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Very nice series 1 Rolls-Royce Corniche. The colour is nice too, I like the fact it was not perfect too, some paint issues etc.
Pour sa réouverture, Molitor a présenté les œuvres de 25 artistes de street art lors d’une exposition gratuite baptisée « Under The Wave ». Le bâtiment accueille la Rolls-Royce Corniche taguée par JonOne ayant appartenu à Éric Cantona, qui en avait fait don à la fondation Abbé-Pierre,
Laissée à l’abandon depuis plus de 20 ans, la piscine était même devenue depuis 2011 un grand squat dédié au street art. Il ne restait donc presque rien de l’ancienne piscine.
Des artistes ré-investissent Molitor : Autour des deux bassins, dans les cabines du Bassin d’hiver ou sur les murs bruts de l’établissement, peintres, street-artistes, light-painters, sculpteurs ou plasticiens ont eu carte blanche pour recréer leur univers dans ce lieu qui inspire les artistes depuis sa création en 1929 .
A very rare sight - just around 1400 first generation Azures (such as the one seen here) were built, and even adding in the second generation only gets the model to just over 2000 units or so. The Azure's twin, the Rolls-Royce Corniche (developed from the Bentley's platform and body) is even less common.
29-8-2011 - A 1974 Rolls Royce Corniche, on display at the 2011 "Wings & Wheels" event at Dunsfold Park.
Dans le hall de l’Hôtel Molitor, une Rolls-Royce Corniche de 1984 accueille les privilégiés capables de débourser au minimum 300 € pour une nuit. Et pour ceux qui souhaiteraient juste faire plouf dans l’un des deux bassins, le ticket d’entrée est sans commune mesure avec celui d’une piscine municipale : 180 €. Vendue aux enchères 125 000 € en janvier 2013 par Artcurial au profit de la Fondation Abbé Pierre, cette Rolls appartenant au footballeur Eric Cantona avait été au préalable taguée en direct dans l’émission Le Grand Journal sur Canal + par l’artiste JonOne.
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The Corniche II name was applied for the United States market from 1986 and for other markets from 1988. Anti-lock brakes were added for 1988, but air bags would not be available until the Corniche III. Also new for 1988 were some detail changes to the interior. Later in 1988 there was also a new reverse warning lens type and pattern around the rear license plate, as well as newly designed seats and redesigned instrumentation.
This is a 1977 Rolls-Royce Corniche I finished in Silver Mink with contrasting St. James leather and to compliment this delightful colour combination it has a dark blue Everflex roof. This stunning example of the Corniche was offered for sale in 2017 by Historics Auctioneers with a estimated price between £36,000 and £40,000. The mileage was only 37,035, the previous owner was the manager of The Three Degrees. This Corniche was fully restored to as new condition in the late eighties by Hooper.
Registration PYK 174R
Chassis number CRH30879
Engine number 3097
Copyright: Historics Auctioneers
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Seen in Lower Halliford, Surrey.
NYF 574P
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 7 August 2018
✓ MOT Expires: 7 May 2019
Vehicle make: ROLLS ROYCE
Date of first registration: 16 June 1976
Year of manufacture: 1976
Cylinder capacity (cc): 6750 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Not taxed
Vehicle colour: BLUE
Number of owners unknown
Current owner since Feb 2014
Mileage at last MOT: 74,826
Mileage since previous MOT: 330
I give you the car that took Rolls Royce out of the hands of the aristocracy and placed it into the hands of the people, a tradition that has continued ever since. Once rock-stars, pop-stars, TV presenters and alike were seen driving around in a car that was once the exclusive pride and joy of the established gentry, it was then and there that the Class System had truly disintegrated. The Victorian-era divisions of society were well and truly dead.
In 1965 it was apparent that the nearly 10 year old Silver Cloud was starting to look its age, and as time continued to crawl on the aristocratic look of the Rolls Royce was no longer its biggest selling point. Prior to the 1960's society was clearly defined, with what was known as the 'Glass Ceiling' through which none of the lower classes could rise up through the ranks. It was very easy for the Upper Class and Aristocracy to lose their titles and come down, but even if you were a Lower Class person who'd made it rich, you'd still be socially unacceptable due to your background. However, after World War I the emergence of the new Middle Class was starting to bend the rules, and as time went on the ways in which money could be obtained started to become easier thanks to stage and screen. After World War II the influence of the new generation distorted the lines of society even more with the appearance of the Beatles and Elvis Presley, people from low backgrounds who had managed to get a free ticket to the top due to their fame in the music industry. Of course when someone gets money, the first thing they want to do is spend it on luxury items, and nothing back then was more luxury than owning a Rolls Royce.
However, when the Cloud was designed society was still very much in the same Victorian ideal as before, and so its aristocratic look was about as hip and with-it as a China Cabinet in a Discotheque. In order to survive, Rolls Royce was going to have to adapt, so in 1965 they launched the Silver Shadow, a car that was designed for the new money, and the first Roller to be brought to the masses. What made it so appealing was a case of many things.
For starters, it was the first Rolls Royce to be a 'Driver's' car. Previous models had always been built with chauffeur driven passengers in mind, but the Shadow with upgraded suspension, an updated Rolls Royce V8 engine and the same general driving feel of a regular car (if not better with innovative power steering), made it ideal for the 'posers' of the upmarket realm. Secondly, the car was the first to be built with a monocoque, where the body and chassis are part of the same structure. Previously, Rolls Royce would provide the owner with a chassis, and then it was up to the owner what body would be put on it, with a variety of coachbuilders available to do the job including H.J Muliner Park Ward, Hoopers of London and James Young. The advent of the monocoque meant that potential buyers didn't have to go through the rigmarole of buying a chassis and then having a body constructed for it at extra cost.
As mentioned though, reception was something of a mixed bag, whilst motoring press and many people gave it critical acclaim for its revolutionary design, the usual Rolls Royce customer base saw it as something of a mongrel, appealing to the lowest common denominator rather than holding up the traditional standard that the Double R was famed for. But just because it was built for the masses didn't make it any less a car, each individual Shadow cost £7,000 new, weighed 2.2 tonnes and took 3 months to build. The interior was compiled of 12 square feet of wood, and three cows had to sacrifice themselves to create the leather hides that line the seats. Soft and springy Wilton Carpets made up the floor and power from Rolls Royce's astounding V8 engine could whisk the car to about 100mph, but why would you want a sporty Rolls Royce anyway? *Cough* Rolls Royce Wraith *Cough*
After launch the Silver Shadow was whipped up by pretty much anyone and everyone who wanted to show off their wealth, with a total of 25,000 examples being built during its 15 year production life, making it the most numerous Rolls Royce ever built. The Silver Shadow also formed the basis of several other designs, including the convertible Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 2-Door Saloon which later became the Corniche in 1971, the Bentley T-Series which was exactly the same only with Bentley badge and grille, and the controversial Rolls Royce Camargue of 1975 which was designed by Pininfarina.
For a time the Shadow was on top of the world, but things started to crumble fast in the 1970's. New American legislation meant that the car had to conform at the cost of its class, with the chrome bumpers being replaced by composite or rubber, and the ditch lights being slumped underneath on a rather unsightly chin-spoiler. In 1977 this revised car was launched as the Silver Shadow II, which I consider to be but a shadow of its former self due to the fact that this was when Rolls Royce started to become downplayed and underwhelming. Indeed the best intentions were in mind with safety, but without the chrome to adorn its lovely body, the Shadow was merely a husk.
This was added to by the fuel crisis of the mid-1970's, which made motoring a very expensive practice, especially if you ran a Shadow. Shadow's are incredible gas guzzlers at less than 20MPG, and refilling one will set you back in today's money about £80. At the same time it was considered socially unacceptable to be seen driving around in one of these after such a blow, almost as if you were driving a giant middle-finger down the street to everyone else who couldn't afford to drive. Because of this, owners turned to more subtle cars such as Mercedes so as not to fall victim to vindictive passers by. With sales starting to drop, Rolls Royce had to see off the Silver Shadow as soon as possible. After nearly 10 years of development, 1980 saw the launch of the much more angular and somewhat mundane Silver Spirit/Spur range, and with that now on the go the shadows grew long for the Silver Shadow, which was killed off the same year. Spiritually however, the design of the 60's lived on in the Corniche, which was to be built for another 15 years before that too was ended in 1995.
In some ways the Shadow became a failure of its own success, with Rolls Royce building far too many cars for the market that intended to buy them, with the result that the 2nd hand market became saturated with nearly new cars that fell into some disreputable company. Throughout the 1980's the Shadow was noted for being the ride of sleazy salesmen, gang lords and Members of Parliament (pure evil!). Additionally, many Shadows were bought cheap simply for the way they made the owner look.
If you were intending to use your cheapy Shadow to plunder yourself some girls and didn't have the attraction of money to back you up, you'd be out of luck and soon out of cash, because the bills required to run a hand-built luxury car would very quickly be walking through the door, both in terms of fuel and maintenance. Critical failures are rare and these cars are very reliable (although Jeremy Clarkson would have you think otherwise), but when they do happen, it would probably be cheaper to buy yourself another car. The worst problem you could face is a failure of the hydraulics that controlled the rear suspension, the steering and the brakes, which would render the car inoperable if something were to go awry.
Frequent maintenance of a Shadow however (every 4 to 6 months) will probably even out at about £100, which when you consider the £10,000 or more you'd be paying to replace the hydraulic system, is a small sacrifice. Rust is another problem, especially for early Shadows. The Chrome sills and guttering on the roof are especially prone, although the most critical problem is rust on the chassis, which if left can compromise the whole car and essentially write it off. A bit of a buying tip, if the car's body looks good, be sure to check underneath because you may see some costly rust gremlins down there that could ruin your investment.
Another place the Shadow has found itself is in the world of movies. Of course any film that has an upper-crust theme or feel to it would have to include a Rolls, but since 2nd hand Shadows could be picked up for a song you could easily put them in your movie. Sadly, most movies that feature Shadows are ones which feature them being destroyed.
So why do I love Shadows so much? Basically because it's a mixture of all things you'd want in a car. It has a spacious, luxury interior, it has a world beating design dripping with chrome and adorned with the finest hood ornament, and because it's dimensions aren't that far off a normal car, it can easily be used as an everyday machine unlike the Silver Cloud which is simply too big for everyday use. The Shadow is also a very personable sort of machine, if I was to own one I would treat it like a pet, and probably name it Sally (old girlfriend of mine).
Today, Shadows are by no means rare and the ones you'll find on the road are probably the best. Most of the poorer 2nd Hand ones rusted away and died back in the 1980's and 90's (or were blown up in movies, or put in swimming pools), which means that the survivors are largely under the ownership of avid enthusiasts who cherish their cars. You can find Shadows for next to nothing, with some examples going for as little as £4,000, but you'd have to be very desperate to get one of those as they'd probably be in very bad condition. Minters however can go for about £15,000 to £20,000, which when compared to some of the other cars of comparative size and quality such as the BMW's and Mercs of this world, is not a bad deal.
The Rolls-Royce Corniche is a two-door, front-engine, rear wheel drive five-seater produced by Rolls-Royce Motors as a coupé and convertible from 1971 to 1995.
The Corniche draws its name from the French and Italian term for a corniche, a coastal road, especially along the face of a cliff, most notably the Grande Corniche along the French Riviera above the principality of Monaco.
The Rolls Royce Corniche was a continuation of the 2-door Silver Shadow Mulliner Park Ward fixed head coupé, which was built from 1966 to March 1971. As the Silver Shadow series was designed by John Polwhele Blatchley the Corniche was restyled by Bill Allen.
This particular Corniche was owned by Maurits 'Maup' Caransa, at the time of his kidnap on Oct. 28, 1977. Caransa was one of the richest Real Estate Traders of Amsterdam. He owned several important office buildings, hotels and restaurants. After a ransom of FL 10.000.000 was paid (about € 4.538.000) he was set free and he withdraw himself from public life.
See also: anderetijden.nl/programma/1/Andere-Tijden/aflevering/723/... at about 2:35 min.
6750 cc 8 cylinder (V8) engine.
2290 kg.
Production Rolls-Royce Corniche: 1971-95.
Production Corniche MkI this model: 1971-1977.
The Corniche MKII: 1986-89, Corniche MKIII and IV: 1989-95.
Original old Dutch reg. number: June 1, 1976.
This car has been exported after Dec. 28, 2006 (source: RDW).
I found this image on Dutch public television in 'Andere Tijden', a series of documentaries about various historical subjects.
Original picture was taken at Prof. Tulpplein, Amsterdam, Oct. 1977.
Original photographer or cameraman unknown.
Amsterdam, Jan. 10, 2018.
© 2018 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Dans le hall de l’Hôtel Molitor, une Rolls-Royce Corniche de 1984 accueille les privilégiés capables de débourser au minimum 300 € pour une nuit. Et pour ceux qui souhaiteraient juste faire plouf dans l’un des deux bassins, le ticket d’entrée est sans commune mesure avec celui d’une piscine municipale : 180 €. Vendue aux enchères 125 000 € en janvier 2013 par Artcurial au profit de la Fondation Abbé Pierre, cette Rolls appartenant au footballeur Eric Cantona avait été au préalable taguée en direct dans l’émission Le Grand Journal sur Canal + par l’artiste JonOne.
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The first of the original and mighty Phantom's, Rolls Royce's elite and exclusive range of cars that have been the chariots of Royalty and the Upper Crust ever since!
The Phantom was introduced in 1925 to replace the iconic Silver Ghost, and was the second of the company's 40/50hp models. To differentiate between the 40/50 hp models, Rolls-Royce named the new model "New Phantom" and renamed the old model "Silver Ghost", which was the name given to their demonstration example. When the New Phantom was replaced by another 40/50hp model in 1929, the replacement was named Phantom II and the New Phantom was renamed Phantom I.
For the new car, Rolls Royce developed an updated engine from the previous Silver Ghost, this being a 7.7L Straight-6. In 1928, the cylinder heads were upgraded from cast iron to aluminium; this caused corrosion problems. The separate gearbox connected through a rubberised fabric flexible coupling to the clutch and through a torque tube enclosed drive to the differential at rear, as in the Silver Ghost.
Much like the previous Silver Ghost, Rolls Royce constructed the cars at two locations. For the UK and European market, the cars were built at their Derby Works, whilst US cars were built at Springfield in Massachusetts. In relation to US and UK model cars, there were subtle differences between the two. UK Phantom's were fitted with tank mounted fuel gauges whilst US cars had them fitted to the dashboard.
UK Phantoms also retained oil lubrication through Enots nipples, sometimes as many as 50, which attached to a special Enots oil pressure gun and needed to be attended to regularly at 500, 1000 and 2000 mile intervals, involving much time and effort. The US Phantom used a Bijur centralized oiling system which connected all the oiling points and oiled them with a stroke of a single pump.
Other differences between the US and UK models included available wheelbases and transmissions. Both versions were specified with the same 143½ in standard wheelbase, but the UK long-wheelbase model was longer at 150½ than the 146½ in American version. UK models used a 4-speed transmission while US models used a centre change 3-speed transmission, both with a single dry-plate clutch.
In usual Rolls Royce tradition, only the chassis and mechanical parts were provided by the company, whilst owners had to choose body styling from a selection of Coachbuilders including Barker, Park Ward, Thrupp & Maberly, Mulliner and Hooper. American Phantoms could be bought with standardized bodies from Brewster & Co., which was owned by Rolls Royce.
In all, 3,152 of these cars were built between 1926 and 1931, being built alongside the Phantom II from 1929 and later replaced by it, this car continuing until 1936. In all, the Phantom is now in it's 7th generation, with the Phantom III being built from 1936 to 1939, the Phantom VI being built from 1950 to 1956 (of which only 18 were built and it is among the rarest of motorcars), the Phantom V being built from 1959 to 1968, and the Phantom VI being built from 1968 to 1990, being the last of the continually built Phantom's until the construction of the BMW Phantom (Phantom VI) from 2003 onwards.
This Phantom is a very special one, a very special edition for Middle East markets with plenty of additional options.
This Phantom mainly features:
-A gold Spirit of Ecstasy
-Dark tungsten silver bonnet
-21 inch forged aluminum rims
-Visible exhaust pipes
-Hundreds of fibre optic lights on the roof (usually optionnal on the Phantom).
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The two differing styles of the Rolls Royce company, side by side in the form of a Shadow based Rolls Royce Corniche in the foreground, and the angular, Italian designed Rolls Royce Camargue behind.
A very stately and elegant automobile, as seen by me on my walk through Berkeley Square on Friday evening on my way home from work. I was actually sitting on the kerb in order to capture it from this low angle.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I so much prefer the Rolls and Bentley designs from this era in favour of the ones you see everywhere today. Despite still being the height of luxury in their day, they have a lot more understatedness and class about them, compared with the rather gross and overblown models of today.