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Not Sold (Est: £100,000 - £120,000)
1961 Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupé
United Kingdom • 9 Sept 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1961 Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupé, one of only 62 right-hand drive models bodied by Park Ward, was professionally restored in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. While it has been well-maintained since its return to the UK in 1995, including c.£25,000 spent between 2012-18, it has been laid up for the last two years and requires recommissioning.
Condition
7
The car has been professionally restored, well-maintained, and has had a new battery fitted. However, it requires mild recommissioning and has been laid up for approximately the last two years. The car's condition is very good.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
BC25CZ
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
26 HYW
RHD/LHD:
RHD
• Rare Park Ward-bodied RHD drophead coupé • Automatic transmission • Professionally restored in Hong Kong 1985-1986 • Well maintained but little used since its return in 1995 • Requires mild recommissioning Offered here is one of only 62 right-hand drive BentleyS2 Continental Drophead Coupés bodied by Park Ward.
Apart from the fact that it was completed in September 1961 and first owned by one C Cooper, nothing else is known of this Continental's early history.
The earliest document in the history file is an MoT certificate dating from April 1978, and there are numerous James Young invoices addressed to a Mr Warriner of Kent.
Also on file is another invoice for virtually an entire strip-down by a garage in Newtown, Powys dated 1980, while photographs dating from 1984 show the Bentley in a stripped condition in Shropshire.
Next owner Stewart John acquired the Continental at around this time, and in September 1984 the car was shipped to Hong Kong where Mr John was Director of Engine...
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£51,520
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£103,500
Median Price (Since 2020)
£241,104
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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