Wed, 19th Oct 2022 13:00
Imperial War Museum, Duxford
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One of ony 3,107 examples built
Last of the six cylinder Bentleys & Rolls-Royces
Fully restored to concours condition
Multiple Concours winner
Comes with a handmade Continental Touring Kit
The Bentley S1 was unveiled in April 1955. A very different car from its predecessors, it was longer and wider and based on a much stiffer chassis. Though the traditional body-on-chassis construction facilitated the manufacture of special-bodied versions, most were delivered with the standard offering produced by Pressed Steel Ltd, featuring alloy doors, bonnet and boot lid. Powered by the final iteration of the company's venerable 4.9-litre straight six engine featuring revised cylinder-head porting, power was quoted at 178bhp. As standard, the unit drove through a four-speed automatic gearbox with steering column control. Suspension was independent at the front by wishbones and coil springs and employed a leaf-spring mounted live axle at the rear. Braking was by drums all round. A total of 3,107 examples were produced between 1955 and 1959.
B69GD was delivered on the 13th of April 1959 to its first owner, a Mr H.E. Krueger, through Jack Barclay Ltd of Berkeley Square, London. It was ordered with the John Blatchley designed Standard Saloon body, finished in Smoke Green with a Green hide interior and the optional electric windows. Exported to the Netherlands in May 1996, the S1 entered into the ownership of David Theobald, a respected Bentley Specialist, who decided to embark on a full nut-and-bolt restoration. He went to great lengths to source original parts from a who’s-who of Bentley & Rolls-Royce Specialists. Going the extra mile, David Theobald also recreated an original specification Continental Touring Kit to accompany the car on continental journeys. This highly desirable and handmade item is also included in the sale.
Having won several prizes at the RREC National Rally Concours, the car is still presented in exceptional condition after having been re-imported into the UK. According to the vendor the S1 is one of the best examples in the world and runs and drives the way it would have done when it left the factory in 1959! The extensive history file which accompanies the car contains several folders with sheafs of invoices from the likes of Jack Barclay, P&A Wood, Ristes Motor Company, Healey Bros, and Fiennes Engineering, together with full folder of photographs documenting the full scope of the restoration, old MOT’s and registration documents, two sets of keys and a current V5c.
For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904
