Bentley Azure T

It is not that often that a new model of Bentley is launched. One was announst this week.

It is the Bentley Azure T.

The Bentley Azure was always based on the underpinnings the Arnage R, but now you can buy the Azure T based on the underpinnings of the you guessed it the Arnage T.

Here are very large pictures of the new Bentley Azure T in high resolution.



The Azure T, like the Arnage T has different wing vents, wheels and exhaust as well as the more powerful go pedal.



It is very Californian. I should start making rap records. At least there will be more second hand Arnage T alloy wheels on the market after the Azure T buyers change to 24" gold plated diamond encrusted dubs.

Bentley Camargue Spotted

I do like a rare Bentley spotting.

This is certainly one. There is only one. Well kind of.




There is only one Bentley Camargue. It is the 1985 SCBYJ000XFCH10150. The 'BYJ' indicates a Bentley Camargue.

Here it is. Sporting the standard 1200TU registration of test/press cars from Crewe. Crewe test/press cars still have this numberplate you know.



A previous article here explains that the Camargue was actually designed as a Bentley with twin circular headlights and a Bentley grill with badges. Here is a design sketch.



So what is this car on the road then?

Well it is a Rolls Royce to Bentley conversion Bentley Camargue.



And I really like it.

Registration C822 KAX is a Rolls Royce on the books, not a Bentley. But who cares, the car is great!



What is also really interesting is that the rear lights are custom! Certainly not the standard.



It is great to see a Bentley Camargue on the street.



Thanks to Maurice for the pictures.

Update. Here is the car as a Rolls Royce before it had its identity reassignment surgery.



Thanks Andy for the pre-op pic.

Look at my Brakes. Look at my Wheels

The talking point of the brakes on your Bentley can be special, especially if you have the carbon ceramic brakes, as they are the largest on a production car.



But sometimes showing off your brakes on your Bentley can be unexpected.



And where on earth do they end up? Well on other cars don't they. Take a look.







I actually think they look great. It is good to see recycling of wheels once a Continential GT owner has put custom after market wheels on. Much better than being stacked up in the garage.

Pictures from the Bentley Wheel Thread on VWVortex

Difficult to see Bentley

It is not that usual for a Bentley to blend in. They certainly do have presence on the road.

But one owner in Berlin decided that he did not want to be seen in his Bentley because he was rubbish at parking.



So what did he do? He made a camoflague Bentley so no one could see it.



Do you see it? It makes it difficult to spot. His rubbish parking is totally camoflagued



Very Anti-Bentley Spotting.

Thanks to Fabian via (German Car Blog)

Bentley Hooper Turbo R 2 Door for sale

I do fancy a Bentley Hooper Trubo R 2 door. And when ever one comes up for sale I generally post about it.



This one, SCBZR03B7KCX25450 is a 1989 Bentley Hooper Turbo R and was one of the last 2 doors made by Hooper.



Let's decode the VIN SCBZR03B7KCX25450
SC = Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited, Bentley Motors (1931) Limited
B = Bentley
ZR = Turbo R from 1989
03 = 6.75 Litre V8, single Garrett turbocharger, catalytic converter, cross-bolted crankshaft from 1988
B = Passive front seat belts
7 = Checksum Digit
K = 1989
C = Crewe
X = Left hand drive
25450 = Chassis Serial Number



It is said around 15 of these cars were made, where the B pilliar is moved back and the front door is extended by 8.5 inches.



At times a Hooper rear window is added, and this car sports this great feature.



It makes a fantastically well proportioned 2 door coupe.



Extra features include a badge bar, Hooper bonnet scoops and small details such as a three quarter length double red pin strip.



The hood intakes are quite distinctive.



Another Hooper feature is the extra chrome strip on the rear lights between the clusters.



It is the detail that makes a coachbuilt car exceptional.



In interior is in full leather St James red and shows no indication of wear.



I was lucky enough to be in contact with an ex-employee of Hooper who built this car and he said that "it looks like it's just left the factory!"



He also said "this would have been one of the last ones made. The pictures show that the car still has the original alpine stereo, and also there is a nice photo of inside the small rear window. If you look closely at the rear of the seats in the middle you will notice that I had to raise the rear brake light so that it could be seen through the rear window. Also in the same picture this car has got modified covers behind the rear headrests this was to house the enourmas alpine speakers that are mounted just behind the headrests."



It is one special car.





Here is a photograph of this actual car being made at Hooper. It is a bit special.



The car is currently on ebay, Item number: 220307021832 and is for sale by Cars Internationale Ltd. of Fort Lauderdale and I thank Ken Baker KENBAKER1265@GMAIL.COM for the pictures.



Best of luck to the purchaser of SCBZR03B7KCX25450

Back with a Crash

After a slight hiatus, I'm back to Bentley Spotting.

With a Bentley crash.

From the 1965 film Le Corniaud.

Slight Break in Positing

I have been moving house and yet to have the internet connected, hence the delay in postings.

But there is a lot more to come!

Troy has restored this wonderful Bentley T1.



The Extreme customisation of the Silver Spur that has been spotted in London a number of times is now for sale on ebay USA where it was imported to California.



I have recieved many photographs from James Young coachbuilders whist the cars where in the works.



Of course more on the Sultan of Brunei and his cars with more pictures such as this Bentley Silverstone, a hard top convertible.



From the land where they certainly do know how to make a good station wagon/estate Sweden, comes this example.



Some more Bentley limos.



Maybe something on Lawrence of Arabia as I like a good adventure.



Some unrestored gems like this example.



A video on 'The Beast' is something special.



Some more trash.



And maybe some vintage Bentley history.



And of course modern coachbuilding, like this Jankel high roof example of the Phantom VII. Very nice.



I would also like to thank the Bentley Drivers Club of Australia for putting on a great display last weekend in Canberra.

Around 30 vintage W.O. cars were there, an R type Continential, two Turbo S examples, a number of S cars including some coachbuilt, around 10 Derby cars, and some late model cars and unusually no T1 Bentleys.

I enjoyed the day.

Many more posts to come - I'm nearly to 400!

Please do sent in photographs and stories to bentleyspotting@gmail.com