Saturday, July 21, 2007

Bentleys of the Rolls-Royce era

Rolls-Royce merged the Bentley line into its own, so that the Bentley marque became just a Rolls-Royce without the distinctive grille and with a lower price tag. In the 1980s, however, Bentley became a separate, high performance car line once again. The most notable car in the Rolls-Royce period was probably the Bentley Continental, which appeared in various forms from 1952 to 1965, and again in 1992 with production ending in 2003. The Bentley factory in Crewe, Cheshire, is still known in the town by the name "Royce's". For more on Bentley Motors from 1931 to 1998, see Rolls-Royce and Rolls-Royce Motors.

* 1933–1937 3½ L
o 1936–1939 4¼ L
* 1939–1941 Mark V
o 1939 Corniche
* 1946–1952 Mark VI
* 1952–1955 R Type and Continental
* 1955–1959 S1 and Continental
* 1959–1962 S2 and Continental
* 1962–1965 S3 and Continental
* 1965–1980 T-series
o 1965–1977 T1
o 1977–1980 T2
* 1971–1984 Corniche
o 1984–1995 Continental — convertible
+ 1992–1995 Continental Turbo
* 1975–1986 Camargue
* 1980–1987 Mulsanne
o 1984–1988 Mulsanne L limousine
o 1982–1985 Mulsanne Turbo
o 1987–1992 Mulsanne S
o 1984–1992 Eight — lower-priced model
o 1985–1995 Turbo R — turbocharged performance version
o 1991–2002 Continental R — turbocharged 2-door model
+ 1999–2003 Continental R Mulliner — performance model
+ 1994–1995 Continental S — intercooled
o 1992–1998 Brooklands — improved Eight
+ 1996–1998 Brooklands R — performance Brooklands
o 1994–1995 Turbo S — limited-edition sports model
o 1995–1997 Turbo R — updated Turbo R
+ 1996 Turbo R Sport — limited-edition sports model
o 1995–2003 Azure — convertible Continental R
+ 1999–2002 Azure Mulliner — performance model
o 1996–2002 Continental T — short wheelbase performance model
+ 1999 Continental T Mulliner — firmer suspension
o 1997–1998 Bentley Turbo RT — replacement for the Turbo R

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