The traditional English brand Bentley is also celebrating an anniversary this year. Namely a round birthday. More precisely, the hundredth. To mark this anniversary, Bentley is introducing the Bentley Continental GT #9 Edition by Mulliner. A rolling piece of motorsport history.
Birkin was a British racing driver and was one of the most successful motorsport drivers in the world in the early 30s. He was driving a 4,5 liter Bentley Blower with the number 9.
Every #9 Edition comes with an original Le Mans story
Special features make the Bentley Continental GT #9 Edition by Mulliner so unique. Like the historic racing cars, the dashboard is framed in aluminium.
Parts of the wood veneer from the former Birkin driver's seat from the 1930 Le Mans racing car are also integrated into the vehicle. This was removed during the restoration of the #9 and gives the edition a physical connection to the original.
The historical original piece can be found representatively framed in a round instrument of the rotating display of the Continental GT. The future owner will also be “British-branded” on the wrist. Bentley is including a watch from British Jaeger with the vehicle.
Bentley Continental GT #9 – special colors for the exterior
At the request of the customer, we Bentley Continental GT #9 Edition by Mulliner in Viridian Green and Beluga Black. The leather colors Cumbrian Green and Beluga Black can be selected for the interior.
The door sills are engraved with the respective vehicle number "1 of 100". In this way, the future driver and passenger can see at once which vehicle from the series they own. Various anniversary badges attached to and in the GT are another indication of the anniversary edition. To emphasize the exclusivity of the edition, the ventilation buttons are 18-carat gold-plated.
Bentley has not yet given any information on the price of the #9 Edition by Mulliner. But we assume that the 100 copies are already taken due to Bentley's perfect storytelling.