Adding to the list of non-automobile Bentley related items (you can read about more here) are the Bentley Bears. These furry and adorable characters are looking for loving homes on shop.bentleymotors.com (there’s an item for every type of person in your family) and in Bentley showrooms for when they’re not busy at the race track or on the production line. Each of the four teddies are beautifully soft to the touch and stylish in their attire.
The Special Edition Signature Bear, with flexible joints, is dressed for formal occasions with a double-ribbon necktie in grey and green and a Bentley-branded ear tag.
Then there’s the Engineer teddy bear, primed for the pits with their white and green overalls and matching cap, just like Bentley’s own motorsport techies. The suit features a working pocket which includes three sewn-in felt mechanical tools – a spanner, screwdriver and a wrench – just in case anyone needs a job doing.
Inspired by one of the courageous Bentley boys who dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours in the late 1920s and early ‘30s, the Heritage Racing Bear has borrowed his polka-dot scarf from Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin, father of the famous supercharged “Blower.” This teddy’s dashing good looks are complimented by a rakish suedette helmet, racing goggles and a bomber jacket to defend from the headwind as he’s thundering along the Mulsanne Straight.
Cozy Knit teddy is the baby Bentley of the family, with a coordinating knitted sweater and hat, featuring the Bentley wings logo and a diamond design within the knit that’s reminiscent of Crewe’s finest craftsmanship.
Furnished with luxurious fur fabric– useful for steering, gearshift and pedal work – and an embroidered ‘B’ on one paw. They are all 40cm in height, and are priced at around $80 each for Cozy, Engineer and Heritage and $100 for the Signature bear. Each is presented in a 100 per cent cotton Bentley-branded dust bag.
The Bentley Collection offers shipping to the US that is about $15 for one bear. There’s also a range of gifts that’ll brighten the Christmas of every Bentley enthusiast in your life, without actually buying a Bentley.
