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It is indeed a Bentley
Jun 5 2002
Crewe Chronicle
A LUXURIOUS Bentley has been presented to the Queen as a Golden Jubilee gift from Crewe.
The luxury car, lovingly handcrafted at the Pym's Lane factory, becomes the first Bentley to join the Royal fleet of State cars.
Painted in traditional Royal claret and black, it was transported to Windsor Castle for the presentation on Wednesday morning.
Bentley Motors chairman and chief executive Franz-Josef Paefgen presented the car in recognition of the Golden Jubilee year.
It received its first Royal outing yesterday as it carried the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh from the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral to the Guild Hall in London.
Complete with a plush lambswool and light grey hide interior, the car was described as priceless by Bentley car workers who had consulted the Queen on its design.
The Queen, who already owns seven Rolls-Royces and two Daimlers, was said to be delighted with the car.
A Bentley spokesman said: "This occasion marked an important milestone in the history of Bentley Motors and signals the continuation of the Crewe tradition of supplying fine bespoke and beautifully crafted cars for royal occasions."
Work on the car, which will be used extensively for the Queen's Golden Jubilee tour, began in the spring of 2000 after the proposals were originally put to Buckingham Palace officials.
It is the first ceremonial Royal vehicle to have been developed using computer-aided design techniques.
Bentley craftsmen built a Rolls-Royce Phantom to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977.
Of course this may have nothing to do will any rivalry between Rolls-royce and Bentley aka BMW and VW :D.
http://www.rrab.com/bgoldjub.htm
Originally Posted by rfrazier
