1980 Rolls Royce Corniche I Convertible

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer another selection of vehicles from The SugarCreek Collection. This private collection in southwestern Ohio is supported by its own in-house restoration and maintenance shop, with a full-time staff of craftsmen. The garage is a true spectrum of car enthusiast dreams, ranging from unfinished restorations to the most recent sale of the SEMA-exhibited 1,000 HP 1962 Dodge Power Wagon, supporting the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. Thirty select cars from the collection are being offered just in time for spring. Whether awaiting restoration, preserved showroom stock, restored to like-new, or tastefully modified, these cars and trucks are truly SugarCreek quality. 

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“Rightly so, the craft of coachbuilding has acquired something of the status of a black art,” said Rolls-Royce. “But they are still to be found at Mulliner Park Ward, plying their various trades on behalf of those discerning people who look only for the best.” 

And the best at Rolls-Royce was the Corniche, first introduced in 1971. The Mulliner Park Ward design was “shaped by hand,” as each Corniche is said to have taken five months to create, with two weeks alone spent building and fitting the convertible’s top. Naturally, Rolls-Royce did not forget to include traditional luxuries such as the finest English Connolly leather, matching Lombardy cross-banded veneers, and Wilton lambswool carpeting. Power came from its famed 6.75-liter V8 engine and special Hydra-Matic automatic gearbox. All of this did not come without substantial cost, and just 2,017 Corniche convertibles were produced from 1977–1987. 

Rolls-Royce said of the Corniche’s name, “Between Monte Carlo and Nice there are three Corniche roads. Our Corniche would be at home on any of them, from the Bas Corniche with its yachts and exclusive hotels, to the Grande Corniche rich in breathtaking views, notorious for the sheer drops and the dozens of hairpin corners.” 

Highlights 

• Offered from The SugarCreek Collection   

• Finished in Masons Black paint over Black Connolly leather upholstery 

• Black wool West of England broadcloth power convertible top 

• 6.75-liter L410I aluminum V8 engine 

• Hydra-Matic three-speed automatic transmission  

Features 

• The Spirit of Ecstasy on the Pantheon style grill 

• Hydraulic suspension 

• Power rack and pinion steering 

• Power windows 

• Two radios with cassette players 

Known Imperfections 

• Minor imperfections in front bumper 

• Minor paint scuffs on hood behind hood ornament 

• Paint imperfections at back center of hood 

• Paint cracking by passenger side of lower windshield  

• Paint chips and scuffs by passenger side door handle 

• Paint scuffs on passenger side rear fender   

• Paint chip on passenger side rear fender well 

• Paint cracking on rear deck around hood 

• Right side of lower dash panel showing scuffs and hangs down 

• Driver side carpet came loose from side sill 

• Trunk carpet shows wear 

• Paint chip on top of trunk lid 

Included 

• Keys 

 Ownership History 

This 1980 Rolls Royce Corniche Series I Convertible entered The SugarCreek Collection from another collection in 2022. 

Additional Notes 

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.  

Contact: Matt Lowney Phone: 623.308.2640 email: mlowney@hagerty.com