The new grand Bentley

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:48 pm

http://www.newgrandbentley.com

Excuse the blatant plug, but I've been working on this for the last few years and it's nearly going public!!

OK so it's just a teaser, but this is going to be a proper motor.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:02 pm

looking forward to seeing some proper images!..

love the brooklands so hopfully something along those lines but a bit more... ...well, british if you know what I mean

will it have a 6.75 litre engine?

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:05 pm

Now that is a teaser!!!

Sean will be expecting an invite to the offical launch

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:34 pm

smallspeed wrote:will it have a 6.75 litre engine?

...I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you

You won't be disappointed

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:43 pm

What bits did you do Gary?

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:06 pm

I look after vehicle safety

Which is why I drive a 37 year old 911 every day....

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:22 pm

if i had the money my 1-off commission would be for something along these lines (forward to bentley management to be considered for the facelift model

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1) Traditional Bentley/Royce 6.75 litre v8, 2 valves per cyl, 1 big supercharger, and a 3-speed waft-box; If I had a Bentley I wouldn't be arsed with my car changing gear all the time, so just give me three gears; "town" "country" and "you're going down" for traffic light dashes (or maybe a CVT)

2) A bonnet longer than a party political broadcast with a big silver B on the front (for "Ben".. or it could stand for "Bentley" too I suppose)

3) Big diamond cut wheels hewn from solid lumps of steel, each weighing around the same as a hot-hatch for steamrollering the bumps out of the road

4) A roof and tail line so swoopy it creates no disruption to the air as the car passes through it

5) A stereo based around a pair of class A valve amplifiers designed and made by someone who understands there's more to music than bass and treble

6) Classic styling so British its borderline invisible yet impossible to ignore

7) Black handbeaten bodywork on the outside, darkest oxblood or brown leather on the inside

..infact just give me one of these with the stereo from #5

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:49 pm

All seems very reasonable Ben, put me down for one as well please.

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:25 pm

smallspeed wrote:if i had the money my 1-off commission would be for something along these lines (forward to bentley management to be considered for the facelift model )

1) Traditional Bentley/Royce 6.75 litre v8, 2 valves per cyl, 1 big supercharger, and a 3-speed waft-box; If I had a Bentley I wouldn't be arsed with my car changing gear all the time, so just give me three gears; "town" "country" and "you're going down" for traffic light dashes (or maybe a CVT)

2) A bonnet longer than a party political broadcast with a big silver B on the front (for "Ben".. or it could stand for "Bentley" too I suppose)

3) Big diamond cut wheels hewn from solid lumps of steel, each weighing around the same as a hot-hatch for steamrollering the bumps out of the road

4) A roof and tail line so swoopy it creates no disruption to the air as the car passes through it

5) A stereo based around a pair of class A valve amplifiers designed and made by someone who understands there's more to music than bass and treble

6) Classic styling so British its borderline invisible yet impossible to ignore

7) Black handbeaten bodywork on the outside, darkest oxblood or brown leather on the inside

Would you settle for something in white.

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cubist · Post by **cubist** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:44 pm

Swooooon

Time for some oldies...

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:05 pm

I`ve got one just like that..... wing mirror that is.

Extraordinary car, can`t quite work our whether is really real or not. What`s the story?

Mike.

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:22 pm

Not real unfortunately... just a styling exercise I think, though i'd love to be proven wrong!

A little bit of poetic licence in those front wheelarches - can't see it having much of a turning circle unless it's on bags

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:25 pm

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:50 pm

mycar wrote:

I just brought back my lunch.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:51 pm

cubist wrote:

This however is somehow appealing, if a little wrong