Not Sold | 1965 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur by H J Mulliner

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Not Sold (Est: £140,000 - £180,000)

1965 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur by H J Mulliner

United Kingdom • 1 Mar 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1965 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur by H J Mulliner is one of only 66 right-hand drive cars built. It has been repainted, has an excellent original leather interior, and comes with original handbooks and tool kits. It also has some upgrades, such as electronic ignition and LED lights.

Condition

8

The car has been the subject of a bare metal repaint, has had recent servicing, and has had some parts replaced. The interior is in excellent condition, but the car is not in perfect condition due to the upgrades.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

BC6XD

Odometer:

76,720 miles

Reg Number:

FNN 689C

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Year: 1965 Make: Bentley Model: S3 Continental Flying Spur by H J Mulliner Registration: FNN 689C Chassis No: BC6XD Engine No: 3DBC Mileage: 76,720 Ever since its introduction, the Bentley Continental had been the world's ultimate Grand Tourer, and with the arrival of the V8-engined version this consummate ability was further enhanced.

Introduced in the autumn of 1959, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II and Bentley S2 appeared externally unchanged from their 'Cloud and S-Series predecessors, though the duo's performance was considerably enhanced by the new 6,230cc aluminium-alloy V8 engine.

Although wider and shorter than the 'six' it replaced, the new power unit fitted relatively easily within the engine bay.

Externally the new models appeared virtually unchanged while beneath the skin Rolls-Royce's own four-speed automatic transmission was now the only one on offer and power steering had been standardised.

Rolls-Royce had envisaged the Bentley Continental as exclusively a two-door c...