The Bentley Mulsanne Blue Train limited edition by Mulliner is set to debut at the Techno-Classica show in Essen, Germany.
Just four Mulsanne Blue Train models will be built by Mulliner. The limited edition model has been built to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the 1930 Bentley Speed Six winning the Blue Train race.
According to Bentley: “85 years ago, Captain Woolf Barnato, Chairman of Bentley Motors and pioneering ‘Bentley Boy’, was staying in Cannes at the Carlton Hotel. He accepted a wager that not only could he beat the Calais-Mediterranée Express or ‘Blue Train’ back to Calais, but that he could be at his club in London before the train even reached the English Channel. He was, and the remarkable victory has been talked about ever since.”
Changes over regular Bentley Mulsanne sedan include: “The fluting pattern in the door panels and the rear quarter inserts echo the interior of Barnato’s original car. The dashboard facia features an expertly crafted veneer image of the original Bentley ‘Blue Train’ Speed Six. Meanwhile, the treadplate plaques bear the wording ‘Blue Train 85 Years’ and the front grille features a square mesh design inspired by original Speed Six.”
