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1997 Bentley Azure Jack Barclay Platinum Edition

Lot Number: 746

1997 Bentley Azure Jack Barclay Platinum Edition

This 1997 BENTLEY AZURE

  • Sold for: £78,750

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Sunday 30th July, 2017 at 2.00pm BST at The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN

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Introduced in 1995, the Bentley Azure was based on the platform of the Continental 'R' Coupé which had been launched originally in 1991. By definition, a fully strengthened luxury convertible to seat four adults very comfortably, accommodate their luggage, and hide an engine sufficiently powerful to propel the entire ensemble towards the horizon in a linear fashion is never going to be a small car and the Azure often surprised with its remarkable 'physical presence'. Power came from the company's stalwart 6.75-litre V8, fed by a single inter-cooled turbocharger producing in the region of 380bhp which, when mated to a General Motors-sourced four-speed automatic gearbox, enabled this superbly designed Bentley to silently waft up to 60mph in an impressive 6.1 seconds. Owing to the limited space at Bentley's Crewe factory, the Azure was assembled and finished by Pininfarina, significantly adding to the vehicle's production costs.

The Bentley Azure Jack Barclay Platinum was a limited edition motorcar marking the 70th anniversary of Jack Barclay Ltd., as well as rounding off an outstanding year for Rolls-Royce and Bentley sales around the world. Finished in special order Platinum coachwork, with Royal Blue leather, blue lambswool over rugs and magnificent Burr Walnut woodwork, the symmetrical veneers are matched throughout the car and are a fine testament to those craftsmen working at Crewe. Of the ten built, all in right-hand drive, the first two cars were dispatched to the Royal Garages in Brunei. Befitting the invitation-only status for this model for Jack Barclay's ultra VIP client list, this example, the ninth built, was ordered, according to a copy of an old V5C, by His Royal Highness Ibn Al Aziz of Saudi Arabia and registered to his Princes Gate address in Knightsbridge on the 11th July 1997.

The car was purchased by our vendor's father just a month later, on the 18th August 1997, with our vendor taking over its tenure on the 31st July 2007. The car has been looked after by Bentley Birmingham during this family's ownership and the service schedules warrant the mileage of 12,800 together with the MOTs on file. If there is any modern Bentley that demands a serious collector's attention, this limited edition motorcar with its Royal history, long family ownership, and low mileage is a worthy contender.

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
746
Make
BENTLEY
Model
AZURE
Chassis Number
SCBZK15CXVCH61169
Engine Number
87136L410M/T1T

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