Tri-ang M.014; Bentley Continental Drophead Coupe; Dark Red

Year of Release: N/K

A Bentley Mark II Continental was featured in the novel Thunderball and is Bond's final Bentley. Bond, having purchased the car in a wrecked state, upgrades the engine from a 4.5 L engine to a 4.9 L and has a custom drophead body from Mulliners. The Mark II was grey (I could only find a red on in my photo library); and the interior was black leather. The car is bought from his winnings at cards against Drax in Moonraker.

The Mark II Continental is last seen in the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service where Bond upgrades the vehicle once again with an Arnott supercharger controlled by a magnetic clutch, causing Rolls-Royce, worried about potential damage to the engine, to disown the car. He uses the car in a race with the Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo in her Lancia Flaminia Spyder towards the beginning of the book. Bond dubs the car "the locomotive".

This Tri-ang was sourced in February 2021 from a private collection