tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37116086.post4204364328970107531..comments2011-09-05T13:16:05.545+10:00bentleyspottinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914939864067806576noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37116086.post-84472614521130285032010-12-20T11:04:24.558+11:002010-12-20T11:04:24.558+11:00The things you can do with an unlimited bank account.....I&#39;m just a wee bit jealous of His Royal Highness.Car Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15959272617553806199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37116086.post-77525758279450858772010-04-13T23:00:19.139+10:002010-04-13T23:00:19.139+10:00Anonymous is incorrect in stating that the 18 Javas were engineered by a tram from crewe. The engineering was also undetaken by MGA, primarily in teir Oxford facilityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37116086.post-86985241896595717982010-01-26T03:07:13.849+11:002010-01-26T03:07:13.849+11:00geocube bass hereby antagonistic jewels deletions amruth incubator kapl ability politics <br />servimundos melifermulyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37116086.post-23057854175505905672007-06-15T17:36:00.000+10:002007-06-15T17:36:00.000+10:00Great web site. I have some details relating to the Java which will help. Production started in 1996 and ended in 1998. The Java, Dominator and some of the other 'specials' were not built at Crewe due to capacity problems so the contracts were awarded to various specialist coachbuilders. The Java project was handled by a company called MGA based in the Midlands. Despite being built by MGA it was engineered by a team from Crewe. The Java was built in Warwick, Warwickshire and the following was produced. 6 convertables, 6 estates and 6 coupes. The specs were the same for all apart from body configuration, colour and I think the Coupe had a longer wheelbase. The vehicles were tested at MIRA under cover of darkness and the only spy photos were as per your site which were snapped at Heathrow whilst waiting to be loaded onto a carrier for Brunei. Bentley did not have an engine compact enough to fit the Java as seen at the Geneva Motor Show so a 4.0 V8 alternative was sourced from a well known German vehicle. The engines were sent to an established engine 'performance enhancer' where amoungst the mods, twin turbos and an intercooler were fitted. All the original manufacturers branding was removed and neat "Bentley' badged engine covers were fitted. Soon after the delivery of the last vehicle the Sultan's funds dried up and the purchase of this calibre of vehicle came to an end. Unforunately, of the many bespoke vehicles that the Royal family had made very few can be admired by the public as they were shipped away in secrecy and probably left to the elements or scrapped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com