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Bentley S1 Continental Fastback Highline Flared Arch

1958 · Light Blue Metallic

£420,000

Listed today at Vintage & Prestige, Northampton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1958
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Light Blue Metallic
Doors: 2
Generation: S1

About this car

This is a right-hand-drive S1 Continental Fastback with H.J. Mulliner coachwork to Design No 7466, the so-called "highline" version. Only sixteen right-hand-drive cars were built to this design, which followed the 119 bodies made to the earlier Design No 7400 between 1955 and 1957.

The 7466 car is distinguished by side lights moved to the top of the wings, lipped wheel arches and a relocated fuel filler. The design began as the R-Type Continental shape, reworked for the S1's chassis, which is three inches longer. The wing line is higher and the rear wings are less bulbous, with new swage lines.

The dealer says the car has had a full panel-and-aluminium and wood restoration under a previous owner, and comes with a large history file. It is offered from a prominent UK collection, alongside an S1 Park Ward Drophead, and the two are available as a pair. Chassis number and registration are given only to qualified buyers.

Written by Vertar from Vintage & Prestige’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 (Only Bentley/Rolls-Royce engineering data used (4887cc inline-six, front-engined, RWD). Bentley never published power ('adequate') and no factory weight or performance figures exist for this H.J. Mulliner coachbuilt variant, so those are null.).

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