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Bentley S1 Continental Fastback

1956 · 53,000 miles · Automatic · Tudor Grey Metallic

£385,000

Listed today at Derek C Mowat, Edinburgh. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1956
Mileage: 53,000 miles
Gearbox: Automatic
Engine: 4.9-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Tudor Grey Metallic
Doors: 2
Previous owners: 5
Generation: S1

About this car

A 1956 Bentley S1 in fastback form, chassis BC42BG, with the 4.9-litre six and automatic gearbox. Fastback S1s are among the most desirable coachbuilt Bentleys of the period, and this one has only had five owners from new.

The first was Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, who took delivery through H.A. Fox in November 1956. It later passed through London and Kent owners before going to Germany in 1972, and the current owner bought it from there in 2016.

The engine, gearbox and rear axle have been reconditioned. The body has been refinished in Tudor Grey Metallic and the interior retrimmed in Scarlet Vaumol Connolly hide by Aldridge Trimming. The car shows 53,000 miles and has been little used for the last four years. A history file documents its provenance.

Written by Vertar from Derek C Mowat’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Engine specs from Bentley (Crewe) S1 chassis data, with H.J. Mulliner fastback coachwork. Bentley didn't publish power and gave no official performance or weight figures, so these are null.).

Engine: 4,887 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated