The Original Corniche

We are all familiar with Corniches.



And we love them.



Here is the first one, a 1939 MkV Bentley bodied by Van Vooren of Paris with a streamlined sports saloon body.



A car, in which no ingredient for effortless travel was lacking and for which series production was envisaged. They called it Corniche.



Unfortunately only her ignition keys survived a German bomb attack on the docks of Dieppe when she was heading back to 'Blighty'.



The name has lived on, as does a Bentley MKV Corniche recreation here.

(Posted by David Irvine)