Is This "Empire" Bentley Brilliant Or Tacky?

"Speedmonkey" (Speedmonkey) 11/19/2013 at 11:09 • Filed to: Bentley, LOLcars

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This 1990 Bentley Mulsanne S has been airbrushed by its artist owner Paul Karslake, with various scenes representing Britishness.

The car includes portraits of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson, Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill.

It also carries scenes from the Battle of Britain, the Falklands War, Waterloo and Trafalgar. The owner is selling his Bentley at the forthcoming 'Historics' auction at Mercedes-Benz world on 30 November. He hopes to get £10,000 for it.

It would certainly make for a spectacle on the annual British pilgrimage to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, if you could get it through the French customs, who might say: " Swines britanniques effrontés, permet de les soumettre à une fouille complète de la cavité "

What do you think of the 'Empire' Bentley, brilliantly British or tacky as hell?

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ncasolowork2 > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:11

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It said empire I was thinking strikes back. I hate it. It isn't star wars.

carcrasher88 > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:18

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I like it.

If he's only hoping to get £10,000 for it, then I'd say NP all the way, since here in the US, similar vintage Mulsannes are currently going for more than twice that on eBay (at current exchange rates).

Looks like something one of the many highly talented livery designers on Forza 4 or Horizon would make, but since this is real and done by airbrush instead of vinyl, that makes it way more incredible.

I hope he gets well more than £10,000 for it, because of the beauty of it, but the craftsmanship is priceless.

ttyymmnn > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:18

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Well, when you look at the chap who's driving it, I'd say it's brilliant. Outside of that context, though, it's god awful.

William Byrd > ncasolowork2 11/19/2013 at 11:21

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Yep, in the thumbail I thought that was Carrie Fisher. It isn't. Pass.

Mattbob > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:23

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good artwork, but tacky as hell on that car.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:29

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Just the roof. If he had done the roof only and left off the two portraits, it would have been epic.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:31

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+1 for the Holy Hand Grenade.

William Byrd > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:33

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Wait, what?

CalzoneGolem > Speedmonkey 11/19/2013 at 11:41

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Britain fuck yeah!