Crowley’s vintage 1926 Bentley symbolizes his love of the mortal world. Like most of the other things Crowley owns, the Bentley is in pristine condition. Even though Crowley is a demon, he takes pride in owning nice, expensive items—they’re what he loves best about the mortal world. And he especially loves the 20th century and its corresponding rise of cars. For Crowley, cars in general—and the Bentley in particular—symbolize the fact that civilization is moving forward in a way that’s increasingly fun and fast-paced. (His Bentley is a stark contrast to the horses and carriages of centuries past, for instance.) In this way, the Bentley encapsulates everything that Crowley loves about the world and the people who have made it what it is. Cars are, to Crowley, a genius invention that could’ve only come from the human mind.
On the day that Armageddon (the end of the world) is supposed to take place, the Bentley comes to symbolize the strength of Crowley’s love for Earth as it is—and his willingness to save it from certain destruction. When he realizes he needs to get to Lower Tadfield as fast as possible, he knows the only way to do so is to drive over the M25, a highway in the shape of an evil sigil. Doing this causes the Bentley to catch fire, so Crowley must use his supernatural powers as a demon to keep the car in one piece and make it to Tadfield air base in time. When he arrives and gives up on keeping the car together, the Bentley is essentially destroyed. In this way, Crowley essentially sacrifices his beloved Bentley for the good of humanity—it’s more important to him to save the world that gave him the Bentley than it is for him to keep his car pristine to the end.
The Bentley Quotes in Good Omens
As they drove past an astonished traffic warden his notebook spontaneously combusted, to Crowley’s amazement.
“I’m pretty certain I didn’t mean to do that,” he said.
Aziraphale blushed.
“That was me,” he said. “I had always thought that your people invented them.”
“Did you? We thought they were yours.”