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Bentley Eight

Part of the Luxury Collection

Year: 1986

Age: 35 years

Place of first registration: London

Facts: A really nice example of the rare Bentley Eight in a nice metallic blue colour with acres of blue leather inside.

We Love: The Bentley looks so much better than the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit even though it is essentially the same car. The ride and performance are amazing for such a big car.

Not so good: Extremely thirsty due to the 7 litre V8 engine and will never be cheap to maintain.

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Daimler V8

Part of the Luxury Collection

Year: 1998

Age: 24 years

Place of first registration: Coventry

Facts: This car represents the last hurrah for the Daimler brand and the classic “XJ” shape dating back to the late 1960s. This car was first registered as a factory demonstrator before being sold to its only private owner by the TWR group in Oxford. Its list price in 1998 was just under £56,000 and only 2283 were made.

We Love: Around 300bhp, a top speed of nearly 150mph and an interior with acres of leather, tree loads of wood veneer including picnic tables in the back and the build quality only achieved under Ford’s ownership

Not so good: The Queen used a supercharged version of this car up until 2007 when its return ended 105 years of Daimler use by our Royal family…so if you are not a monarchist possibly not the car for you!

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