Bentley Is Officially Done With The Bespoke Bacalar

Bentley'sBacalaris a stunning machine and a fitting spearhead to promote the British brand's return to the noble art of coachbuilding. Bentley's oldest rival, Rolls-Royce, also recently restarted itscoachbuilding department, but the Crewe-based manufacturer has the distinction of being the oldest in the business. Bentley Mulliner dates back to 1923, which means its centenary anniversary is due next year. According to Bentley, the Mulliner team will soon turn its focus on its next project, which will be revealed soon.

For now, the focus remains on the Bacalar. The handcrafted Bacalar is nearing the end of its production run of 12 units. So far, eight lucky customers have received their bespoke creations, and the last four are in the final stages of preparation.

The Bacalar was第一个unveiled to the worldin early March 2020, so why did it take Bentley so long to produce 12 cars? Well, each car takes roughly six months to complete. And let's not forget about the pandemic that forced everyone to work from home for a few months. You can't really hand-build a car via Skype.

To create each Bacalar, Bentley sat down with each of the 12 customers tocreate a truly one-off car. No two vehicles are the same, though a few do share the 5,000-year-old Riverwood trim, sourced from the ancient Fenlands of East Anglia.

Due to the nature of these personal commissions, Bentley is not able to reveal the identity of the customers nor where the cars will be heading, but it is giving us a taste of one customer.