Bentley Blower Junior goes on general sale

First Edition cars were all gone long ago. Now there are 250 more offered - with a configurator to play with too

By Cam Tait / Tuesday, 27 August 2024 / Loading comments

There’s a giddying sense of excitement that comes with the launch of a new car configurator. Seeing if any of the snazzy new colours fit the car, finding an interior trim that compliments it perfectly and adding every optional package just to see how much money you could possibly spend. Well, folks - there’s a new configurator in town and it’s unlike any you’ve used before. That’s because it’s for Bentley’s new Blower Junior EV, which lets you see what a configurator may have looked like had the internet been around in the 1920s.

So far, we’ve seen the 85 per cent scale electric recreation of the 1929 ‘Blower’ in traditional green with Union Flags and roundels down the sides, which featured on our test car from a few months back, as well as the Old English White car that appeared in Monterey a week ago. Those make up the Green and White packs respectively, with new additions including Black, Grey, Blue and Red colour schemes. Some hark back to moments from Bentley’s past, too, with the Blue pack marking Woolf Barnato’s race against the Blue Train from Côte d’Azur to Calais in a Bentley Speed Six, while the Grey scheme is meant as a homage to the 1929 and 1930 Le Mans-winning car that was converted for road use and repainted grey.

Bentley suggests there are ‘thousands of possible configurations’ available, which does seem a bit of a stretch given that interior colours appear to tied to whichever pack you choose, but there’s still a decent amount of customisation available. Each configuration comes with a ‘signature’ option, painting most of the lower half of the bodywork and suspension in the same shade as the body, plus you can choose whether or not to have the Union Flag on the side. Finally, there are options to have numbers printed on the grill and down the side if plan on sneaking it onto the start grid at the Goodwood Revival. Only one power grade is available, that being a 20hp electric motor with a targeted 65 miles of range.

“Craftsmanship lies at the heart of what we do, and giving customers the opportunity to curate their very own Bentley Blower Jnr through our online configurator provides a wonderful route into owning a slice of history, but with a very personal touch”, said Hedley Studios (formerly The Little Car Company) chief Ben Hedley. “Each configured pack we have on offer bears its own unique story and provenance, celebrating the great seminal moments and creations of the legendary Bentley brand.” Although the initial 99 First Edition have now sold out (at £108,000 apiece), the company has opened orders for an additional 250 cars given the success of the first batch. So, go on then. See if the configurator can tempt you into placing an order.