£6,395
1978 Bentley T2
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 24 Sept 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£6,395
1978 Bentley T2
UK • 24 Sept 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1978 Bentley T2, one of approximately 558 built, presents a cost-effective opportunity, with an estimated price between £10,000 and £15,000, and is offered with no reserve. While the car requires cosmetic attention, including paint imperfections, interior wear, and some brightwork issues, it has undergone almost £8,000 in recent mechanical work.
Condition
5
The car has moderate cosmetic and mechanical wear. There are multiple minor dents, paint blemishes, and wheel damage. The interior also shows wear, and moderate reconditioning is needed. However, recent mechanical work has been done.
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123,125 miles
SBH32376
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
BLK 27S
1978
Auction
£6,395
1978 Bentley T2
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 24 Sept 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
First registered 6th December 1977, ‘BLK 27S’ would have set its first owner back £22,412, which works out at a staggering £174,510 at today’s prices.
Finished in Chestnut over Gold, the Bentley T2 comes to market fresh from a recent investment of almost £8,000, and this significant investment builds on a huge amount of work that is faithfully documented in the extensive history file.
It’s also still showing just 122,000 miles on the odometer, and is enjoying something of a quiet retirement racking up just 20,000 of those in the past 25 years.
The seller has taken the reluctant decision to reduce the size of his classic car collection, and he’s happy to offer this one with a very sensible estimate and no reserve.
Please read on for the full details, but the TLDR is that this is likely to be a very cost-effective way of getting behind the wheel of a recently (and expensively) fettled Bentley T2.
The Chestnut-over-Gold colour scheme works well with the Bentley’s Old School design; t...
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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Previous T2 Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 24th Apr 2026
Latest MOT mileage:
123,045 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 25th Apr 2025, 123,045 miles
Passed
On 25th Jul 2017, 121,577 miles
Failed
On 14th Jul 2017, 121,577 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Fail:
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
- Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release all rear belts not working (5.2.5a)
- Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Rear Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Passed
On 13th Jul 2016, 120,031 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
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101 New Bond Street, London, Greater London, W1S 1SR, England
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