Back in 1997 John Bentley scorched up the Ellis Park turf on his way to a superb solo try against the Gauteng Lions, the former name of the Golden Lions.

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"If you have customers with enough resources and imagination--and you combine that with our skills--you can get a very special car, " says Bentley Mulliner Director John Killick .

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Employee John Spragg recounts the story of one customer who wanted the color of his Bentley to match a bubble-gum wrapper he had saved.

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