Bentley T Speciale

Vehicle Overview

The Bentley T Pininfarina was commissioned by the wealthy British entrepreneur and motor car aficionado James E Hanson, later Lord Hanson, who first approached Sergio Pininfarina with his proposal in 1965. The Coupé Speciale would turn out to be the progenitor, not of a new Bentley Continental, but of the Rolls-Royce Camargue, its resemblance to which is unmistakable. The Coupé Speciale was exhibited on Pininfarina’s stand at the 1968 Turin, Paris and London Motor Shows before Lord Hanson took delivery, via H R Owen, in May 1969. Despite his favourable deal with Pininfarina, he still paid £14,000 for the Bentley, roughly double the cost of a two-door T-Series by Mulliner Park Ward.