Not Sold | 1997 Bentley Turbo RT

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Not Sold (Est: £13,000 - £18,000)

1997 Bentley Turbo RT

United Kingdom • 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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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

SCBZP23C6WCH66378

Odometer:

116,221 miles

Reg Number:

R783 UHP

RHD/LHD:

RHD

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...