The story of the Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible and Coupe.

[@joehammond2586]

The Shadow is my favorite 'modern' RR. The Corniche is sublime!

[@myemily5637]

Fantastic footage, excellent documentation, many thanks for posting

[@keystonegarage]

@@myemily5637 Thank you - I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@richarddownes5762]

Very well done. As the owner of a 1968 MPW Drop Head Coupe', I really enjoyed watching your video.

[@keystonegarage]

@@richarddownes5762 Thank you - I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@paulstafford4784]

Excellent video 👍

[@keystonegarage]

@paulstafford4784 Thank you, Paul

[@adriaanmocke5624]

Unbelievable! thanks for sharing Grant, I can appreciate the car so much more! Can't wait for the next one!

[@keystonegarage]

Dankie, Adriaan 😁

[@indyvignale-wu9qk]

Excellent overview of the Corniche/Continental variants, many thanks!

[@keystonegarage]

@@indyvignale-wu9qk Thank you - glad you enjoyed it.

[@stephencurran5429]

Always loved the silver shadow especially the mrk 1

[@keystonegarage]

@@stephencurran5429 Me too. I think it's the purest form.

[@LWVH81]

Wonderful. Well done. Thank you.

[@keystonegarage]

@LWVH81 Thanks for the feedback - appreciated.

[@ColfaxMath]

Great video

[@keystonegarage]

Thanks, Jon

[@giuliopedrali4794]

In my opinion maybe The Corniche cabriolet was the first Rolls-Royce make for international market more than for british aristocracy or landlords

[@keystonegarage]

@@giuliopedrali4794 Yes, I think that is a very accurate assessment. The US market was probably the Corniche's biggest market, especially towards the end.

[@giuliopedrali4794]

@@keystonegarage Yes, but the modern 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was already make for american market, a car half for the british aristocracy and half for american rich people, but the Corniche was essentially for international luxury market and not much for british market.

[@saikumarkhan]

made in england ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧🚗🚗

[@keystonegarage]

@@saikumarkhan indeed!

[@espenbjerke665]

50+lbs of lead per car

[@keystonegarage]

@@espenbjerke665 I can believe that.

[@edword7195]

I would want a1995 turbo with ABS and Air bags put back to a coupe shell with a 1982 paint choice.

[@keystonegarage]

@@edword7195 I like the idea.

[@candymintz]

The ugly part about the convertible was the not fully retractable hood, why RR didn't make it fully automatic as they do with the Phantom was an error, american cars in the 50s had fully retractable hoods..

[@keystonegarage]

@@candymintz I suppose it was a different time when Rolls-Royce was still very traditional. They had a sort of a 'we've been doing this for years, so why change it?' attitude.

[@sprezzatura8755]

I like that convertible top bump. It gives a classic elegant touch to the car. Harkins back to the Horseless Carriage days. More trunk space as well. To each his own. For me the Corniche is in the Pantheon of great postwar cars.

[@paulgeraghty1448]

It does look awkward and cumbersome but if you ever examine a Rolls hood you will see it is a very sturdy and extremely sound and water proofed affair compared to any other hood.