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Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur

1960 · Regal Red

£138,000

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

Key facts

Year: 1960
Registration: 748 UYP
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Regal Red
Doors: 4
Generation: S2

About this car

The Continental Flying Spur is the four-door "six-light" version of the S2 Continental, bodied in aluminium by H.J. Mulliner. This one, chassis BC32AR, left Mulliner's Chiswick works in 1960 and was first registered in London that January. The dealer says only 64 right-hand-drive cars were built to this body style.

It is finished in Regal Red over a Sandstone leather and walnut interior. A previous owner, the late James Crickmay of the Bentley specialists Franks Dale and Stepsons, commissioned substantial work, including a complete retrim costing over £13,700.

The car is currently in Germany and can be viewed there by appointment. It comes with a V5C and a history folder holding copies of the original build sheets and a list of previous keepers. If it returns to the UK it will be freshly MOT'd, and the dealer reports no advisories. The page shows the price as "Accepted", which suggests an offer has been agreed.

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 (Engine figures from Bentley's published spec for the 6230cc L-series V8. Bentley never published power ("adequate"), and I don't know of any confirmed factory weight, top speed or acceleration figures, so those are null.).

Engine: 6,230 cc, 8 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated