Bentley Continental Sports Saloon

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BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SPORTS SALOON

Bentley Continental Sports Saloon - 224

page last updated: 21 October 2007

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Another watershed moment in the history of Corgi, they really pulled out all the stops on this one; jewelled lights fore and aft, opening boot with a spare wheel in it, steering, plated chassis and bright-work. If you look at the last picture on the bottom right you may see the coil spring arrangement on the front wheel, beautifully made.

It set the scene for the next decade - make a fine, accurate model, add some expected features like an opening boot and then do something unexpected like putting a spare wheel in the boot.

My models are more battered than I'd like, but the black one only cost 89p! Some day I might splash out and get a nicer one as its such an important model. The REALLY nice one on the far right belongs to Chris Davidson and any Corgi collector would be seriously jealous of it.