During WWII, the Italian government sent many ‘expired’ cars, motorcycles, trucks and tractors to the Righini family scrapyard, where they would be reduced back to their raw materials. However, the family had the foresight to save some of the more significant machines from tragic terminations – and these became the basis of the remarkable Righini Collection that exists today.
An Important Auction of Rare Collector Motor Cars And Motorcycles, June 14th 2014
The conversion was carried out by Will Trickett who, in the process of chopping 300mm from the 1989 412’s roof, also added some other unique features, all in a bid to create the ‘ultimate builder’s workhorse’. These include a luxury yacht-inspired teak rear deck – though for pots of paint and ladders rather than bikini-clad sunbathers – and improved rear suspension for those extra-heavy loads.
In the video, Bentley claims to have seen the light. We’re assuming the business case for a super-luxury SUV is rather strong (Rolls-Royce is said to be considering the option, too), so as long as “we don’t see lines” reminiscent of the ill-received EXP 9 F concept, Crewe should be onto a winner – especially considering the success of other SUVs with Volkswagen-based underpinnings.
Rick Cole Auctions, Monterey 14-17h August 2014
Were the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held monthly rather than annually, the sense of occasion might be diluted.
