Bentley Continental GT Convertible Number 1 Edition: The ‘Blower’ Celebrates 100 Years
Limited edition model pays homage to the Bentley Blower of 1929 for the automaker’s 100th birthday.
Bespoke treatments include 18 carat gold-plated fender badging and “Number 1” painted front grille.
The Bentley Continental GT Convertible Number 1 Edition is limited to just 100 examples worldwide.
I was going to say having this beast painted red, even a rather fetching shade of red, is an affront to traditional British sensibilities. However, two things prevent me from saying that with the Bentley Continental GT Convertible Number 1 Edition. One, the original Bentley this pays tribute to was painted that color; and, two, if you typically get in a snit about that sort of thing, Bentley, now being owned and run by Germans, is more than snit-inducing enough for you. That aside, this is rather a beast of a car.
What Is The Bentley Continental GT Convertible Number 1 Edition"
July 10th marks Bentley?s 100th year in the business of making cars. Big, fast, luxurious cars. Back then, they were faster than you’d expect, and these days, they are still faster than you’d expect. This particular car here, known as the Number 1 Edition, is a tribute to the first Bentley hotrod.
The new Number 1 Edition (which I am still ambivalent about, name-wise) draws its inspiration from the original No. 1 Blower, i.e. the thing had a supercharger about the size of a toilet tank hanging off the front end of its 4.5-liter engine. The original No. 1 Blower set the ...
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