Perhaps the Swinging Sixties were to blame, or perhaps it was Rolls-Royce themselves. Bentley's decline from one of the most aerodynamically advanced and desirable cars in the world – the R-type Continental – toCaine is one example; in 1968 his new Rolls-Royce MPW Convertible served exactly that purpose. Corniche owners Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, David Bowie and Elton John all chose Rolls-Royce over Bentley.
