eBay Watch: 1996 Bentley Azure
by Gunnar Heinrich ::: img via eBay ::: 1996 Bentley Azure Convertible
IN the 90s, there was no greater rolling statement than the Bentley Azure.
Big, beautiful, hide-bound, and heaven sent, the Azure was sculpture. Automotive art in absolute finest form. The Azure was also exclusive – for the price of one, you could have two Ferrari F355′s with change left over for a mega-yacht charter round the Mediterranean for you and your closest friends for a week.
Certainly, this décapotable had its faults to pigeon hole. The Azure’s Pininfarina-penned architecture, for instance, was dated before it started production. That turbo’d V8 was Anti-Deluvian. The rear window was made of plastic, not glass.
Plastic rear window on a $300K+ auto? Sir, this is a Bentley. Even with a plastic rear windscreen – there is nothing finer. And there really isn’t.
Not that we should really take umbrage. For this grand tourer’s meant for fair weather. This is all a nice intro to this Pompano Beach sourced, white on cream Azure from 1996. With a scant 38,000 miles on the clock and a buy-it-now price of $68,900, it seems too good to be true.
Which means it may just be. Caveat emptor – maintenance on any Bentley is not for the faint of heart. That said, it’s a buyer’s market. And a brilliant car. And still, the perfect rolling statement…
About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
cadogen 11 | Apr 30, 2010 | Reply
Mother’s Day is almost here – I know your mother would love it!
G | Apr 30, 2010 | Reply
She’d probably appreciate the new Azure that much more…