Lot Ended
Description
From a deceased estate; one of only 3,239 convertibles made; only
87,300 miles indicated with a large history file; current owner 16
years
This fine-looking Corniche I was supplied new by Jack Barclay
Ltd in September 1982, R-R records showing it was originally finished in
Vermilion with a black mohair hood.
Invoices on file date back to
1995 when it was registered as RGO 77, and was showing 44,708 miles.
Regular services continued at Rolls-Royce specialists by the next few
owners until 2008 at 78,000 miles, when our vendor's late husband purchased the
car.
Having been part of his large
collection of cars, the Corniche has covered very few miles since and has been
stored indoors and regularly maintained by specialists RR&B of Bromsgrove.
The online MOT history and countless invoices on file show the mileage steadily
rise to its current 87,278 miles. It should be noted that there was a speedo
error recorded in 2018 and although it was repaired, the mileage may be slightly
incorrect.
The most recent invoice from RR&B was in 2019, when some
scratches were repaired by them and the last MOT was issued in September 2021 at
87,224 miles which showed no advisories. This is likely to be the last time it
was driven on the open road, but it has been started and driven while
with us, although the battery may need replacing.
The electric hood
seems to operate properly, but due to not being used regularly, it may need some
fine tuning to get it to fold away fully into the rear
compartment.
These are one of the most
glamorous of Rolls-Royce models and would have originally cost in the
region of £130,000. Given the impressive condition of this car, it looks
incredibly tempting at the conservative guide price suggested.
NOTE
- Since cataloguing, further details have emerged. Appears that the car was
originally painted acrylic white and along with the service history mentoned
above, there is another booklet recording specialist services from 1983 (2,607
miles) to 1996 (56,000 miles)
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