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Price: $98,995 |
Last Updated 13 hours ago
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| Year: |
1996 |
| Make: |
BENTLEY |
| Model: |
AZURE |
| Trim: |
THE PERSONAL CAR TO OPRAH WINFREY |
| Engine: |
6.75 LITER WITH TURBO |
| Trans: |
AUTOMATIC |
| Fuel: |
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| Color: |
BLACK |
| Interior: |
PARCHMENT WITH BLACK PIPING |
| Miles: |
49094 |
| VIN: |
SCBZK14C2TCX53655 |
| Stock #: |
OPRAH1 |
| Body Style: |
Unspecified |
| Condition: |
Used |
| Category: |
Unspecified for sale |
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Vehicle Description
OWNED BY ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN HISTORY, OPRAH WINFREY. OPRAH WINFREY HAS STATED HERSELF THAT THIS CAR HAS ATTACHED TO IT, SOME OF HER BEST MEMORIES EVER. MEMORIES THAT INCLUDE GALE KIND AND STEDMAN. SHE SPOKE OF THIS CAR IN NUMEROUS INTERVIEWS AS RECENT AS THIS YEAR. SHE TALKED ABOUT IT IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE, HER BIOGRAPHY, ON HER OWN WEBSITE, VIBE MAGAZINE AND COUNTLESS OTHERS.IT WAS HER 42ND BIRTHDAY AND SHE WAS SPENDING IT AT HER MIAMI ESTATE WITH CLOSE FRIEND GAYLE KING. ON HER WAY TO A JEWELRY STORE, WHERE SHE WAS GOING TO BUY A $117,000 CARTIER BRACELET FOR HERSELF, SHE SPOTTED THIS VERY CAR SITTING IN THE DEALER SHOWROOM. SHE COMMANDED HER DRIVER TO PULL OVER SO SHE COULD SHE WHAT SHE CLAIMED “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR EVER”SHE ENTERED THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD HER IT WAS A DISPLAY MODEL BUT THEY COULD ORDER HER ONE. SHE SAID, IT’S HER BIRTHDAY AND SHE WANTED A CONVERTIBLE RIDE. SHE PAID FULL STICKER PRICE OF $329,000. AS THEY HAND HER THE KEYS TO THE CONVERTIBLE, IT BEGAN TO RAIN. SHE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH THE TOP DOWN ANYWAY.SHE TELLS MANY STORIES ABOUT HER EVENTS IN THIS CAR, DRIVING AROUND TOWN WEARING A WIG AND DISGUISE . HER AND STEDMAN DRIVING IN MIAMI, ETC. DURING HER OWNERSHIP, SHE HAD THE CAR TRANSPORTED AND REGISTERED BETWEEN HER MIAMI, CHICAGO AND BEVERLY HILLS HOMES.SHE OWNED THE CAR UNTIL 2002, WHEN SHE GAVE IT TO ONE OF HER CLOSE FRIENDS, WHO WAS THE ONLY OTHER OWNER.THE CAR ITSELF WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THIS BODY STYLE AND THE ONLY YEAR FOR THE VERTICAL GRILL DESIGN. A TOTAL OF ONLY 163 AZURE SERIES 1 CONVERTIBLES WERE BUILT PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL PRODUCTION OF 1,308 FROM 1995 – 2003.THE CAR IS LIKE BRAND NEW, SPOTLESS PAINT, INTERIOR AND CHROME. BEAUTIFUL WOOD, RICH CANVAS TOP, ETC. MECHANICALLY IT PERFORMS WITHOUT FAULT. INCLUDED WITH THE CAR ARE ALL THE FACTORY MANUALS, COPIES OF ALL THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALER ORDER FORM TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN. DOCUMENTATION OF OPRAH’S OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS MANY ARTICLES WHERE SHE REFERS TO THIS CAR.IT IS ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS CARS AND WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS PERSON. |
Vehicle Options
LEATHER UPHOLSTERY, TURBO CHARGED 6.75 LITER ENGINE WITH LIQUID COOLED INTERCOOLER AND TRANSIENT BOOST, BURR WALNUT VENEER INSTRUMENT PANEL, WILTON WOOL CARPETING AND LAMBSWOOL RUGS, RAPID FULLY AUTOMATIC HOOD OPERATION, ELECTRONICALLY MEMORIZED FRONT SEATING, LUMBAR SUPPORT, HEATED SEATS, ELECTRIC TILT-ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN, AM/FM/CASSETTE STEREO WITH CD CHANGER, AUTOMATIC HEAD RESTRAINT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT, VISCOUS CONTROL DIFFERENTIAL, CENTER GEAR SHIFT WITH SPORT MODE SELECTION 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC OVER-DRIVE TRANSMISSION, FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK DISC BRAKES, DIGITAL FUEL INJECTION AND IGNITION, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL, CHROME WHEELS, CRUISE CONTROL, POWER DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, POWER MIRRORS, POWER SEATS, POWER STEERRING, POWER TOP
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