£48,300
1969 Bentley T-Series Convertible
Bonhams • UK • 7 Sept 2013
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£48,300
1969 Bentley T-Series Convertible
UK • 7 Sept 2013
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1969 Bentley T-Series Convertible, one of the final coachbuilt models by H J Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd. It was owned by Lord Jeffrey Sterling and participated in royal events. The car is finished in Sherwood Green with a beige interior.
Condition
5
The car's speedometer is inoperative, and the mileage is incorrect. It has been maintained by reputable services, but the wear and tear is unknown due to the speedometer issue. However, it has been used in royal events.
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18,893 miles
MRA 4PT
United Kingdom
DBH7124
1969
Auction
£48,300
1969 Bentley T-Series Convertible
Bonhams • UK • 7 Sept 2013
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
Rolls-Royce's final coachbuilt models - based on the Silver Shadow and Bentley T-Series – were entrusted to the company's in-house coachbuilder H J Mulliner, Park Ward and limited to only two: a two-door coupé or similar convertible, the former arriving in March 1966 and the latter in September the following year.
The cars were hand built in the best traditions of British coachbuilding using only materials of the finest quality, including Wilton carpeting, Connolly hide and burr walnut veneers, a necessarily lengthy process that took all of 20 weeks for the saloon and slightly longer for the more complex convertible.
This painstaking attention to detail resulted in a price some 50% higher than the standard four-door saloon.
Nevertheless, demand for these more glamorous alternatives was strong right from the start, a state of affairs that resulted in them being given their own model name - 'Corniche'- in March 1971.
For much of the time that the Silver Shadow was in production, a Be...
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£12,858
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£15,517
Median Price (Since 2020)
£36,563
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MOT Information
Invalid
Test Failed on 24th Apr 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
18,893 miles
MOT History
Failed
On 24th Apr 2013, 18,893 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a)
Passed
On 24th Apr 2013, 18,893 miles
Passed
On 20th Apr 2012, 18,893 miles
Passed
On 18th Apr 2011, 18,893 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
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