Dont see these very often

[Richard29]

RR flying spur estate

 

[Stevo7682]

No you do not a rare bus
Stephen.

 

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[Stevo7682]

I mot'd one of the Bentley boys the other week a 1997 Turbo r 3 dr Japanese import with 44k on it .

Stephen.

 

[t-tony]

My late Father-in-law had a late 80s RR, a Ghost (I think) and he was a caravanner. He towed a twin axle 20ft tourer.

Tony.

 

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[Stevo7682]

That's a Continental R Stephen. The factory some years ago gave me the keys to a Continental T with 400 miles on the clock to take out. Went like an exocet missile.

It was very nice Adrian

 

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[Pond]

Not quite as 'clean' in styling I think you'll agree.

They both look like very expensive hearses to me. I bet people are dying to get a ride.

No glass fibre and bits of meccano holding things together here!

No. Just lots and lots of money.
"He stuffed a 27 litre Meteor engine in". He didn't get that in an auction on eBay, did he? The exhaust headers cost more than my house.
Those cars are a completely different world, price-wise to the one I frequent.

 

[Duncodin]

I must say that I don't like the look you get when a saloon is converted to an estate. The shape of the rear doors and C pillar always look wrong.

The top of the rear doors on the saloon is starting to curve down nicely into the C pillar and then . . oops. no. . Lets go back up again. Just looks bodged.and 'stuck on'.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

It makes one hell of a row before it even cranks up as you have to pressurise the lubrication system prior to starting.

Had none of that on the Meteors I worked on in the army, just fire it up. A lovely engine right up to the point when you get told to check the valve clearances, takes a while. And then a bit longer.....

 

[Richard29]

Yes one of the nicer conversions, not by RR though. Here are better photos of it at this years annual rally at Burleigh House.
Behind it (in 2nd photo) is another estate version based on a Silver Shadow. I photographed it as it was nicely done and looked 'proper'.
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A flying spur by the way is a turbo charged RR, normally only Bentley versions of the SZ range were turbo charged. I think only about 200 RR Flying Spurs were made, a turbo on a RR is regarded as 'rather vulgar', save them for the Bentley Boys.

It did pick up pace rather fast up hill. Couldnt keep up in my xc90

 

[andyglym]

Sorry to say but a RR Estate WTF! If ever there was a car that was in need of a A-10 straffing run, that's it

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Anyone else remember the days when Jaguar didn't make estates, and handed a nice fat slice of the market to BMW/Mercedes/Volvo? These days you've got to cover as much as you can.

 

[Richard29]

Look at thi beauty

 

[Ianmc]

Prefer that to a camper van!

 

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