R-Type Bentley - Road Trip
In April this year (21st to 30th) I took the Bentley R-Type on a road trip to Argelès-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast and close to the Spanish border. The goal was to meet up for golf with Neil from England and Kevin who has moved to Argelès-sur-Mer with his wife Anne-Marie and the kids. The holiday was great fun and when I was granted an obscenely large handicap I even won one of the four rounds of golf. The Bentley was magnificent - In total nearly 3,000km and the car never skipped a beat. 3 days down and 3 days back, I always arrived feeling fresh. It is a beautiful, honest and well-restored car and it was appreciated and admired wherever it went. An effortless, capable sports saloon it is easy to feel ridiculously happy when driving through the countryside (motorways were strictly avoided!) and following the "flying-B" at the end of that elegant bonnet. These cars are still (relatively) reasonably priced because of the potential costs if work is needed but I can only say that if you can find a good one then you will get a very good return on "smiles per pound spent" both for yourself and everybody else who sees it.