Corniche III

Designed by John Polwhele Blatchley, the Rolls-Royce Corniche was a variant of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. It was designed as a combination of the original Silver Shadow and the 1967 drophead. This was not, however, the first instance of the Corniche being used. The nameplate was first used in a 1939 prototype, based on a Bentley, but was never formally produced. The Rolls-Royce Corniche was also briefly marketed as a Bentley but that particular model was later renamed as the Continental.

The Corniche was updated to the Corniche II in 1986, The Corniche III in 1989, the Corniche IV in 1992 and the Corniche V as we know it 2000. The Corniche V was one of the most expensive cars ever created by Rolls Royce but production ended in 2001.