JAh
New member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2025
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- Hunted
- South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Hungary, Argentina
It happened overnight.
Derek Brink and I were hunting in the Tuli Block, Botswana. We saw an old Chev with a cut-off roof at Lord Murray's house. The English lord had owned the farm years before the Brinks bought it. We speculated whether he had used the vehicle for hunting. Then we came up with a bright idea.
Why don't we do the same, but use a second-hand Rolls-Royce or a Bentley?
Admittedly, this idea came late at night around the fire...
Two months later I procured a Bentley. No one believed that we would actually do it. They thought we were mad. We wanted to keep it as close as possible to its original form. We made only four changes, apart from cutting the roof off:
New wheels fit for dirt roads.
Lifted the suspension and raised the seats higher.
Put a console in the middle with an ice bucket and crystal whisky glasses.
Rubberised the boot with a plug so it could be washed out.
Five months later we embarked on our hunt. Thank you, Faan van der Walt.
The animals seemed mesmerised by this maroon lady purring through the bush in Botswana, with two "gentlemen" at the back armed with a .308 and a .30-06, and of course, a single malt whisky. Our driver, Johannes (my son), navigated the bush roads.
Soon each of us shot an impala and promptly loaded it into the boot before toasting our success! A day later a good friend also hunted a problem animal with the vehicle and shared a photo with us.
It shows you that not all late-night stories around the fire come to naught. The Bentley is truly the best vehicle for the bush, and certainly the most comfortable... if you wish to be a "gentleman" and hunt in style.
Johan Holtzhausen
Derek Brink and I were hunting in the Tuli Block, Botswana. We saw an old Chev with a cut-off roof at Lord Murray's house. The English lord had owned the farm years before the Brinks bought it. We speculated whether he had used the vehicle for hunting. Then we came up with a bright idea.
Why don't we do the same, but use a second-hand Rolls-Royce or a Bentley?
Admittedly, this idea came late at night around the fire...
Two months later I procured a Bentley. No one believed that we would actually do it. They thought we were mad. We wanted to keep it as close as possible to its original form. We made only four changes, apart from cutting the roof off:
New wheels fit for dirt roads.
Lifted the suspension and raised the seats higher.
Put a console in the middle with an ice bucket and crystal whisky glasses.
Rubberised the boot with a plug so it could be washed out.
Five months later we embarked on our hunt. Thank you, Faan van der Walt.
The animals seemed mesmerised by this maroon lady purring through the bush in Botswana, with two "gentlemen" at the back armed with a .308 and a .30-06, and of course, a single malt whisky. Our driver, Johannes (my son), navigated the bush roads.
Soon each of us shot an impala and promptly loaded it into the boot before toasting our success! A day later a good friend also hunted a problem animal with the vehicle and shared a photo with us.
It shows you that not all late-night stories around the fire come to naught. The Bentley is truly the best vehicle for the bush, and certainly the most comfortable... if you wish to be a "gentleman" and hunt in style.
Johan Holtzhausen
I think your Bentley qualifies you for resident status, or maybe even full citizenship! I’ll be happy to sponsor you. Fine work!
