Well, the price is one thing. It's more difficult to find out how well it has been maintained ... ---Probably the only one of my previous cars that I'd buy back given a chance. 20 grand (£) is too much though!
Hi, any vintage Bentley is a sensation here, of course. They showed lots of Bentleys to celebrate the anniversary in Schwetzingen.This one's a bit special. Not many 8 Litres about - I think a certain Jay Leno has most of them and has transplanted their motors into other chassis. http://www.vintagebentleys.org/carpages/gw1571.php
If one wanted, one could go even further. Only 25% of the parts of a German car are produced by the original car-companies, 75% come from suppliers.A few years ago, Audi and Bentley filled the podium at (IIRC) Le Mans and the commentator remarked "So, that's a 1, 2, 3 for VW!" ...
Hi, I must fetch a book to tell them apart. But both are beautiful ... ---Mk 9s aren't too common, even over here. Mk 8s are ever rarer, hence my assumption that it's a 9 - they're identical in appearance apart from the boot badge (and there are probably a few 8 with 9 badges to make them look newer!)