£18,319
1977 Bentley T2
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 16 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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£18,319
1977 Bentley T2
UK • 16 Sept 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1977 Bentley T2 is a rare find, one of only 558 produced, presented in a striking Scots Pine Green. Despite a past Category C write-off, it has been professionally restored and boasts a well-maintained interior, a recent mechanical overhaul, and a comprehensive service history, making it a desirable classic for collectors.
Condition
7
The car is described as being in a predominantly original condition with a charming level of use-related patina and character. While the listing notes some minor cosmetic issues, such as a repaint on the front wing and slightly adrift trim on the rear bumper, these are relatively minor. The interior has been refreshed, and the car has been well-maintained mechanically, with a recent overhaul in March 2024. Despite a Category C write-off in 2001, the car has been professionally repaired and is described as a pristine and fine-looking example today.
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89,023 miles
SBH32151
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
DGK 477S
1977
Auction
£18,319
1977 Bentley T2
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 16 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
This delightful Bentley T2 left Crewe during October 1977.
Its chassis number prefix of SBH confirms it as a factory right hand drive model.
The car was first registered in November of 1977 making it a very early example of the revised T2 model.
The car was supplied by dealers Heron to the Northern Optical Company of Houghton-le-Spring.
Heron went on to service the car for its first three years or so and 24,000 miles, suggesting that Northern Optical retained it until then.
The second owner acquired the T2 in 1981 and retained it for a full 16 years.
He parted with the Bentley in 1997 at which point it had covered around 49,000 miles.
A further four keepers came and went before the current owner, Ken, acquired the car in 2019.
Ken bought the T2 from classic car specialists Graeme Hunt in London.
By now the Bentley had covered around 86,500 miles.
Since then, Ken has only used the Bentley on “sunny summer days” with it being kept in a centrally heated garage for the rest of th...
Price Analysis vs Other T2s
£5,034
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£14,386
Median Price (Since 2020)
£44,715
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 7th Mar 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
88,891 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 8th Mar 2024, 88,891 miles
Passed
On 12th Apr 2021, 87,757 miles
Passed
On 10th Mar 2020, 86,653 miles
Passed
On 27th Jun 2017, 81,607 miles
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