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Bend It Like Bentley

Mar 12 2008

Back to: Bentley's Roaring Revival

1930 Bentley Speed Six
1970 Rolls-Royce Camarque
2002 Bentley Continental T
2003 Bentley Continental GT
2005 Bentley Arnage
2005 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
2006 Bentley Continental GTC
2006 Bentley Continental GT Diamond Series
2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom
2007 Bentley Azure
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
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1930 Bentley Speed Six
First introduced in 1926 and juiced up in 1928. The Speed Six was renowned as a racing car, and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times.

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1970 Rolls-Royce Camarque
Rolls tried to accomplish what Volkswagen did more than 30 years later with the 2003 Bentley Continental GT—create a hot grand touring coupe. Critics savaged the Camarque for being ugly, overdone, and slow.

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2002 Bentley Continental T
The tall two-door was a carryover from 2001. The next year, Bentley began producing the sleek, sexy Continental GT that revived the brand.

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2003 Bentley Continental GT
Just a handful of years after buying Bentley, VW wowed the auto world with the Continental GT. Just as exciting as its style was its price—$150,000.

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2005 Bentley Arnage
The high-priced Arnage is based on an older Rolls-Royce model and sells just a few hundred each year—as it has for a decade.

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2005 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Designed as a modern interpretation of the iconic 1957 Continental Flying Spur, which was powerful, sleek, and took long drives in stride.

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2006 Bentley Continental GTC
The third model in the revived Continental line, the open GTC was unveiled at the 2006 New York Auto Show. It's a convertible version of the of the GT coupe.

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2006 Bentley Continental GT Diamond Series
A limited edition to commemorate 60 years of production at Bentley's Crewe, England factory. The cars have carbon ceramic brakes and 20-inch, 14-spoke alloy wheels. Only 400 were made.

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2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom
The plush, upright sedan had a suggested base price of about $330,000.

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2007 Bentley Azure
Priced similarly to the Phantom, the Azure convertible sells just a few hundred each year.

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2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
The drop-top Rolls with distinctive rear-hinged doors was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show, with a base price of more than $400,000.

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