1996 Bentley Brooklands for sale $31,995
| 1996 Bentley Brooklands $31,995 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $31,995 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX |
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In 1999and#44; the Rolls-Royce/Bentley divorce was being finalizedand#44; with Rolls-Royce going to live with BMW and Bentley awarded to VW. As a resultand#44; this low-mileage 1996 Bentley Brooklands is among the last of the big cruisers fully designed in-house by Bentley engineers and built by old world craftsmen. Original sticker price? Right around $165and#44;000 before optionsand#44; shippingand#44; and taxes. Assume the original owner was into this one for about four times the current asking price. Today you can enjoy that sybaritic hedonism in grand style without spending several years salary to do it. The flagship Brooklands is instantly recognizable anywhereand#44; and putting a trains cow-catcher on the nose would not improve its ability to part slow-moving traffic. In typical Bentley fashionand#44; the bodywork is beautifuland#44; tastefuland#44; elegantand#44; and sublimely finished to the highest standards thanks to a recent repaint in the original cream color. Even parked next to an S-Class Mercedesand#44; the paint on this Brooklands is notably nicerand#44; and they painted the chrome bumpers and grille to give it a monochromatic look more akin to the racy Turbo Rand#44; which is perfectly OK with us. There has never been any damageand#44; no accidentsand#44; and the car has obviously been professionally maintained from day one by someone who cared. It cuts an imposing figureand#44; and will neverand#44; ever be mistaken for anything else on the road. Show up in this one and people figure youre a captain of industry or a movie starand#44; and no one will ever guess that you paid less than a new Cadillac Escalade for it. Nobody else does interiors like the Britishand#44; and this one is like a gentlemens club that can do 140 MPH. The hand-crafted interior features creamy smooth Connolly leatherand#44; detailed stitching unique to Bentleyand#44; veneered woodworkand#44; Wilton carpetsand#44; smooth chrome switchesand#44; and a complex curvature for the dash panel and center console. Is it art? Welland#44; perhapsand#44; and once youve settled in there youll feel like a million bucks. Theres some slight wear to the drivers seat bolstersand#44; but thats only because the hides are not over-processedand#44; and can be easily touched up. Bigand#44; simple gauges are spectacularly retroand#44; and every single component feels expensive under your fingertipsand#44; with everything made of some natural material: woodand#44; leatherand#44; or chrome-plated steel. And if youre lucky enough to be a passengerand#44; the rear seat is commodious with more stretch-out room than a Suburban. Bentley quality even extends to the trunkand#44; which is upholstered better than the interiors of most production cars today. Power comes from Rolls-Royce/Bentleys legendary six and three-quarter litre V8and#44; which makes more than adequate horsepower in Bentley tune. Its more than enough to make this car formidable on the highwayand#44; and it wafts along in eerie silence at anything below 100 MPH. The ultra-smooth powertrain also includes a 4-speed automatic gearboxand#44; whose quick reflexes make the big car feel 2000 pounds smaller when the road starts to get challenging. Actuallyand#44; its mannerisms make it feel like a car thats begging to be driven with the hammer downand#44; just like the Bentleys of yoreand#44; but its actually most comfortable simply wafting alongand#44; practically eliminating any tactile evidence of the real world outside the windows. With a fully independent suspensionand#44; disc brakes the size of trash can lidsand#44; and fat 235/70/16 radials on handsome Bentley alloysand#44; its ability to hustle will astound youand#44; but itll do it in total silence. Join the A-list for pennies on the dollar; well happily remove the sale price so nobody will ever know how little you paid for this incredible car. Call today! |