Comments on: Stereotypes: The Typical Rolls-Royce Corniche Driver

By: jmdesp

jmdesp — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:01:40 +0000

Well, if you want a very atypical Corniche driver it would be Billy Smart the late English circus impresario, former performer, who sported the BS1 plate on his striking purple Corniche (he had allowed for the use of the plate in _The Persuaders!_). And his wife’s car had, out of anything, the FU2 plate.

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By: G

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:24:40 +0000

Gents,

The only exception I’ve ever encountered was when one time I followed a young couple carefully piloting a brown Corniche along a country road somewhere near Washington, Conn. I had a sense that the car wasn’t theirs, though.

Brad, Ive found that my observations don’t apply to later Azure drivers or the last gen (Azure based) Corniche. These are very different customers, it would seem.

Best,

By: Brad Starcevich

Brad Starcevich — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:14:37 +0000

Gunnar,

Great post. I was involved in a biz venture some time ago. One closely “associated” with the biz drove a white Corniche drophead coupe. He was absolutely unlikeable in every respect. Cured me from ever wanting a Corniche convertible. I wonder if the same holds true for the Bentley
version?
Best regards,
Brad

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:27:21 +0000

Maybe. The only Corniche owner/driver I’ve known was ad agency owner, gay, mildly effeminate and a snappy dresser. Who, in every interaction I ever had with him, came across as sardonic, with a wink and self deprecating. Perhaps he had an alter ego?