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Corniche (United Kingdom, 1971)

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History, Development and General Characteristics

Body and Design

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History, Development and General Characteristics

The first Bentley Continental was launched in 1971 as the Bentley Corniche – a Bentley-badged version of the Rolls-Royce Corniche.
This car was produced at Rolls-Royce’s Mulliner Park Ward factory in London, England. Its first generation was produced until 1985.

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Engine and Transmission

The ‘Corniche’ is powered by a Rolls-Royce V8 engine with 6.75 litres of capacity. The car comes with front-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive system.
Its transmission is based on a 3-speed automatic gearbox.

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Chassis

Platform Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow platform. Suspension Four-wheel independent suspension with coil springs. Steering (no data) Brakes Four-wheel disc brakes, the front having been replaced by ventilated discs in 1972.

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Body and Design

The 1st generation Continental was available in coupe and convertible body shapes, both with two doors, but the convertible bodyshell was discontinued in 1982.

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Bentley’s model Continental was firstly launched as the Bentley Corniche, as it was nothing more than a Rolls-Royce Corniche with the Bentley badge (Rolls Royce had bought Bentley back in 1931). This car was launched in 1971 and not until 1984 did it get the name Continental, in order to tell it apart from the Rolls-Royce model. The original Bentley Continental spawned 4 generations between the 1970’s and the 1990’s, which don’t include the most recent Continental G... more

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