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Saturday, February 12, 2011

A Chrysler Sebring-Based Bentley Replica that could Actually Pass for its Inspiration


Here?s a scary admission for you: I actually don?t mind the first generation Chrysler Sebring. It was sort of ?Mustang-lite? in the styling department and is still a lot better looking than the latest incarnation of America?s middle-age spread, the almost universally despised third generation Sebring. And, as you no doubt know by now, here at Carscoop we love us some eBay-found Euro reskins of fifteen plus year old American cars.

Today?s entrant is this, dare I say it, rather convincing replica of a 2009 Bentley Continental GT convertible or GTC based on a ?96 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. Fashioned in ghetto / Saudi Arabian sheik white with the typical, so-not-a-Bentley blinger rims that?d make even Lil? Jon a lil ill, our wanna-B (you see what I did there?) comes complete with 175,000 miles on the clock and a full fibreglass body.

Before it leaves the seller?s hands, he or she claims to be fitting new carpet, a new windscreen, new door mirrors and a custom dual exhaust with genuine Bentley tips. All the buyer needs to do, we are told, is reupholster the seats, install a Bentley dash and centre console and fit a new convertible top, a new sound system and a sat nav system. And et voil?, your very own Bentley - sort of.

You have to admit, US$21,100 (?16,302) isn?t half bad for something that looks this good. You could get a ?96 Sebring for a lot less, but who wants one of those? You certainly can?t pick up a second-hand Bentley for this sort of money, that?s for sure. So, what?s the verdict? Would you or wouldn?t you? Let us know in the comments.

By Tristan Hankins

Link: eBay


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