1988 Bentley Continental

**Financing Available With 10% Down**The Bentley Corniche was renamed in 1984 to Bentley Continental available only as a drop head saloon. There were only 421 built from its production run from 1984 until 1994 making this a highly desirable collectible. There was very little difference between the Bentley and the Rolls Royce. The radiator grille and bonnet were the only exterior modifications. It took four to five months to create a Bentley Continental. It was shaped mostly by hand alongside the Corniche. A Bentley was always tuned to be a tad more spirited. High revs at low rpm remains a Bentley hallmark. The Continental brought together decades of dedication to fine engineering and maintained the reputation of the Bentley as the symbol of a grand tourer in the classic European tradition. Grand tourers by Mulliner Park Ward are the pinnacle of sophisticated luxury. These are hand-crafted masterworks that grow more valuable as time progresses. Mulliner Park Ward took painstaking attention to detail to coach build the ultimate grand tourer. No two Bentleys will ever be alike. The Bentley Continental is an elegant and completely bespoke automobile. All this and much more made the Bentley Continental the grand tourer par excellence…it was a four-seat two-door open saloon with coachwork of integral steel construction. Its bonnet, doors, and boot lid are made of aluminum alloy. Wrap-around bumpers front and rear had body colored polyurethane impact inserts. The bumpers were energy-absorbing yielding upon minor impact to protect the sheet metal. The Continental rode upon a long 120.5” wheelbase. It was 204.6” in length and 72.3” in width. An engine is virtually the heart of the motorcar. The effortless Rolls Royce engine delivers a substantial amount of power and torque in an assured…refined…even-tempered manner. The 6.75 liter 412 CID 16-valve OHV V8 engine delivered 205 hp @ 4,200 rpm with 460 Nm of peak torque @ 1,500 rpm. Performance was rated as 0-60 mph in 11.6 seconds, 0-100 mph in 41.2 seconds with a top speed of 114 mph. It could do the ¼ mile @ 76 mph in 18.4 seconds. The engine was mated to GM’s Turbo Hydra-Matic THM-400 3-speed automatic transmission with torque converter. The engine block was made from aluminum-silicon alloy. Its cylinder heads were made from aluminum silicon magnesium alloy with cast iron wet liners. It was equipped with self-adjusting hydraulic tappets and a crankshaft run in five main bearings. A Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection system and two mechanical fuel pumps made up the fuel delivery system. Upholstery befitting a grand tourer was tastefully done in supple natural grain leather by Connolly Brothers. The ultimate embellishment of British coachwork is through the use of polished veneers, hand-crafted & polished to a glass-like shine. Each panel is mirror-matched to the opposite side of the cabin. Wilton 100% wool hand-tufted carpets with lambs wool rugs added the touches of home. The Bentley Continental was really a Rolls Royce for the owner/driver that wanted to maintain a lower profile without sacrificing performance or luxury.