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British artist Peter Blake has given a new look to a Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible.
The car will go up for auction on June 24 at the Goodwood Festival. Blake is not the only artist to have been commissioned by a car marque. Swipe though the gallery above to see other notable creative collaborations.

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American artist Jeff Koons unveiled his BMW Art Car in 2010.

Smart

American fashion designer Jeremy Scott created this electric Smart fortwo in 2012. He fitted his trademark wings which lit up like igniting rockets.

Alfa Romeo

Pretty in pink: In 2011, artist Louise Dear was commissioned by Alfa Romeo to create this special car to celebrate the launch of the new eco-friendly Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.3 JTDM-2.

London Motor Group

It took tattoo artist Aleksy Marcinow two weeks to ink this Gumpert Apollo supercar - one of the world's first tattooed cars. It's on show at the London Motor Museum.

Infiniti

British artist Rachel Ducker stuck 48,000 copper tacks onto an Infiniti Q30 to create this Inspired Q30 car art.

Audi

Damien Hirst's spin painted Audi A1 raised £350,000 (over $500,000) in a charity auction held by Elton John in 2010.

Morgan Motor Company

British artist Ian Cook (aka PopbangColour) gave Morgan's retro classic 3-wheeler a unique makeover in 2015. He describes his work as a "friendly explosion of color".

Bentley Motors

In 2013, British contemporary artist Paul Karslake airbrushed a 1990 Bentley Mulsanne S as a tribute to "Britishness".The roof was adorned with a World War 2 Lancaster bomber flying over a huge Union Flag.

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Producer and musician will.i.am unveiled his own bespoke version of the new Lexus NX in 2014. It featured an ultra-wide body kit with brushed aluminum and carbon vinyl details, plus matt pearl white paint. There was also a custom-built steering wheel and hand-embroidered Nappa leather interior boasting the 'willpower' logo.

Vauxhall Motors

Contemporary British artist Josh Stika's street artwork, featuring a Vauxhall Adam, was on show in Shoreditch, East London, during May 2015.

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Bentley has revealed a pop art designed car that will go up for auction in June

The car is a collaborative project with legendary British artist Peter Blake

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Godfather of British pop art Peter Blake has teamed up with Bentley Motors to create a unique Continental GT V8 S Convertible to be auctioned for charity.

The legendary artist, who designed the sleeve for The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album in 1967, worked closely with Bentley’s craftspeople in the bespoke Mulliner division to bring the design to life.

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The car will be auctioned by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 24 and all funds raised will be donated to the Care2Save Charitable Trust.

“I am proud to have been involved with transforming this beautiful car, and have enormous admiration for the people at Bentley who brought my design into being, to produce this one-off lovely car,” said Blake.

The most striking feature of the car, instantly recognizable as a Blake trademark, is a St James Red heart motif hand-painted onto the Bentley’s Yellow bonnet – a symbol representing the compassionate work of hospices.

St Luke’s Blue, a bespoke color introduced by Blake and named in homage to Bentley’s local St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice, dominates the car’s rear haunches, doors and boot lid.

The Bentley’s lower body is painted British Racing Green, it has a Fuchsia pink-colored radiator shell and the hood is black.

Inside, each leather seat has been trimmed in a different color; Cumbrian Green, Imperial Blue, Newmarket Tan and Hotspur. The same colors are echoed on the sports steering wheel.

The vivid pink leather gear lever stands out against the center console, dashboard and interior door panels, all veneered by Bentley’s skilled artisans in Piano Black.

Blake’s signature is incorporated onto the fascia panel and embroidered on all four seat headrests, while the distinctive treadplate is labelled ‘No 1 of 1’.

And one final, unique touch - there’s even a personalized playlist of Blake’s favorite music.

Blake is not the only artist to have been commissioned by a car marque. Swipe though the gallery above to see other notable creative collaborations.