1971 Rolls Royce Corniche ex Sir Bruce Forsyth

Introduced in March 1971, the Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible came with an eye-watering price tag, however, it didn't seem to affect the order books. They were the ultimate in exclusivity with the true tradition of British hand built craftsmanship incorporating the very best of materials. The construction was a joint venture and logistics exercise between the Crewe factory and H J Mulliner Park Ward of London. Rolls-Royce's well proven 6.7 litre V8 gave the Corniche impressive performance figures to complement its exquisite styling.

The early Corniche offered here was delivered new to Sir Bruce Forsyth in July 1971. The history file contains all the service invoices billed to him until 1978. In 1987 the new owner was Alpine Grant who was the brother and manager of 'Eddy" Grant, founding member of the Equals pop group. It carried the registration 561 ALP and the history file contains photos in its original colour of white and various invoices and communications to him and ""Searchstar"" Ltd. The V5 confirms that, prior to our vendor, it has had four previous owners. There are MOTs going back to 1987 and various service items. The most recent expenditure was with Ghost Motor Works Ltd. who carried out a full service in October 2015, and in addition comprehensively overhauled the brakes including the accumulator spheres, valve bodies, and hoses with the account totalling £4,800.00. The file contains another service invoice from Ghost Motors in 2011 indicating that just 3000 miles had been travelled between services. It comes complete with an MOT.These beautiful convertibles have a timeless elegance and, not surprisingly, continue to rise in value. Guided realistically and with a great history line.