• The Bentleys gather by the Queen Elizabeth 2. All photos courtesy Bentley Emirates
    The Bentleys gather by the Queen Elizabeth 2. All photos courtesy Bentley Emirates
  • Sitting pretty by the ship.
    Sitting pretty by the ship.
  • Just in time for the polo.
    Just in time for the polo.
  • Ploughing along desert roads.
    Ploughing along desert roads.
  • A Continental S1 from 1958.
    A Continental S1 from 1958.
  • Dubai Police's Bentley took part in the event.
    Dubai Police's Bentley took part in the event.
  • Some celebratory polo.
    Some celebratory polo.
  • All ship-shape.
    All ship-shape.
  • Heading up the rear.
    Heading up the rear.
  • Traversing the sandy highway.
    Traversing the sandy highway.
  • The cars parked at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club.
    The cars parked at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club.
  • The cars parked at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club.
    The cars parked at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club.
  • A Bentayga leads the pack through Dubai.
    A Bentayga leads the pack through Dubai.
  • The pack from the air.
    The pack from the air.
  • Celebrating 100 years of Bentley.
    Celebrating 100 years of Bentley.

Motoring

Bentley celebrates centenary with record-breaking 100-car gathering in Dubai

Fans of the brand descended on Port Rashid to begin a trek through the city in the biggest event of its kind to ever take place in the UAE

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

December 18, 2019

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Bentley's year-long round of celebrations to mark its 100th birthday concluded in Dubai with a gathering of a car to mark every year of its existence.

More than 250 owners, enthusiasts and collectors gathered to take part in the event, which started off beside the Queen Elizabeth II ship in Port Rashid.

The cavalcade, which was the biggest gathering of its kind in Middle East history, then set off on a trip through Dubai, attracting significant attention as it went.

The assembled party ended up at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club, where a celebratory game of polo took place to mark the occasion.

Bentley's current range, the Mulsanne, Continental GT, Bentayga, and Flying Spur, were all present, as well as historic models, including the Eight, Continental R, Continental Turbo, Brooklands, and Arnage.

The senior citizen of the bunch was a 1958 Continental S1.

The event was hosted in partnership with Bentley Emirates, the UAE's authorised dealer.

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