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Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speziale

The 1968 Bentley T-Series Coupe Speziale resulted from a commission given to Sergio Pininfarina to create a car for James E. Hanson. The body was designed by Paolo Martin. The completed car was exhibited at the 1968 London Motor Show and the Paris Salon before being delivered in May 1969. It was based on a standard Bentley T-series, but was later updated to T2 specification. However, this car created a relationship between Rolls-Royce Motors and Pininfarina which led on to the 1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue.

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Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale - Carrozzeria Pininfarina badge on rear panel

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Bentley T Coupe Speziale 1968, based on a Bentley T-type chassis, and powered by a 6,230cc V8 engine.

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Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale. Commissioned in 1965 by the future Lord Hanson, he hoped that Rolls-Royce would take it up as the basis of a new Bentley Continental but they gently declined.

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Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale. Paolo Martin at Pininfarina designed the Bentley Coupe Speziale

Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale side

Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale. Only one Coupe Speziale was ever built, although Lord Hanson hoped it might be the start of a new Bentley Continental model.

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Rolls-Royce Camargue 1983, Designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina and built on a 120-inch wheelbase

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Bentley T 1968 Coupe Speciale. Lord Hanson hoped that Rolls-Royce would take up this car as the basis of a new Bentley Continental but they gently declined. However, Pininfarina did get a contract to build the later Rolls-Royce Camargue and both were designed by Paolo Martin.

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 1970. Body designed by Pininfarina

Bentley T-type 1968 front

Bentley T-type 1968, 4-door saloon

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