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Bentley S1 Continental Park Ward Coupe

1956 · 81,000 miles · Automatic · Silver grey metallic

£410,000

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

Key facts

Year: 1956
Registration: LCC 598P
Mileage: 81,000 miles
Gearbox: Automatic
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Silver grey metallic
Generation: S1

About this car

The S1 Continental was Bentley's fast, lightly bodied grand tourer of the mid-1950s, and the Park Ward coupe is among the rarer coachbuilt versions. This one carries chassis number BC89AF and is finished in silver grey metallic.

It spent a long period in Danish ownership, used only in summer, and is registered in both the UK (LCC 598P) and Denmark. European taxes are stated as paid. The engine has recently been fully rebuilt at a cost of about £40,000, with lightweight balanced pistons among the work.

The interior is described as original, with lightly patinated leather and original woodwork in good order. The indicated mileage is 81,000.

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 (Bentley Motors factory specification (4,887cc inline-six); Bentley never published power output and gave no official performance or weight figures for coachbuilt bodies, so those fields are null).

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