Forerunner of the modern trend for sporty “four-door coupes,” H.J.

Mulliner’s Sports Saloon on the Bentley S-type Continental chassis was exactly that: an extended version of the sleek fixed-head-coupe design.

Close-coupled with aluminum bodywork, it wrung maximum performance out of the chassis beneath and rapidly became one of the most iconic coachbuilt bodies on the Continental, favored by wealthy and famous personages on both sides of the Atlantic and popularly known as the “Flying Spur.”

Chassis BC34LEL was one of 54 cars built to the “six-light” Flying Spur design, style number 7443, distinguished by its full rear quarter windows, and is one of 16 original left-hand-drive models.

It was destined for a very special buyer indeed, the renowned director Alfred Hitchcock, known as the “Master of Suspense” for his classic thrillers including Psycho , Rear Window , and The Birds , as well as the long-running television anthology series ,i>Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

His public person...