BENTLEY S1: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £19,321 • Highest Price: £280,500 • Lowest Price: £2,875 • Sell-Through Rate: 71%
Source: Anglia Car Auctions
How much is a S1 worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of S1's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £19,321 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 60% of collector cars across our database.
As Bentley's go, a S1 is on the lower end relative to other Bentley models. In fact this model is £13,728 below the median Bentley price of £33,048.
What is the maximum to pay for a S1?
Across the 106 S1's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £280,500. It was sold by Gooding & Co in the UK on 11 Jun 2021.
What is the lowest to pay for a S1?
Well, that depends on where you draw the threshold.
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £2,875. Bonhams sold the car at auction in the UK on 03 Sep 2016.
When looking at more recent sales the lowest recorded price is, as you would expect, higher. Analysing every sale since 2020 shows that the lowest price between 2020 and today is £7,440, Bonhams Cars Online sold this car in the US on 02 Nov 2022.
What is the background of the make / model?
Bentley produced this model between 1955 and 1959.
Bentley was founded in 1919 by W.O. Bentley and quickly established a reputation for building high-performance luxury cars. The iconic "Bentley Boys" dominated motorsport in the 1920s and '30s. The company was acquired by Rolls-Royce in the 1930s. Today, Bentley is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and continues to produce luxury cars known for their power, style, and craftsmanship.
How common is a S1?
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What is the [enter model]'s like to live with?
We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across the 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.
For the [enter model], it scores a [enter score] out of 100 - that places it in the [enter position] of all cars in our database.
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the S1, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 150 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of S1 since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the S1 please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
