As times change – even for the better – we find ourselves saying goodbye to old friends and favorites. This is exactly what happened in Crewe, England on a bittersweet June day. After a decade of loving production, the Bentley Mulsanne is truly as good as it ever was. It still represents the highest degree of Bentley?s pedigree. Yet the Flying Spur is eager for its chance to become the flagship as Bentley looks to carve out a new history from this day forth.  

?The Mulsanne is the culmination of all that we at Bentley have learned during our first 100 years in producing the finest luxury cars in the world,? explained Adrian Hallmark, Bentley Chairman and Chief Executive. ?As the flagship of our model range for over a decade, the Mulsanne has firmly solidified its place in the history of Bentley as nothing less than a true icon.? 
42 Million Spot Welds Later

Bently has not forgotten the importance of the Mulsanne in their history and neither will the 30 lucky owners of the final examples. Throughout its decade-long-run, over 7,300 Mulsanne vehicles were handcrafted in Crewe.

During its production, three million cumulative hours went into crafting every last panel and placard. A million of those hours were spent on the interior while another 90,000 were allotted to polishing the cars before they rolled out to their new owners. Bently estimates this ?labor of love? consisted of 42 million spot welds and another four million individual quality check...