ELTON’S CONTINENTAL R – SOUNDS GOOD!
Perhaps it’s the same with Rod Stewart and Lamborghinis, but we keep running into Bentleys once owned by Sir Elton John. As well as the lovely Corniche featured from page 26, we heard of this 1992 Continental R passing through the hands of online auctioneers Car and Classic. It was listed in mid-September, fetching plenty of bids over a seven-day period and topping out at £39,500.
The car was ordered in Metallic Midnight Blue with grey leather and delivered in 1992 with one or two extras, notably a 14-speaker MB Quart audio system that would appeal to any music lover – or music maker.
‘This Continental R encapsulates the two essential elements in Sir Elton’s life,’ says Car & Classic Head of Editorial Chris Pollitt. ‘The music legend is well known for his love of interesting cars and it is befitting
