• Two owners from new • Present ownership since 2017 • Circa 11,000 miles from new • Extensive service history • Main dealer serviced in March 2026 The original Corniche convertible had been a major success for Rolls-Royce, so the revival of the model in 1999 after a gap of five years caused considerable excitement.

In fact, so enthusiastic was the response from eager customers that the company air-freighted the first seven cars to California rather than sending them by sea! One of the final Rolls-Royce models to be developed at the Crewe factory, the new Corniche was based on the Bentley Azure that had debuted at Geneva in 1995.

The famous Italian styling house of Pininfarina – a firm with unrivalled experience in the design of soft-top Gran Turismos – had been chosen to develop the Azure on the four-seater Continental R platform, and there was no questioning that the result was most successful.

But although the Corniche was recognisably a close relative, in actual fact nearly ever...