Vehicle Description
Where ostentatious tastes saw bell-bottom plaid suits, Marlboro man
moustaches and Studio 54 night-clubs. When the films of the era
were "Clockwork Orange", "Annie Hall" and "Taxi Driver", the
broadway show was "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Chicago" and Liza
Minnelli won best actress Oscar for Cabaret. TV was all about
"Charlie's Angels" in the US whilst we watched "The Sweeney" and
"Minder" in the UK. On opposing sides of that big pond we laughed
at Richard Pryor and the Morecambe & Wise duo. Whilst some loved
Liberace with all his glitz and glamour, so did others fan to Elton
John displaying similarly outrageous stage get-up and showmanship.
America had boat-sized Cadillacs whilst the UK had groovy Minis and
sexy E-type Jaguars. The world was changing towards atomized
individualism and away from communitarianism. The 1970s was all
about being showy and flashy - for one's self - with big statements
and plenty of pizzazz - where "too much" was just enough. In the
midst of all this, this one Bentley surely spoke out - in every bit
of the language - she is the epitome of the 1970s. This is a
striking combination Bentley T, finished in Regency Bronze with a
deep brown Everflex top and hand-painted fine lines in matching
brown to the waist lines and hub-cap beauty rings. The Savoy velvet
interior is finished in a very rich and well over the top gold-tan
colour with contrasting dark cigar brown carpeting and dash. The
Savoy velvet option was a factory one and rarely ordered - no doubt
because of its rather flamboyant presentation. The colour
combination is completely 1970s and if you are not into the 70s
look, you will most likely find it in poor taste. But this is for
the lover of that era and you have to "get it". The Bentley was
designed to be the conservative man's Rolls-Royce, so we can well
visualise its original purchaser ordering this "over-stated
understatement" with its strong gold colour scheme. Not nouveau
riche because it is a Bentley after all. But a young man from old
money. Ordered by Saville Row from Berkley Square, the Bentley of
Bentleys of the 70s. To those in the Rolls-Royce & Bentley club and
circles, this car needs little introduction and is extremely well
known as a multiple show winning car owned by Mr David Irvine,
renowned Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T enthusiast. David
founded and administers the very successful Facebook forum;
"Eccentric Hobbyists", dedicated exclusively to these 4-door Crewe
cars. And, which to date, features over 30,000 photographs of these
great cars from all over the world. This Bentley T has also been
featured in various magazine and articles around the world and I
can't tell you how many awards she has won. This is a European
delivered example that has been incredibly well maintained over the
years. As the most obvious alteration from what might be expected
to be found on a Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor car from this time
could be considered that the seats are not trimmed with leather. As
specified by the customer these are "gold Parkertex Savoy Velvet",
a velvet cloth of the finest quality to be used throughout the
interior. The interior of the car is quite original; make no
mistake, the velour interior came this way from the Crewe factory.
And even though we are some 45 years on, it remains without a
single mark or blemish nor sign of wear (as you might otherwise
expect on such a fabric). The headlining, carpets, leather dash and
console are all in the most stunning original condition. Only the
wood has been redone, but at what a blessing. At a cost of some
$4,000 it is finished like glass with no less than 25 coats of
clear lacquer each wet-sanded and buffed between coats to deliver a
very deep and rich finish. It is the dark Milanese Burl walnut with
crossbanding. Absolutely flawless in presentation. The description
exceeds the character limitation of this listing. Please go to:
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