Bentley S3 Continental Drophead Coupe

1965 · Automatic · Dark Blue

£295,000

Listed today at Frank Dale, Sandhurst. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1965
Gearbox: Automatic
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Convertible
Colour: Dark Blue
Doors: 2
Generation: S3 Continental (1962–1965)

About this car

This is a right-hand-drive S3 Continental drophead coupé with Mulliner/Park Ward coachwork to Design No 2006. Chassis BC92XE is recorded as the fifty-second of only fifty-eight built in that form. The S3 brought twin headlights, set at a slight slant to suit Vilhelm Koren's shape, along with larger carburettors and improved power steering.

It was delivered new in November 1965 in Valentine blue with an off-white interior. It spent decades in the US, where it was restored with a full coachwork restoration, a repaint in dark blue, a new tan interior, woodwork restoration and a mechanical review. It returned to the UK in 2016.

The dealer supplied it to the current owner in 2016. Ristes of Nottingham have maintained it since, and it has covered around 7,000 miles in that time. It has been serviced and tested by the dealer's workshop and comes with its handbook and tools. The page gives no odometer reading.

Written by Vertar from Frank Dale’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 are from Bentley/Rolls-Royce's published specs for the 6.23-litre L-series V8. Bentley never published a power figure (only 'adequate'), and there are no confirmed factory figures for weight, top speed or acceleration for this coachbuilt (Mulliner Park Ward) drophead, so those are null.).

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