r/mildlyinteresting 6d ago

The Emperor of Japan drove past me in Richmond. Quality Post

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u/Bamres 6d ago edited 6d ago

Also the Vehicle he's in is the Bentley State Limousine, only 2 were made for the Queen for her Golden Jubilee. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_State_Limousine

Edit: here's the other one https://www.reddit.com/r/spotted/s/eVMMDl9apX

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u/11Bencda 6d ago

Oh, I was wondering what car that was. Wasn’t sure if it was some sort of fancy Rolls.

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u/BigMeanBalls 6d ago

As if you would catch the emperor in a peasant's car like a Rolls-Royce

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u/towelieee 5d ago

They were the same company for many decades, but are still heavily interconnected.

The engine in the Bentley posted is called “Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 engine” and was used in most Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles for many years.

The engines production run was from 1959-2020.