Bentley and Linley unveil limited edition Continental Flying Spur
By Andrew, 08 Oct, 2011. 0 Comments
Linley Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Bentley has collaborated with British design company Linley to produce a limited run of 10 Continental Flying Spurs. These will be offered in China, reflecting the rising demand in this country (Bentley’s biggest four-door market). They feature signature Linley elements meant to appeal to customers who value pedigree and lineage, handcrafted quality and peerless design. The fascia, console, waistrail and roof console are applied with specially chosen Linley veneers in Santos rosewood for the first time. These veneers cover the entire wood surfaces of the model, where Bentley chestnut or walnut is usually used.
According to David Linley, Chairman of Linley, the efforts of the two companies have resulted to a car that’s “utterly unique and reflective of the passion that both brands share for pushing boundaries of engineering and excellence.” The iconic Linley Helix motif, which comes from the Linley Helix Furniture Collection, has been set using the highly specialized skill of marquetry inlay, into the waist-rails and picnic table of the Flying Spurs. The Helix pattern is composed of four different types of veneer which play up the contrast with the Santos rosewood for a wave effect. Bentley also revised the rear console for a customer-commissioned Linley humidor.
Brett Boydell, senior designer at Bentley, says: “The humidor has been designed by Linley and it drops into a unique console. We have reconfigured the console so that the humidor can fit in, moving things around and creating a space. It was an engineering feat to meet the quality requirements of a Bentley and the design cues of Linley.”
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