Bentley Turbo R Convertible by Hooper
The coach builders Hooper and Co. and Jankel were the most prominent players of the Bentley Turbo R era.
Both coachbuilders had a similar range of adaptations to Bentley and Rolls Royce vehicles.
Hooper is very well known for their 2 door Bentley Turbo R coupe, and Jankel did build a similar vehicle amongst others. Jankel also built a convertible version and called it the Azur. Quite forward thinking. One has been spotted in Japan here.
I do not know of any Hooper Bentley Turbo R Convertibles, except for this design sketch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSIeK8XrvAcS_FzagxoIA6bTkztX1pzrhFsrJFeoSecy99hhwGu1bYSCY_a4-daCuzOUjWCOiQsp9wLFlj_00Lesm4vXsGyXNKC00-iR9YD3VHuR4Snv48pSGL5nOPHr_v-LtEQ/s400/hooper.convert.1.jpg)
That is the Hooper badge on the rear, but it is unknown if any Hooper Bentley Turbo R Convertibles were actually manufactured.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSb9LoiT5nLq_6I5IzUeR3-edt7HZBE6e0_ppVs24JzA5T8yHCvjyRDeNDgfjvRTOrIp-j60JgH5PsmW8t9mpLQ_ZorDoXdngry3WFUQEpQtD6JUu_8-W8hw-sspm6nHJv4qTz8g/s400/hooper.convert.2.jpg)
Hopefully they were, so pictures can be added to the ever growing gallery of now 18 different Bentley Turbo R/Silver Spirit based convertibles here.
As with other designs I could not find a real picture of like here, I photoshoped an example for fun. This one screams fake.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6QDgIabT-gQ/R3ukh4VhcgI/AAAAAAAADCw/awW2hrZpyxA/s400/azur.jpg)
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