BENTLEY SPOTTING

Flying Through Water

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Taken during Typhoon Nesat in Hong Kong.

A Bentley Continental Flying Spur hitting water.

Great action photography.

Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4½-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, Sussex on the 29 June 2012 I think the auction house Bonhams is going to have a field day.

Well it kind of is a field day.

I am sure most people have read that the George Daniels car collection in on the block, following his death in October last year.

From Bonhams -
The jewel in the crown of the George Daniels Collection is the ex-Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4½-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater which set the Brooklands Outer Circuit Lap Record at more than 137mph in 1931. Daniels once wrote that, "For all its inconvenience it is a most exhilarating car to drive both on the road and track."

But what is quite nice is that we can hear from the man himself when he bought the car!

The link is here if the embed does not work.

I think Bonhams needs to be corrected. The record may not be 137mph.

We are talking about the best horologist in the world during his lifetime. Precision is everything.

I am going with Mr Daniels description of 139.65 miles per hour.

Here it is on the race track.

And the famous flying Bentley picture.

Bonhams expects that collection for fetch £8,000,000.

To make that money they are of course going on a marketing spree.

Feb 10 2012 a full page ad in the New York Times.

Last week the car was even sent to New York to be put on display.

Lucky for us, Bill went along to take a look.

Thanks Bill for sending in these pictures.

This is great! I love these details. You will not see these in the glamour catalogue, but it does show the history!

I am think the guy I give money to for Polo Shirts may have a good go at this one.

Voorjaarsrit "De Mascotte"

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:49:00 +0000

Enjoy the gathering.

It's quite large in fact.

Bentley S3 Big Foot

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:45:00 +0000

What?

You have never seen the big foot before?

Come on! It's a Bentley S3 with go over anything wheels!

Press play.

Mark Court, Coachline Painter Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:12:00 +0000

Here is Mark Court, Coachline Painter Rolls-Royce Motor Cars's 15 minutes.

What I find interesting is some of the unique coachlines he has done.

I wonder what this gent sells for a living.

And the matching stable mate.

This should be an option!

Slightly cryptic, but I'm sure someone will recognise it. I don't.

This one is a bit trendy!

I've got dual coachlines on my Bentley.

Bentley Brooklands Action Video

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:29:00 +0000

A little bit of stock footage on the beautiful Bentley Brooklands in action.

Quite nice.

An Unbroken Line - Bentley Lineage Design Exhibition 2011

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:42:00 +0000

The lucky Rodd Sala was at Crewe last month.

Read and check out photos of his trip here.

Here is the exhibition that is currently showing at Crewe.

I will go one day.

Bentley Continental GTZ by Zagato Spotted

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Talk about a rare Bentley to spot!

That's right is it modern coachbuilding at its finist.

A Bentley Continental GTZ by Zagato.

A spotter at Autogespot called Dufornee & MageTwan managed to stubble upon this very special car.

Take a look closely. It is a right hand drive version. The only one right hand drive version made.

UK registered 123MG with Mulliner wheels.

It is just so amazing to spot this car on the street. It was spotted out the back of Jack Barclay's I think here.

So do you really want one? Check ebay or course! One is for sale for US $1,450,000.00 in San Fran here.

But for that money, probably call up Zagato directly and get one tailored to your likings.

Here is the entrance to the Zagato factory.

View Larger Map

Call Zagato on +39 02 9346621 or email at info@zagato.it You know you want to.

Bentley Brookland Produktion

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:26:00 +0000

Here is a video of the Bentley Brookland production line.

I'll take one please. Not quite sure how to say that in German.

Bentley Val D'Isere Spotted

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000

Quite a nice Bentley Val D'Isere by Jankel, spotted in London, Dec ’11.

More Bentley Val D'Isere info here and here.

Thanks Daan for sending in the picture.

Wrap Society Thailand Production Matte White Bentley Continental GTC

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000

Wrapping your Bentley in plastic film generally made by 3M is quite a quick way to change the colour of your Bentley.

It is surprisingly not as cheap as it looks. In Australia anyway. About AU/US$5000-$7500, mainly on labour.

Here is how they do it in Thailand. With a happy ending. Probably quite a bit cheaper as well.

Nice one, Sawatdee krab.

Autocar review of the Bentley Mulsanne

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:09:00 +0000

Here is Autocar's go at the Bentley Mulsanne

I wonder when the next varients are due. The Bentley Mulsanne L is probably next on the cards.

Parts for Sale

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:08:00 +0000

See what happens when you leave your Silver Shadow unattended in a bad area...?

They took more than just the wheels.

Just kidding.

It's actually Flying Spares' 'Donor Yard'.

"Sacrificed so that others will live on."

I know I wrote about them just recently but these are fresh shots -worth sharing.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6826516865_f7bb05e422_b.jpg

Lots of interesting stuff there.

"Have a look at some of the cars that have helped to keep your cars on the road."

Inside is a well organised parts warehouse with a lot of stock -new, used and reconditioned.

But some sights are not for the squeamish.

"Beyond Economical Repair..."

That's almost artistic.

This one spent too much time parked on the north side of a tree:

They very likely have just that part you've been looking for...

Our favourite parts source.

Contact them at:

http://www.flyingspares.com/flying-visit.html

Thanks Rodd for the photos taken in January.

(Posted by David Irvine)

Los Angeles to Paris

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:53:00 +0000

Just say you had a Bentley Azure, Arnarge and a Continental R, and also a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a Drop Head and quite a number of other cars made in France, Germany, UK and Italy and were going to Paris.

What to do with your car collection?

Well fly them from Los Angeles to Paris of course.

These cars are all owned by the one person and were going all on the same plane.

$20000000.00 insurance please.

Living Amongst the Shadows - Black & Yellow.

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:21:00 +0000

Rodd Sala's latest car soon to go up on Ebay is this wonderful 1935 20/25 by the famous coachbuilder Park Ward of London.

I love the indoor backdrop here.

"Black and Yellow, Black & Yellow...." You know the rest.

Quite beautiful...

http://www.parkwardmotors.com/

Thanks for the great photos Rodd.

(Posted by David Irvine)

1926 3 Litre Speed

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:46:00 +0000

The 'Once Upon a Time in America' post inspired me to dig up my shots of the 1926 Bentley 3 litre Speed on display in The Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

The registration number is from Guernsey - one of the Channel Islands.

Another car which would later be related through a 'marriage' resides in the same building:

Who would ever have thought that these two car iconic brands would share the same parent company some seventy years later..?

Thanks to AL17AYER for this great shot on Flickr. Looks like the Dorchester parking lot.

(Posted by David Irvine)

Bentley Continental GTR2

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:15:00 +0000

What is that saying by Sir Henry Royce?

"Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it."

Take for example a video game called GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing. Wiki here.

The game simulates the 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship racing series.

Apparently it is one of the best games. But it could be better.

The original game had 27 cars you could drive. But no Bentley existed.

So what to do?

As Sir Royce said, "Design it!"

Then of course you can go similartion Bentley Continental GTR2 racing in a single make race.

Check out the results. They are amazing.

What freaks me out is the level of detail.

Watch it full screen and you can see the tow here stickers, the drivers names, even GT3 carbon fibre rear view mirrors.

I love car Bentley Continental GTR2 liverys as well. Pause at 2.07. It's just like the Bentley Speed 8 car!

Just imagine if the next Bentley Driver Club meet featured a race like this!

Once Upon A Time In America

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0000

Not the famous film starring Robert De Niro, but a selection of WO Bentley photos taken in the US during past decades.

Let us know if you own one of them!

This one is from 1930a Bentley 6 1/2 Litre, Chassis No. FR2641 engine No FR2644 Registration No. UV 871. More info here.

If you want any more information on these cars, a good start is VintageBentleys.org which has a great database of all W.O. Bentley cars.

Search their database here.

(Posted by Andy)

Doing the Continental

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:41:00 +0000

Well, now we are on the theme of Bentley Continentals.

It started with the Embiricos Bentley of 1938, but the H.J Mulliner creation from 1952 changed everything.

Henry Jervis Mulliner founded H.J. Mulliner & Co. a coachbuilding business in 1900 in Brook Street, Mayfair, London. These were probably the premises previously occupied by Mulliners (London) Ltd. The location was convenient for his clients. One of the early clients was C.S. Rolls who had a body built on a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost for his own use.

Here are some of my own shots. Cars I have seen and/or touched...

This one I photographed in 1981 in Toronto.

All Continentals are beautiful.

A shot I took in London in 1981

The RROC meet in Toronto in 1985

Then the S2 & S3 versions also known (politically incorrectly) as the 'Chinese Eye' cars.

Then the T type Corniche Continental

This particular one a special pre factory turbo I shot in 1985. Way ahead...

This shot is so eighties. Nice attire.... Where's the white Testarossa?

The mid 1990s Continental R brought exclusivity back from the (still nice, though) re badged Corniches.

The LeMans steroided and gilled version:

Which, I hear rides horribly on bad roads...

Who cares? It looks fantastic!

The name has carried on to the modern cars, although the original series has influenced the modern design.

That definitive 'coke bottle' (if I may say,) design.

You just cannot dislike these cars.

Thanks to Rodd for the last two shots. All the others are mine - most using film (what's that? Some may ask...).

(Posted by David Irvine)

Modern Magic Carpet Ride

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:48:00 +0000

We all need to take a road trip to Crewe. A pilgrimage, if I may say.

In their visitor presentation area you will find a Bentley Museum' detailing the history and timeline of the company. Included is this stunning Bentley R-Type Continental - once hailed by Autocar magazine as a "Modern Magic Carpet which annihilates huge distances and delivers occupants well nigh and fresh as they started".

Quite a statement...

Rodd Sala was there a few weeks ago and took these (of many)shots for us.

Modern technology, old word techniques, clay models, engines, Bentleys ...Oh, my!

If you find all too overwhelming just run outside for some fresh air and a break. But keep your eyes closed as there is more lurking out there....

Thanks again to Rodd for the photos.

(Posted by David Irvine)

GET THE FWYAC AWAY FROM MY CAR

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:00 +0000

I’m sure that Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, founders of FWYAC (Friends WithYou Art Collective) in Miami, are nice people... probably very nice people.

But there’s no way I’m ever letting them near my car! And here’s why…

Look at me.... Look at you.

Hot n fun!

Thanks Pharrell for making fun music.

Fortunately it’s just a wrap and easily removed….thank FWYAC for that.

(Posted by Andy)

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Bentley

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

I do like a sneak pick inside the factory.

I will have to go to Crewe one day.

Enjoy the Cool Hunting.

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow on SportVerda

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:59:00 +0000

Check this video out - with a very high level of production.

It is amazing how the high definition video function of digital SLR camera looks.

1080P at 24 frames per second does give a cinema look.

Enjoy the endless focus pulling.

And yeah - I have no idea what they are saying.

Light Blue Bentleys

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:11:00 +0000

Here is my 1989 Bentley Turbo R.

The colour is Larkspur.

Thanks to this great document put together by the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia I can look up the information on my paint.

The Rolls-Royce paint code is 9510462*, and its description is Larkspur (Acrylic).

The Supplier is ICI and the suppliers code M158-R156. My paint has a footnote * which states 'Note Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are full thermoplastic acrylic'.

What ever that means.

But what I can do is take a look at other Bentleys of a similar colour.

Bentley S2 Continental DHC

Bentley Continental

Bentley Continental GTC

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Bentley Continental GT Supersports

Bentley Arnage R

Bentley Azure T

Bentley Brooklands

Bentley Muslanne

I would not say that the paint colour is popular, but it is certainly befitting of more modern Bentleys.

Voleur de Rolls-Royces

noreply@blogger.com (bentleyspotting) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:53:00 +0000

A so very French video.

Not that I understand every word.