•One of 384 made
•Left-hand drive
•Delivered new to Switzerland
•Circa 18,832 kilometres from new

Recalling its glamorous Grandes Routières of pre-war days such as the Phantom II Continental, Rolls-Royce's final coachbuilt models were limited to just two: a two-door coupé or similar convertible, the former arriving in March 1966 and the latter in September the following year.

The cars were hand built in the best traditions of British coachbuilding using only materials of the finest quality, including Wilton carpeting, Connolly hide, and burr walnut veneers.

Despite them having a price some 50% higher than the standard Silver Shadow's, demand for these more glamorous alternatives was strong right from the start, a state of affairs that resulted in them being given their own model name - 'Corniche' - in March 1971.

The original Corniche proved a major success for Rolls-Royce; periodically revised and up-dated, it remained in production well into the 1990s, the last (Convertible)...