£55,200 (Est: £40,000 - £50,000)
2001 Bentley Continental R Mulliner Coupé
United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 173
Vehicle Details
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Y472 LRX
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RHD/LHD:
RHD
• Landmark modern Bentley • Three former keepers • Circa 37,000 miles on the odometer • Present ownership since 2016 • Offered for recommissioning By the end of the 1970s, Bentleys accounted for a mere 3% of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' production, clearly a situation that could not be tolerated if the once-famous marque was to avoid extinction.
The solution was to seek to re-establish Bentley's credentials as the purveyor of high-performance luxury cars, and in a move calculated to evoke memories of the company's glorious past achievements at Le Mans, the name 'Mulsanne' was chosen for the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit's counterpart.
This strategy would succeed brilliantly.
Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1982, the Mulsanne Turbo provoked a rash of headlines in the motoring press hailing the return of the 'Blower Bentley' - the 'Silent Sports Car' was back.
Bentley's 1980s resurgence had hitherto relied exclusively on models whose basic architecture was shared with other Rolls-R...
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£22,525
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£67,597
Median Price (Since 2020)
£145,877
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jan 11 2024
Latest MOT Mileage
36,677 miles
Registration Date
2001-03-16
MOT History
Passed
On Jan 12 2023 with 36,677 miles
Passed
On Aug 04 2020 with 36,593 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed
On Apr 21 2016 with 35,738 miles
Passed
On Jun 24 2015 with 35,489 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed
On Nov 11 2013 with 35,404 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- offside front tyre underinflated
Passed
On Jun 23 2011 with 35,210 miles
Failed
On Jun 24 2010 with 35,028 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
User Entered:
- Nail in offside front tyre
Passed
On Jun 24 2010 with 35,028 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- Nail in offside front tyre
Passed
On Feb 13 2009 with 34,748 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed
On Feb 13 2009 with 34,748 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Rear registration plate missing (6.3.1a)
Passed
On Oct 24 2008 with 34,600 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Failed
On Oct 10 2008 with 34,590 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed
On Nov 03 2005 with 32,187 miles
Failed
On Nov 02 2005 with 32,187 miles
There were 9 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
- Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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