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Some rich people have too much time on their hands and a sick sense of humor. Witness this, a perfectly good Bentley Continental GT adorned with Hyundai badges – HYUNDAI badges!. It's not as if the owner just stuck them on with double-sided tape, either – the hood badge, logo on the trunk lid and in the center cap of each wheel look professionally applied, as if they were meant to be there all along. (We checked with Bentley, they're not ever supposed to be there.) But hey, if you're wealthy, you may as well do it right, you know? Actually, we're thinking this guy lost a bet with his Ferrari buddies and was forced to transform his six-figure Conti into a Tiburon wannabe. Sigh... check out the rest of the pics in our gallery below. They were shot and sent us to us by Autoblog reader Michael in L.A. 
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Viv @ Jul 5th 2007 7:12PM
I don't care if you lost a bet, this guy doesn't deserve to own a bentley. Repo it.
Amber @ Jul 5th 2007 8:13PM
You checked with Bentley? You seriously picked up the phone and called Bentley of North America or better yet Bentley in England and asked if Hyundai badges are supposed to be there?
JDG @ Jul 6th 2007 10:30PM
Bentley wouldn't even be known in the US if rappers hadn't gotten tired of Cadillacs. There's even a kit here to make your Chrysler 300 look like a Bentley (and the ghetto has embraced it). Performance-wise, they aren't the best... Luxury or technology wise, the Japanese laugh at you. If i buy a UK car, it's gonna be a Lotus.
Mario Mejia @ Jul 5th 2007 7:16PM
haha
this is hilarious!!!
but seriously, repo that Bentley - it is obviously an abused car. :(
The Boss @ Jul 17th 2007 9:24AM
your a moron... lotus is Toyota which = JDM... Do us a favor and Loose yourself
Oli @ Jul 5th 2007 7:16PM
Heh! My cousin told me about this a couple of weeks ago, and i didnt believe him! Haha
Oli
FredericB @ Jul 5th 2007 7:20PM
It's the owner of a few Hyundai dealership.
FredericB @ Jul 5th 2007 7:21PM
...I suppose...
l.i.dave @ Jul 5th 2007 7:24PM
If those guys can continue their quality trends maybe one day we'll see a 200K+ Hyundai.
KazO @ Jul 5th 2007 7:26PM
Its executed down to the fake license plate frame. Sunset & Stone Canyon is smack in the middle of country club territory. There's only mansions out there, let alone a car dealership of any kind.
Bill @ Jul 5th 2007 7:28PM
Must be a Korean guy.
Andre @ Jul 5th 2007 7:31PM
Or Maybe the Hyundai logo is being use as an Initial for the owner's name "Henry" or something, Known people who have done that..
RC1320 @ Jul 5th 2007 7:32PM
I am glad this popped up as I tried getting this guy's attention on Ocean Ave in Santa Monica last week to ask him what the deal is with it. He was an older guy in his 50's I would assume.
jjg @ Jul 5th 2007 7:34PM
Well I saw a Kia badged as a Mercedes once, so I guess it's not that far-fetched.
But then again, that was in Calhoun, Georgia.
Frustrated Consumer @ Jul 5th 2007 7:39PM
I always wanted to take a Chrysler 300 and completely rebadge it as a modern day Studebaker....I wonder how much it would cost?
Baldo @ Jul 5th 2007 7:41PM
This is awesome!!! A friend of mine took out his LOTUS badges from his ELISE and replaced them with... guess what... A HYUNDAI... He actually gets more attention than when it was a LOTUS. This is a growing trend here in Los Angeles.
CheezeDog @ Jul 6th 2007 1:05AM
How long before its cool to Glue GM badges on a expensive import?
Stoneman @ Jul 6th 2007 8:28PM
You will have to pry the Suby emblem from my cold dead hands before I give that up.
Kaptain75329 @ Jul 5th 2007 7:42PM
All-New for 2007, KIA has upgraded their factory-installed anti-theft system for their entire car lineup: The KIA logo is not only larger, it is also easier to see at night.
Maybe this was done on purpose to make the car less attractive to thieves and the like who wouldn't know any better. I mean, look at the KIA Optima. Going with a Hyundai badge is a head-scratcher though.
buster01 @ Jul 5th 2007 7:42PM
It's not that far from reality...after all, the Bentley is a rebadged Volkswagon. :)