Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Geneva Show: Touring's Flying Star Previews Bread-Van Bentleys?


What you're looking at the latest stunner to come out of Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera's garage in Milan. The Flying Star, based on Bentley's 610-horsepower GTC Speed convertible, is all-Bentley (well, except for the coachwork) and all-new from the windshield back.

Not only does the Flying Star showcase some very talented engineering, it shows that the automobile as a form of art is far from dead as long as people have the money to invest in it.

The Flying Star's roof and rear fenders are steel, the widened doors and hatch are aluminum, the trim is handmade, and the oval tail lights are a 1950's throwback. To make this Bentley stand out just that much more, the car rides on 20-inch Borrani X-Ray wheels.

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