If you’re a Gen Xer, the Bentley identify invokes Rolls-Royce knock-offs that ultimately have been turbo’d. If you’re a Boomer, possibly an early Fifties Bentley Type R Continental resonates, if not Bentley’s many wins at Le Mans. And for those who’re a Millennial, you consider Bentley as the corporate owned by Volkswagen that builds chunky fastbacks with uncommon W12 engines. Bentley embraces all of its legacy, which is why the model has opened the doorways to its new Heritage Garage to show 103 years of historical past.
Says Head of Bentley’s Heritage Collection, Mike Sayer, “As we proceed to evolve, we wish our friends and colleagues from all areas of the corporate to have the ability to share the wealthy historical past of Bentley Motors. The Heritage Garage brings that historical past to vivid life, and means we are able to actively reference our previous whereas setting the course for our future.”
Currently there are 42 vehicles within the Collection, every having a particular significance in Bentley’s historical past. Would you consider the #2 Bentley constructed — the oldest Bentley on the planet – is alive and properly within the Collection? Another car, which the corporate deems probably the most useful Bentley on the planet, is the supercharged Team Car #2. W.O. Bentley’s private automobile, the 1930 8 Litre, can be a part of the Collection. It could be an understatement to recommend the 1991 Turbo R is in good firm, as are the trio of W12s which incorporates Bentayga chassis 00001.
“Having now rebuilt the Collection to totally chart our historical past, we’ve an ongoing dedication so as to add to it with every important new mannequin we launch. For instance, the Collection now consists of the 2019 Bentayga Hybrid, which was each the first-ever plug-in hybrid Bentley and an necessary step in our ‘Beyond100’ technique in direction of electrification,” provides Sayer.
You can learn all about Bentley’s historical past here.
