman riding it.

[@shankarbalan3813]

Gerardo Salazar Viva La Revolucion!

[@randybock82]

When you see this car in your rear view mirror you will do a double take. All other cars are secondary when this machine arrives.

[@AntiquesUK]

Having owned many.. old to modern.... it’s only when you don’t have one sat outside you start to look for videos on them...and WHAT a video. Superbly constructed in every way.. and obviously,... a treat of an old girl there.

[@michaelmottlau2072]

Kudos to the camera man, great work!

[@GHOSTJERKER]

You can pick one of these up for under 20k if you look for them. Instant BOSS status!

[@takoyaki-gq1qj]

parts price are normal car ×20

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

As a Silver Shadow owner, a Rolls-Royce is not just a mere car. It is a well-built and well engineered machine, handmade by some of Britain's most skilled hands, and timeless in its design and build; a 1972 model like mine is still well respected, and still a wondrous machine worthy of being called "the greatest car in the world". It actually angers me that people would buy a Royce for the image alone; these people likely have no class themselves, and need to rely on the class of a Rolls-Royce, for the unworthy cause of either looking rich, or flaunting money.

[@thegirthquake8574]

To be fair, that's all fine and good, until something breaks on your beauty. :/

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

Michael Tarantino Something may eventually break (like any machine), but, with Rolls Royce build quality, and proper care and regular maintenance on my end, this is mitigated greatly. Plus, individual parts are not nearly as expensive as you would think (though, granted, still more expensive than, say, parts for a Rover SD1). Besides, a Rolls-Royce is not a Morris Marina; they and and were carefully designed and built by people that actually care(d) about their jobs.

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

bootnsoot I don't mind the attention, though this isn't my intent as her owner. Rather, I would prefer owners actually understand why a Rolls-Royce is an excellent machine, and buy them because they are fine machines, and not because of the brand alone. It does Rolls-Royce a disservice, by giving them an image of being overpriced status symbols instead of quality, handcrafted machines worth their price tag. Also leads to abuse of unfortunate Royces by disreputable owners, too (and Chevy swaps are undignified travesties).

[@SuperAdobeFlash]

+SirSnivy ofNottingham How difficult is it maintain one. Does it demand too much time at the garage than your home? Queries from a novice who wants to own one classic car in the future . Thank you

[@EarlGuyton425]

+SirSnivy ofNottingham There are flukes and things that were unknown and even by many simple consumers that actually owned some cars. The RR you speak of is good! Especially good if it has the cast iron 415 V8. But how would it shock a person as yourself to know this engineer (me) can tell you that cadillacs v8 from 1959 to 1979 in their full sized cars is built better and can last longer than the RR. They were built to last one million miles or 3 generations if maintaned, but the american public is STUPID and are the most destructive people in the world as well as GM made the bodies sheet metal to where they rusted to death by 10 years on average. Imagine that? Wasted engineering. A one million mile engine in the junk yard because of idiots at around 120,000 miles. It was over engineered for the car it was placed in

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

I remember getting my first parkers valuation book in 2001 and it said the car may looking tempting at the price of a new mondeo - £15k for a rolls-royce convertible. It was also rated at 8mpg round town! How times have changed.

[@TheCruizer]

Love this night drives!

[@anthonylewis2080]

The perfect "Unique Selling Product" video of promoting a vehicle - The Rolls-Royce of vlogs!.

[@renevallee4217]

My first Rolls Royce was a 1979 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith II==truly a work of art---owned it for 22 years and sold it to a friend; then two years later I bought a 1991 Silver Spur II--another wonderful vehicle. The earlier of the two was my favorite...

[@automobilseelsorge]

wonderfull video in perfekt lights! thank you! I´ve got one of these magic carpets and it´s not important to be seen with it, I more often enjoy sitting in it and just look and feel the perfektion... and on the other side maintaining it by myself is the "RollsRoyce" of workshop and gives you a "hero-feeling" when you succeded in changing the shocks or final drive or whatever brakes down with the years

[@TomoyukiWatanabe]

The R-R Corniche is Great car!!!

[@MrRooibos123]

0:07 that garage... 😁😚

[@IronKnok]

One of the best takes regarding a car film ive seen in quite some time. Well done

[@adam1othman]

i feel that these cars (rollers and bentleys) are not the typical kind of car. you don't buy this over a ferrari and you don't buy a ferrari over this. these kinds of cars are at the top of the charts in their specific playing field. they don't compete with the likes of aston and ferrari even though the wraith is technically a gt. no there are cars that come from a sporting background and there are are cars that come from a luxury background. either way all cars mix different aspects together to create a very specific driving experience. i feel that the astons and the jags are sporty in order to compete with the italians and the germans, where as these cars do not compete with anyone because they are so unique. the rollers are pure luxury, they have grunt but the emphasis is on being luxurious and its delivery of power emulates the ideals although they are powerful. a bentley is more of a car like the rolls that comes from a luxury background but its blended with performance, not sport mind you. but huge power and a fairly good chassis to corner in. but its not beating any lightweight lotus around a track for example. i found the difference between rolls and bentley for me is that rollers are cruisers where as bentleys are bruisers much like old school american muscle cars. except its the british lords hot rod not the bankers hot rod.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

II thought this piece was very well written. Thanks.

[@magdalenojuan]

One of the best videos I have seen! Thank you for sharing and creating this masterpiece. I want would totally trade my Audi A4 2010 for this beauty! :)

[@RADIUMGLASS]

West Hollywood, Calif, I recall seeing on a few trips a garage were old Rolls were outside with thick layers of dust on them. Probably still there. When I saw them I thought some VIP once had those. They were 70s-80s.

[@burnotto1663]

Wonderful presentation Thank you

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

Ive had 4 of them over the years, and I kept a silver spirit as my keeper o. the last recognized total British Rolls up till year 1999 I simply never liked the sport luxury cars of 2001 and up. how many of you think rolls royce got screwed up with plastic bumpers with a BMW engine?

[@55lolland]

IMO, the new ones are so fugly, that i would rather walk, than actually sit in one they are designed with maximum bling, and minimum class the older models just have a timeless beauty, that never fades(hopefully)

[@jakekaywell5972]

@Tim He's talking about one of those new ones whose only market is black athletes and rappers. Consequently, I fully agree.

[@koshershyster4907]

Since 1971, I wanted to have one. I have worked hard all my life, 8 days a week Now, I watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to see Michael Caine driving one Kosher Shyster & Ass, Montreal, Canada, 2018.

[@GenerationAutomobile]

Beautyful video, wonderful photographie, anazing car! Thanks!

[@JOSUELITOlive]

that was a really great intro and the rest of the video was fantastic

[@AndrewGruffudd]

Actually, Rolls-Royce have always offered two classes of cars. The Corniche is an example of the smaller, more everyday model, built alongside the Phantom models which represented the grander cars. In fact, the Phantom IV, of the forties and fifties, built alongside the Silver Dawn model, was exclusive to heads of state (apart from the second chassis, which was built into a pickup for factory use).

[@kiranommi175]

+Andrew Gruffudd What about the Camargue ... that was the equivalent of those Phantoms , i guess .. later era ..of course ...

[@AndrewGruffudd]

kiran ommi Indeed. I suppose it would have been classed as a special development for, 'though it was bodied by Mulliner ParkWard, it had been designed by Pinninfarina to use Shadow/Spirit mechanicals.

[@markwillenbrock]

Beautiful car, beautifully shot, but definitively NOT a Corniche. It's a Silver Shadow drophead coupé by MPW.

[@freeskier36]

Amazing. Absolutley amazing

[@T1Bentley]

Splendid!!

[@TomsChannelNL]

Beautiful!

[@AventusEntertainment]

You summed it up eloquently Thanks!!!

[@Jambromelamin]

An exceptionally produced video.

[@saadhussain7910]

love the analysis

[@RupertFear]

Thats a '68, a 73 would have a tacho, so its also strictly speaking a Silver Shadow DHC

[@drewstearne]

Morgan is very much is an all British car, and you could argue as it's still British owned that it's more British than RR. However, its size will always limit its ability to be considered the ultimate British car though imho. The debate about whether or nor Jaguar is still British rages on.

[@festerovski]

What a way to start the day! An artistic and thoughtful review. Xcar & Drive - the two best motoring channels du jour! P. S. Is that Glaswegian, by the way?

[@94jrose]

I am really surprised you don't have more subscribers this is a great channel! And I just wish the insurance and maintenance was as cheap as the cars now a days

[@derekstocker6661]

Super drive and commentry, lovely car and now we all know what car it actually is we have all learned something. I was offered a hard top version of one of these (HJMPW) about 30 years ago for 7k but it was too much for me so I bought an 16 month old Renault for £1400. Just goes to show how times and money change.

[@fritzkatz]

There are few things that say "no class but in a classy car" louder than driving a convertible with the top down and the windows up.

[@sprezzatura8755]

There are a few experiences more enjoyable than being in a beautiful convertible on a chilly night with the top down, windows up and heater on. Add a tall blonde riding shotgun and you have Heaven on earth.

[@Narrowcros]

Great car, problem is parts and living costs

[@scottwallacejr]

What are you looking at annually? For the corniche?

[@dedelabinouze5110]

Pfiou the Aston V8, what a piece of goodness, the first british muscle car !

[@55lolland]

IMO, Corniche is the most beautiful car in the World i dont know, if the one, they use in the cannonball movie , is a "real" Rolls, prolly isnt

[@lordzevallos]

Quality film.

[@jamespolcyn8441]

I love Rolls Royce

[@Sarmsmk677]

Great video wish it was just a bit longer

[@trinisuprazee]

I'm a new subscriber and have to say i'm enjoying your channel

[@trinzyguy]

Well put together. (Y)

[@markhooper1352]

You have to have driven one, kept one or be the keeper of one to fully appreciate the craftsmanship and rich legacy. I am not a wealthy person, but I am the custodian of a Shadow. It is British motoring history and a work of exquisite art. We never actually "own" them, we are just their keeper for a brief period of time compared to how long a Rolls-Royce will itself survive, if properly maintained. Most owners sacrifice many other things in life, just to enjoy the experience, no matter how short lived.

[@hayksamvelyan]

What was that noise throughout some rough roads? Suspension wron out?

[@TerribleTimes]

I parked cars at a late night club during my university years, once a drop top Roller came in to be parked, I got in, was so over come be the luxury of the car I was too afraid to drive it, gave the keys to a different valet to park..

[@drewstearne]

You're absolutely right, in fact we discussed the pre Rolls-Royce takeover Bentley in our video on the Continental GT Speed. But yes, I was referring to Bentley as it was under Rolls Royce, not how it was originally intended.

[@agent807]

I understood more about the thought process here in eight minutes than I have understood in an entire semester of a critical thinking course. Flawless.

[@redstalder1348]

A dream car and not a rolling smart-phone as most of today's cars.

[@Olph1]

I love it.

[@williamgson4055]

Supra at 6:40!!

[@trwsandford]

Ahhh yes.. I love it! Rolls Royce, the Packard of Britain.

[@mscott3918]

trwsandford Is it Packard? I always thought it was Lincoln.

[@trwsandford]

@@mscott3918 here is an awesome article for ya. thelivingstonpost.com/packard-and-rolls-royce-join-forces-in-the-arsenal-of-democracy/ Its about the Merlin engine. Designed by Rolls Royce, perfected by Packard.

[@VairalKE]

British, British, British ... we were once an empire for 4 generations but don't you forget. Just do a car review man we're all proud of where we're from

[@yadidimeanmaine]

Captain Slow owns one of these!

[@vihren_p]

Quality production yet again, XCAR! P.S. Thumbs up if you noticed the Supra at 6:40 :)

[@marcodalli5045]

Fantastic review. I drive a classic Maserati. I am half English half Italian. I will pick up a rolls Royce like this one to complete my statement. Maserati and roll's Royce class, British and Italian. What would the world be without them.

[@drewstearne]

Thanks Kevin

[@adamskikijowski9139]

I'd like to know what time of the night you are driving to have such traffic free conditions in London. Possibly a Sunday or Bank Holiday?

[@reneallam793]

What year is that car 1:34

[@johannesr9166]

Porsches are some of the best cars Germany has to offer

[@deerslayinredneck1003]

i just found a 1974 model for around 20000 usd and am thinking about buying it just for the quality and comfort i want on the long trip to and from college to home

[@gtarules1]

+DeerSlayinRedneck100 how's the insurance though??

[@kiranommi175]

+DeerSlayinRedneck100 If I were you ... I would think twice before going on any long , arduous journey on a 42 yr old car ... that too an extremely rare and difficult to repair ...classic ... You can buy it if you really want to but re-think on those trips ...

[@aquariumdvd]

There's nothing more expensive than a cheap Rolls-Royce.

[@Dbobber]

Song at the end ?

[@randomdude9269]

It's a ford Zephyr with s chromed nose- Jeremy Clarkson

[@cyrussataravalla6731]

Ma786sai Dua yes for me pure elan, panache, a stately elegance with mythic timelessness that absolutely no marque can match or hold a candle to. A mystical wafting. I cherish my 1982 Spirit.

[@Ronbo710]

I LOVE the 100% BRITISH Rolls. But gave up when BMW made them look like gangsta garbage.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

+Ronbo710 They revived the brand taking it back to the twenties RR look. The Indians who bought Rolls Royces of that time tarted them up to the fenders.

[@zoperxplex]

They have become ugly German bricks!

[@soulflew9316]

Nah shit they just wanted us ghetto brothers to have some shit too

[@tab1990]

Next best thing to a Bentley. Great video.

[@johnymarder]

Great video but I WANT ONE !

[@jimmymyers8753]

I've owned a new Corniche and that car isn't one! It's a Mulliner Park Ward . Easily identified by the Chrome bumpers .

[@AndrewGruffudd]

+Jimmy Myers Mulliner Park Ward built the Corniche. The early cars, however, were known as Silver Shadow convertibles. This car is on a H plate which, unless it's a private number plate (unlikely), puts the date of registration at late 1969/early 1970, about the time when they would have started using the name.

[@hakkoryukami]

Agree. This is NOT a 1973 Corniche. It is a 1969-1970 Silver Shadow Mulliner Park Ward Drop Head Coupe.

[@nocturnalsonder]

Outro song????????

[@kevin.rada.93]

Wow.. the first 2 minutes of dialogue were perfect

[@4bmain1969427]

...glad I bought one....

[@kevin.rada.93]

no problem man :)

[@drewstearne]

Thanks Herr Hoehn

[@ManuCarsGallery]

Sorry, but the car you show is NOT a Corniche ... look at the dashboard, it's a Silver Shadow Drophead Coupe by Mulliner Park-Ward (1969-1970), also called "pré-corniche". The true Corniche was issued in Marsh 1971.

[@T1Bentley]

True!! You are right, it's not a Corniche.

[@jasonmiller3421]

ManuCarsGallery It is a Rolls Royce. The Spirit of Ecstasy isn't put on the front of a Bentley. Ever.

[@ManuCarsGallery]

Yes, I know :-) But not a Corniche, because it's a 1969-1970 exemple.

[@jasonmiller3421]

Taken from Wiki: (He just got the naming wrong, to be specific) "The Corniche was a development of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, with the two door variants of that model marketed as the "Silver Shadow Mulliner Park Ward two door fixed head coupé & drop head coupé" from 1966 until when the Corniche name was applied." Again, not a Bentley.

[@DarkKnightwing75]

ManuCarsGallery it is a Corniche though, it’s a 1973 car not 1969-70 though it looks identical. I agree, I thought it was a pre-Corniche from the dashboard, the bumpers and the stance. They still had that dashboard up until 1976.

[@shanematkorah]

James May has one :) value gone up :)

[@blibbax]

I'd be willing to pay more for an understated fast car than a flashy one. Cars are more than just a mode of transport and a status symbol.

[@jpqch7323]

How is the reliability in a car like these ??? Im interested but i have some fears.

[@derekstocker6661]

If well maintained and driven "properly" it will outlast us both twice over!

[@drewstearne]

You have a point but I think it's fair to say that modern Bentley is still very different to pre Rolls-Royce Bentley. When they were bought out, Bentley had dominated Le Mans and really was a racing brand. The Continental GT is a step in right direction, but it's still a luxury GT. However with Bentley getting back into racing they might get back there again.

[@JSDesignHK]

The car in the video is actually not a Corniche, and certainly not of 1973 vintage. The facia, wheelcovers, reversing lamps, tailpipe and shallower grille all tell us that this is, in fact, a Silver Shadow Drophead Coupé by HJ Mulliner-Park Ward. In fact, it is of 1970 vintage.

[@michaelmontagu3979]

You can't buy class, either you have it or you don't. However, if you have taste you can buy something with an air of class. The current Rolls-Royce range is for people with lots of money but no taste.

[@adamkhabazian3249]

to buy something just because it's rare and pricy is a sickness. you gotta love something and then the price doesn't matter

[@toho45]

When I think about Japanese car there is only one iconic brand , Toyota. For camera, the Nikon FM. For Rolls Royce, only shadow and corniche.

[@1994khattab]

on par with top gear

[@johnwilson4158]

THE ROLLS ROYCE IS JAMES BONDS BOSSES CAR.

[@stringer-ik1pc]

Even going across the bridge, people are spinning around to have a look.

[@harveybetts6106]

When rolls Royce was rolls Royce, what more can you say?

[@modfus]

The people who say they would never buy a Rolls-Royce if they could afford one have obviously never had the opportunity to drive one for a while. There really is no car in the world quite like a Rolls-Royce.

[@jakekaywell5972]

There is a car that is kissing cousins with RR in terms of what it really stands for. Packard. The name is golden even though the last such vehicle bearing the name was made in the heady days of 1958.

[@ManuCarsGallery]

Indeed ... not a Corniche version, because 1969-1970 execution, so Pre-Corniche area. See "Design Services" comment.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Sure they weren't built for speed, but they were pretty damn fast cars, that 6.75litre v8 even though pulling along 2.3tons was more than a match for all but the big boy's. I've driven but never owned one myself, I've had an xj6 4.2 that I found equally as smooth and possibly a little quicker as well, that's down to it's more advanced straight 6 cylinder ohc engine vs the older ohv rolls Royce block, it gave a similar level of luxury to me at a fraction of the running costs, making it useable. My guess is the 40 year old rolls Royce in this video has less than 40k on the clock, my xj6 was close to 200,000 miles when I had it and still ran whisper quiet

[@av8bvma513]

One may buy that which some may deem a classy car, but no, one cannot, for love nor money, buy class.

[@Mikeysnelgar]

I don't know about you guys, but Top Gear better watch out!

[@ManuCarsGallery]

Indeed. Specific dashboard for 69-70

[@drewstearne]

Thanks festerovski, yes, well spotted indeed, it is Glaswegian. I'm originally from Bearsden.