Montreal, Canada Shadow spotting

How much of a coincidence is this ? A Shadow on the northbound highway 15 and the RR aero engine factory on the left side of the highway.

Nice dry cleaning too...

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Posted by David Irvine

Las Vegas shocking pics.

Spotted on the side lot at 'The Touring Shoppe' in Las Vegas.

A great Silver Shadow specialist.

Thanks to Wayne for showing me around again, but the best photos are always the obscure ones. He does have very nice cars there too!

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(Posted by David Irvine)

Used car for sale...

 

 

Psst ! Wanna buy a used car?

Spotted in Las Vegas at a used car lot.

Well, at least the words 'Local Car' are not written on the windscreen. This car's a looong way from home....

 

(posted by David Irvine.)

Bentley Sports estate car for Brunei

Here is a very special Bentley. A Bentley special. Coachbuilt that is. Modern coachbuilding. Amazing.

Maurice sent in these images from the "design registration office" in the UK.

This is a special order vehicle for the Royal Family of Brunei, part of their amazing collection of vehicles, semi-explained via The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's Different Bentleys and The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's Different Rolls Royces.

The car is an estate version of the Bentley Continental R. It is thought to be called the Bentley Spectre Estate, but it could very well be called the Bentley Sports estate car, I am not sure. It is the joys of finding out information about secret projects of foreign kings. One is never quite sure if the information or speculation is quite right.

Here is the final design diagram. It does look good! Ill take one to the shops.

If the car is a Bentley Spectre, six were made and here are their chassis numbers, name and Brunei registration number plate:

SCBZH04A1SCH00121 Bentley Spectre KF 8787
SCBZH04A3SCH00122 Bentley Spectre KF 8833
SCBZH04A5SCH00123 Bentley Spectre BN 98
SCBZH04A7SCH00124 Bentley Spectre BN 3399
SCBZH04A9SCH00125 Bentley Spectre
SCBZH04A0SCH00126 Bentley Spectre BN 3322

If it is the Bentley Sports estate car a total of 14 were made and here are their chassis numbers, name and Brunei registration number plate:

SCBZH04D8PCH00201 Bentley Sports estate car DPD
SCBZH04DXPCH00202 Bentley Sports estate car BM 9977
SCBZH04D3PCH00204 Bentley Sports estate car KF 1973
SCBZH04D5PCH00205 Bentley Sports estate car BN 1968
SCBZH04D7PCH00206 Bentley Sports estate car KF 1954

SCBZH04D2PCH00209 Bentley Sports estate car BN 1338
SCBZH04A0SCH00210 Bentley Sports estate car KF 9966
SCZBH04A2SCH00211 Bentley Sports estate car KF 8866
SCBZH04A4SCH00212 Bentley Sports estate car
SCBZH04A6SCH00213 Bentley Sports estate car BN 8999
SCBZH04A8SCH00214 Bentley Sports estate car BP 1954
SCBZH04AXSCH00215 Bentley Sports estate car BN 3000
SCBZH04A1SCH00216 Bentley Sports estate car KF 9955
SCBZH04C1SCH00217 Bentley Sports estate car BP 3999

Two cars are missing from this build sequence of chassis numbers, they are:

SCBZB04D7PCH00207 Bentley Continental R JB3
SCBZH04D0PCH00208 Bentley Continental R 1 H

Both these cars had UK registration number plates of JB3 and 1H. The numberplate JB3 is now on another coachbuilt Bentley in the UK thought to be called the Bentley Rapier. The Bentley Rapier has been spotted at Prince Jefri's London house here.

Here is a photo of the Bentley Sports estate car or the Bentley Spectre in real life.

Quite an amazing vehicle! Please send in more photos or the like if anyone has them!

Furthermore, I would love to get the source link to these diagrams, to find out any more information about this estate design based on the Bentley Continental R, so if someone knows, please send it in!

Come on "design registration office" insiders, I want to look up these design diagrams:

Bentley Phoenix
Bentley Spectre
Bentley Silverstone
Bentley Montecarlo
Bentley Imperial
Bentley Grandprix
Bentley Camelot
Bentley Rapier
Bentley Buccaneer
Bentley Dominator
Bentley Pegasus

If anyone knows how - do sent in the info the bentleyspotting@gmail.com

Thanks Maurice for sending in the designs.

Google Streetview Bentley Spotting

I have not had a looksey for Bentleys in Google Streetview for a while. So here it goes in London (the images are interactive):

Bentley Azure


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Bentley Arnage


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Bentley Continental GTC


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Bentley Continental GT


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Bentley Continental Flying Spur


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Bentley Turbo R


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Bentley T


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This is not quite in London, but this Bentley is off road.


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Now lets take a look at what is parked out the front of Crewe.


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Yep, its a new Bentley Brooklands.

I first did this in 2007 when Google Street View first came out here.

Rolls-Royce price list April 1980

It is interesting to take a look at what prices once were. This time in April 1980.

Click on the documents to enlarge.

(Posted by David Irvine)

Hard day's work.

Sunday 20th June.
A HARD DAY'S WORK.

Polishing a car is a great way to give it a detailed look over. You notice things that you don't see from 10 feet away.

My friend's 1975 fairly decent black Camargue before:

From BENTLEY SPOTTING

From BENTLEY SPOTTING

Spend a whole day bombarding it with 'Mother's' products,  an orbital polisher, and lots of good old elbow grease for these 'after' results:

From BENTLEY SPOTTING

From BENTLEY SPOTTING

It now deserves a re-plate:

From BENTLEY SPOTTING

Okay, the plate was photoshopped , but the car looks great now. And it was nice to stare a Camargue for six hours. It's a stunning car. "The Bugatti Veyron of the seventies..."
(posted by David Irvine)

Mansory in Japan

Here is a Continental GT by Mansory spotted last week by Andy.



It has the full Mansory kit of front bumper, front fenders, wheels, side skirts, rear bumpers and lip spoiler. Probably a full custom interior as well.

Why not check out the product brochure below.



More info on Mansory here.

Rolls-Royce Ghost

David Irvine also had a good look at the new Rolls-Royce Ghost in Las Vegas.

Here is an all white Ghost, conveniently next to an all white Phantom, and an all white Continental GT.

And another, this time black with brushed aluminium bonnet, conveniently next to a black with brushed aluminium bonnet Phantom Drop Head Coupe.

And finally a great look at the interior of the Ghost.

Again thank you to David Irvine for filming and posting these videos.

Plethora of Rolls-Royces

Here is a lovely look at the plethora of Rolls-Royces that is currently available at The Auto Collections at the Imperial Palace, Las Vegas.

A big thank you for David for taking and posting the video.