Reborn as a Bentley
1200TU, a Bentley Camargue Turbo project.
The same car was originally Rolls-Royce Camargue number D4 - a pre-production car sporting the 1800TU plate.
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It was scrapped on November 11th 1982 (Remberence Day, coincidentally) after 253,403 gruelling miles.
A worthy sacrifice for the upcoming Turbo Rs that started the Bentley turnaround.
Click to enlarge and read the full story.
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(posted by David Irvine)
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