£21,060 (Est: £22,000 - £26,000)
1956 Bentley S1 Hooper Body
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 7 Nov 2021
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£21,060 (Est: £22,000 - £26,000)
1956 Bentley S1 Hooper Body
UK • 7 Nov 2021
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1956 Bentley S1, one of only 39 built to Hooper design number 8430, presents a rare opportunity for classic car enthusiasts. While it runs well and boasts a well-maintained interior and extensive history file, the car requires cosmetic attention to the roof and rear wings, offering a chance for improvement and personalization.
Condition
6
The car is described as running well but needing cosmetic attention, particularly to the roof and rear wings. The interior is presentable with good leather, headlining, and wood. There's an extensive history file indicating past renovations and maintenance. Overall, the car shows wear but has been maintained, suggesting a condition that needs some work but is still solid.
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83,104 miles
1956
Auction
B214AN
United Kingdom
£21,060 (Est: £22,000 - £26,000)
1956 Bentley S1 Hooper Body
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 7 Nov 2021
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
While most Bentley S‑Series (and their Rolls‑Royce Silver Cloud siblings) were built with Standard Steel bodies (effectively the 'factory' body), that the cars continued to use separate chassis construction meant that coachbuilders could still practise their art on them.
Although Hooper was owned by Daimler, it still created elegant (and sometimes very flamboyant) designs for the chassis of other manufacturers, including Rolls‑Royce and Bentley.
Many of these had a distinctive frontal appearance with hooded headlamps, as is apparent with this very stylish ivory and black 1956 Bentley S1, built to Hooper design number 8430.
It seems that just 39 cars to this particular pattern were constructed, with aluminium alloy panelling.
So this was a very rare vehicle even when new, and much more so now.
The vendor tells us that one of the previous owners (the V5C records three former keepers), a retired bank manager, cherished this Bentley throughout his 30‑year custodianship of it.
It is d...
Price Analysis vs Other S1 Hoopers
£7,594
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£16,560
Median Price (Since 2020)
£29,540
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous S1 Hooper Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 18th Apr 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
82,814 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 20th Mar 2012, 82,814 miles
Passed
On 19th Apr 2011, 82,814 miles
Passed
On 20th May 2010, 82,479 miles
Passed
On 28th Apr 2009, 82,337 miles
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