The Bentley S1 Continental represented the pinnacle of British grand tourers in the late 1950s, combining considerable performance and excellent handling with sumptuous luxury and quite possibly the world s smoothest quietest engine at the time, the remarkable 4.9 Straight Six.

Their lightweight aluminium coachwork enabled the Continental series to achieve such remarkable performance figures for a luxury car and today, they truly stand as one of the greatest and most beloved models of all time.

The S1 Continental arguably holds the most prestige of any Silver Cloud or S-Series model.

A broad variety of bodies were available to customers to clothe their Continental chassis with the most prominent offerings coming from HJ Mulliner and Park Ward.

Park Ward produced stunning Coup and Drophead models, the latter of which being the most desirable post-war Bentley of all.

HJ Mulliner meanwhile began by producing an updated version of the universally beloved Fastback design that was the m...