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2001 BENTLEY ARNAGE LWB

OWNERS: ANDY HAMES & JON MOWER, CAMBRIDGE

More than two years on from the launch of the Bentley Arnage came the LWB version, a bespoke model that made its motor show debut in Paris in September 2000. It was officially added to the Bentley range at the Detroit show on 8th January 2001. Production ran from late 2000 (just one example was built that year) through to the end of 2002, after which it was renamed the RL. A total of 95 examples of the Arnage LWB were built.

The LWB model was 250mm longer than the standard saloon, with 200mm added to the rear doors and 50mm to the fronts in order to maintain pleasing aesthetic proportions. In the official Bentley communique, the LWB was described as a ‘Touring Saloon’ and came with an

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