Not Sold (Est: £13,000 - £18,000)
1997 Bentley Turbo RT
Historics • UK • 23 Sept 2023
Market Position:
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Not Sold (Est: £13,000 - £18,000)
1997 Bentley Turbo RT
UK • 23 Sept 2023 • Lot 138
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1997 Bentley Turbo RT is a rare and desirable model, one of only 252 produced. It features a powerful 400bhp turbo engine, a recent respray in its original Peacock Blue, and a well-maintained Parchment leather interior. However, it requires a new Engine ECU to resolve an engine management light issue.
Condition
6
The car has had bodywork and paint repairs, and the interior is in very good condition. There is also an engine management light on, requiring a new Engine ECU. The car has a recent MoT and a good service history.
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116,221 miles
R783 UHP
1997
Auction
SCBZP23C6WCH66378
RHD
United Kingdom
Not Sold (Est: £13,000 - £18,000)
1997 Bentley Turbo RT
Historics • UK • 23 Sept 2023
Market Position:
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Description
The Bentley Turbo RT was the last, most powerful and most expensive of the Turbo R line.
Introduced in 1997, the Bentley RT came with the 400bhp turbo, 6.75 litre V8 engine from the Bentley two-door Continental T.
It differentiates visually from other Bentley Turbo R models by its sport wheels, colour-coded grille slats and colour-coded bumpers.
Performance was considered 'sufficient' with a top speed limited to 150mph! The car's base price was £132,000, being approximately £40,000 more than the Turbo R and was manufactured during 1997 and 1998 with just 252 units being produced.
This good 1997 Bentley Turbo RT was supplied new by a Bentley main dealer in Cardiff, South Wales.
They then serviced and looked after the car until 2008.
Purchased by the current owner in 2015, the head gaskets were replaced in July of the same year.
In 2017 it was sent to a body and paint specialist where after having any bodywork repaired as necessary it was completely repainted in the original colou...
Price Analysis vs Other Turbo RTs
£5,220
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£24,261
Median Price (Since 2020)
£129,179
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 7th Aug 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
117,556 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 8th Aug 2024, 117,556 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside headlight chrome poor.
- Front exhaust silencer weak.
- oil cooler pipes seeping.
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- both rear tyres split/perished.
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- fluid leak on offside front floor.
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Passed
On 11th Jul 2023, 116,214 miles
There were 11 defects noted.
Minor:
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack. (2.1.5 (a))
- front exhaust silencer cover weak/corroded.
- Offside Front brake backplate corroded.
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both. (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- both rear tyres perished/split.
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- both rear subframe-controlling dampers leaking.
Failed
On 19th Jun 2023, 116,183 miles
There were 12 defects noted.
Major:
- Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
Minor:
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack. (2.1.5 (a))
- front exhaust silencer cover weak/corroded.
- Offside Front brake backplate corroded.
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both. (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- both rear tyres perished.
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge very close. (5.2.3 (e))
- both rear subframe -controlling dampers leaking.
Passed
On 17th Sept 2021, 115,612 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- surface rust on underside of vehicle
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