Bentley has a woodie.
The British manufacturer of luxury whips just released it latest: a $2 million car with interior wood trim carved from trees that fell 5,000 years ago. To put that in context, the written word was invented about 4,600 years ago, meaning these trees predate recorded history.
Bentley will only make a dozen of these roofless Stone Age cars, which they’ve dubbed the Mulliner Bacalar — apparently in auto-speak it’s a type of Barchetta (meaning “little boat” in Italiano), according to an announcement from the company.
That’s right, this isn’t a convertible. There isn’t anything to protect you from the rain. Even Fred Flintstone’s ride had a cloth top.
The wood was sourced from East Anglia, where it had been preserved in peat bogs, giving it a deep black luster, CNN reports. However, the name Bacalar has nothing to do with England, it actually comes from Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Why not!?
The manufacturer originally planned to unveil the “rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era” Thursday at the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show, but the event was canceled as concerns about the coronavirus outbreak revved up, Motor Trend reports.
Other design details include badges made from dark bronze with black titanium, a 650 horsepower 12-cylinder engine and an eight-speed transmission. Those on the go will appreciate that the car comes with custom-made luggage by the Italian firm of Schedoni that fits seamlessly behind the seats. Needless to say, this car appears geared to give rich guys wood.








