The Corniche is the name of the most famous scenic route around the world, which runs along the French Riviera, perhaps the only place where word glamorous lives up to its real meaning. It therefore appears that the Rolls Royce hit full baptizing in this way to what was then the most exclusive model. In 1965 Rolls Royce introduced the Silver Shadow, the first model of the mark in mounting a monocoque chassis. The Shadow is offered in four body variants, the standard sedan, the sedan stride, a coupe and a cabriolet. The latter two variants were called Silver Shadow MPW, the company bodywork Mulliner Park Ward, Rolls Royce owned and that was where these two models were assembled.
From 1971 Rolls Royce decided to change the name of the coupe and cabrio versions of the Silver Shadow and Corniche, being the official launch at the Geneva Motor Show. Promotion for the British market was done in the salons of London and Birmingham. The main difference between the Silver Shadow and Corniche MPW was under the hood. In 1971 Rolls Royce introduced a new variant of its V8 engine of 6,750 cc 6,230 against the current mechanics. For gearbox continued to use the GM Turbo Hydramatic three-speed.
The car's design was very similar to the saloon, but had a sportier, especially from the middle to the rear. The architect of its lines was the designer John P. Blatcheley and the bodies were assembled in the factory of Mulliner Park Ward of London.
The V8 6.750 cc fitted to the Corniche was essentially the same as the Silver Shadow sedan, but to accentuate your car more personal character increased the compression to improve performance. The Corniche reached a top speed of 200 km / h. A test of the magazine 'The Autocar' revealed that the engine of Corniche spent 23 liters to 100 on average as opposed to 21 of the Shadow. With a fuel tank of 106 liters the car had a range of 330 miles traveling at an average of 165 Km / H. Rolls Royce reveleba not then the power of their engines, so it is believed that the Corniche had between 225 and 240 horsepower depending on the different versions that were manufactured between 1971 and 1995.
With dimensions similar to the sedan, the Corniche was a large car admitting that traveling with four adults in complete comfort, and that despite being a convertible, his shooting was just as quiet and comfortable as their brothers range. As years passed, the Corniche was increasingly differentiated over Silver Shadow and mounted their own components, especially since the early 80's were introduced the new Silver Spirit and Silver Spur to replace Shad ow. Until they cease production in 1995, suffered only cosmetic changes, mainly affecting the fenders, wheels and other cosmetic additions. The last 25 Corniche sold in 1995 were a special edition turbocharged engine, one of them going into the hands of the tenor José Carreras. In 1996 he introduced the substitute Corniche, Bentley Azure and no longer be manufactured a new Corniche until 2000, in this case was based on the Silver Seraph sedan and the brand was already under the control of BMW. Symbol
glamor and economic power, the Corniche was one of the most common cars in places like Marbella and the French Riviera. It has also been featured on the big screen than among its most notable appearances include the music video "Who's that girl?" Madonna's or 80's teen comedy '16 Candles' in this case led by actor Anthony Michael Hall.
over a year ago, collectors were getting the news that the American manufacturer True Scale Miniatures (TSM) was launching a new line dedicated to Rolls Royce. TSM is a highly specialized manufacturer of miniature racing, especially classic endurance races a Formula 1, but is gradually introducing its range of road models, as back in 2006 did Spark. The first Rolls Royce TSM already on the market, are the peculiar Phantom V Hippy John Lennon and the beautiful Corniche I stand here today. To leave any doubt, make it clear that it is a resin model, therefore we see that SST is committed to quality and exclusivity above all else. The mold lines are great and very well made and quality of finish is also very high, better than similar brands in price, as Neo or Spark. Now let's hope that slowly but surely TSM is offering such magnificent creations how are you, because even the market for collectors of miniatures in 1 / 43 is very short of good replicas of Rolls Royce.
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