Henry II
Measure Henry II. A Rolls-Royce Corniche converted into a shooting brake. A unique creation, brought about under the direction of Niels van Roij.
With a name like Henry II, you might think there is a royal past behind this Rolls-Royce, but it is slightly different. The car that served as the basis for this creation by Niels van Roij Design was named Henry by its owners. The Corniche, bought new by this family in 1981, has now been thoroughly rebuilt (according to their wishes) and that gives it its new name Henry II.
The transformation of Henry into Henry II took 7,000 hours for design and conversion. Quite a bit has also happened. From the B-pillar backwards, the body of the Corniche, which once started as a coupe, has changed. The tailgate and eighth mudguards have also been redesigned to make the shooting brake conversion possible. At the request of the owners, the car is equipped with a folding rear seat and an electric bicycle carrier can be conjured up from the rear of the car. The bottom of the Corniche had to be significantly modified for the rear seat and the bicycle carrier, partly because of the fuel tank and the subframe.
The car has also been kept as classic as possible. The color, for example, is the same as it originally was, but of course the car has been restored as well as rebuilt. For example, the wood in the dashboard is still original, at the request of the customer, and the rest of the wooden finish in the interior has been matched to it as well as possible. Tweed and beige leather are also included in this nice typical British Rolls-Royce.