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200 bhp, 380 cu. in. overhead-valve V-8 engine, four-speed automatic transmission, independent coil-spring front suspension, semi-elliptic leaf-spring rear suspension, and four-wheel drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 123 in.

Bentley’s introduction of the V-8-powered S2 Continental continued the company’s tradition of “The Silent Sports Car,” as it was an automobile in which four adults could waft comfortably at high speeds over long distances in great comfort.

Few body styles on this sporting chassis were quite as seductive as coachbuilder H.J.

Mulliner’s design number 7443, a four-door sport saloon with sculpted rear fenders and attractive close-coupled lines.

This car was designed by George Moseley and was the forerunner of the “four-door coupes” that are so popular among today’s luxury car buyers.

It was nicknamed the “Flying Spur,” which was a reference to its dashing nature, and there was no better automobile for arriving at Ascot.

Mulliner produced 128 examples of the Flying S...