Bentley’s S2 Continental adopted the company’s new V-8 engine, the first of its kind for the firm and capable of adding superb performance to match the dramatic coachbuilt bodies fitted to this specially built and tuned chassis.

Chassis number BC95LCZ, offered here, was one of 65 left-hand-drive S2 Continental Drophead Coupés built by Park Ward to Vilhelm Koren’s design 991, a fully modern style with straight-through wings, slightly finned in the rear, and lightweight steel and alloy construction.

Finished in Velvet Green with Beige interior and power-operated hood, it was equipped with Sundym glass, Windtone horns, and a radio, and exported to the United States in March 1962.

The following month it was delivered to original owner E.

Clayton Gengras of Hartford, Connecticut.

A self-made man, Mr.

Gengras had dropped out of school to become a car salesman, eventually building one of the largest agencies in the United States, Gengras Motor Cars, as well as further fortunes in bankin...