• Ordered new by Société Anonyme des Automobiles Peugeot • Owned by Helmut Newton from 1964 to 1972 •

One of only 26 left-hand drive H J Mulliner-bodied S-Type two-door saloons • Maintained throughout its life with no expense spared •

Engine rebuilt in 2011 (fewer than 3,000km since) • Numerous upgrades • Substantial history file The splendid Bentley S-Type Continental we are privileged to offered here once belonged to the critically acclaimed German/Australian fashion photographer, the late Helmut Newton, who purchased this magnificent British Grande Routière in Paris in 1964.

In his Autobiography, Nan A.

Talese edition, 2003, Newton recalled the circumstances of his purchase: "It was early in 1964 that I decided I had to own a Bentley.

I went to Franco-Britannic, the Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealers in Paris, and walked with the salesman through the basement garage, where the second-hand motorcars were displayed.

I told the guy I had ten thousand francs to spend, and he showed m...