# Redskins Alfred Morris' 1991 Mazda 626 Called 'Bentley' Gets Refurbished **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 15, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310 "2013-10-15T14:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/1 "2013-10-15T14:10:52Z")
I guess he just couldn’t let go of it…lol > Washington Redskins running back [Alfred Morris](http://bleacherreport.com/alfred-morris) signed a contract worth $2.25 million in May 2012, yet he still [drives a 1991 Mazda 626](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1716627-alfred-morris-old-mazda-is-getting-a-perfectly-sensible-makeover) (which, by our estimation, is worth roughly $1,500 at the “high retail” price). > Instead of purchasing a new car, Morris decided he was too attached to this one, which he calls “Bentley,” and had it refurbished. > According to [Joe Student of Busted Coverage](http://bustedcoverage.com/2013/10/15/alfred-morris-1991-mazda-bentley-is-now-fully-refurbished-photos/#photo=17), Morris had the following work done: > • fully overhauled engine > • new brakes > • new exhaust system > • leather interior > • new radio featuring a CD player and a navigation system > • back-up camera > No word on whether Xzibit was involved. > ![https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/y4/r/-PAXP-deijE.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/f/4f8158af13b19123f1492b96287149fc08ccbd21.gif) > ![http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/001/128/836/alfred-morris-mazda-full_crop_exact.jpeg?w=650&h=433&q=85](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/2/02774ae9be5b33cfa60f1753fdff430dd42e9aed.jpeg) > ![http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/001/128/839/alfred-morris-mazda-16_crop_exact.jpg?w=650&h=434&q=85](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/1/f1fbc30103a08f6b93d53671902a0ce061940cea.jpeg) > > ![http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/001/128/845/alfred-morris-mazda-9_original.jpg?1381865942](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/7/97145ad7d06619033e8cce8dce40984ad4b52141.jpeg) > ![http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/001/128/847/alfred-morris-mazda-10_crop_exact.jpg?w=650&h=433&q=85](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/9/39e6c109646851c63f174fe4210f45777a288b8c.jpeg) > ![http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/article/media_slots/photos/001/128/848/alfred-morris-mazda-13_crop_exact.jpg?w=650&h=434&q=85](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/4/74df9fc702b17fd2950d8b1b5d253b3bbd9bb47c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/2 "2013-10-15T14:27:36Z")
This hurts my head. lol But more power to him if he has the coin. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/3 "2013-10-15T14:37:43Z")
I’m actually very impressed by this. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/4 "2013-10-15T14:40:32Z")
He is a solid person. I have heard him interviewed on the radio about this and he is very humble. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/5 "2013-10-15T14:46:05Z")
How much do you think he spent to “refurbish” it? ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/6 "2013-10-15T14:50:28Z")
Ludacris still drives his 93 Acura legend that he bought when he was in high school, and I’ve seen a few posts on Honda boards about professional athletes building their 90 something honda civic that they’ve owned forever. I think it’s pretty cool, and if it makes them happy who are we to judge? > **[Ludacris Still Drives His ‘93 Acura From Before He Was Famous](https://jalopnik.com/ludacris-still-drives-his-93-acura-from-before-he-was-804134178)** > > If there's any proof that Ludacris is a cool dude, or that Acura's glory days are behind them it's this: Luda still drives his '93 Acura Legend from before he made it big. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/7 "2013-10-15T14:55:32Z")
This is so much more respectable than some fucking Escalade on 24’s. I think this is really cool. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/8 "2013-10-15T15:04:33Z")
Here’s more pictures: ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-3.png](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-3.png) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-2.png](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-2.png) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-5.png](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-5.png) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-1.png](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-1.png) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-14.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-14.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-17.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-17.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-7.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-7.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-8.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-8.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-11.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-11.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-6.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-6.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-12.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-12.jpg) ![http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-15.jpg](http://coedbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/alfred-morris-mazda-15.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/9 "2013-10-15T15:18:15Z")
yeah this is pretty cool… not something i would do though ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/10 "2013-10-15T15:22:59Z")
[ATTACH=CONFIG]24764[/ATTACH] Damn this had to cost a lot of scratch, look at that cancer they cut out. > [@bing](#): > > yeah this is pretty cool… not something i would do though If I had money beyond my wildest dreams (enough to support my family for life, etc) and I wasn’t a car guy (clearly he isn’t) i’d absolutely do this. It just wouldn’t be on my first car, i’d never put money back into that piece of shit Saturn SL1. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/11 "2013-10-16T05:46:41Z")
respect. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/12 "2013-10-16T07:26:29Z")
You just spent 6 figures on a car that is worth $1,500, genius. To each his own I guess. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/13 "2013-10-16T07:31:26Z")
Six figures on a 2.5 Million dollar contract isn’t a ton. Take into account any cooperate sponsors he might have and it probably isn’t really a hit to his wallet. Plus, I’m sure that Mazda threw him a bone knowing they would get some publicity out of it… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/14 "2013-10-16T07:42:33Z")
In barely related news, the Washington Redskins have caved to all the bad press and publicity surrounding the name of their team. From now on they will simply be known as the Redskins so people stop associating them with D.C. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/15 "2013-10-16T08:02:41Z")
Lol @JayS (see, tags would be awesome) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paul_b/32/5452_2.png) [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/16 "2013-10-16T08:05:34Z")
This is good stuff. Much respect to him. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/17 "2013-10-16T10:30:13Z")
> [@BOBBYGRV](#): > > How much do you think he spent to “refurbish” it? > [@POOPRA](#): > > You just spent 6 figures on a car that is worth $1,500, genius. To each his own I guess. The local dealership and Mazda USA did it for him, plus gave him a loaner during the process for the good free PR. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/18 "2013-10-16T10:33:08Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > The local dealership and Mazda USA did it for him, plus gave him a loaner during the process for the good free PR. Well if the dealer picked up the tab thats a different story ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/19 "2013-10-16T10:57:31Z")
> [@POOPRA](#): > > Well if the dealer picked up the tab thats a different story > Back in July, Morris temporarily traded in his 626 – cheekily named Bentley – for a 2014 Mazda6 loaner courtesy of Mazda, and today the sedan was presented back to him after the ultimate PR stunt: a reported 275-man-hour restoration that left this 22-year-old daily driver looking like it just rolled off the assembly line > **[NFL player Alfred Morris receives his thoroughly restored 1991 Mazda 626 -...](http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/15/alfred-morris-redskins-receives-restored-1991-mazda-626/)** > > Washington Redskins starting running back Alfred Morris might not drive a flashy sports car or SUV, but after today, he'll be driving the nicest 1991 Mazda 626 on the planet. Also interesting: According to Jalopnik, Morris bought the car back in his college days from his pastor for just $2. ---
**Author:** ![MR.TWOSINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr.twosinister/32/6198_2.png) [@MR.TWOSINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MR.TWOSINISTER)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310/20 "2013-10-16T11:33:18Z")
Says something about his appreciation for his roots. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redskins-alfred-morris-1991-mazda-626-called-bentley-gets-refurbished/233310.md?page=2)