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Est: £120,000 - £160,000

1961 Bentley S2 Drophead Coupé Adaptation by H.J. Mulliner

United Kingdom • 31 Oct 2026 • Lot 122

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AI Listing Summary

A rare Bentley S2 Drophead Coupé with a fascinating provenance, having been owned by 'King Curry' and Barry Gibb. Presented in its original colours after an attractive restoration.

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Condition 

8

Attractively restored, lovely overall condition.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

B554CU

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

B 310

RHD/LHD:

RHD

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The London Auction event, 31 October 2026.

Offered Without Reserve | £120,000 - £160,000 GBP One of only 18 Drophead Coupé Adaptations built on the S2 chassisOriginally delivered to Sir William Steward, coined “King Curry”Formerly owned by music legend Barry Gibb of the Bee GeesAttractively restored and presented in its original colourway H.J.

Mulliner’s Drophead Coupé Adaptation first appeared late in the run of the Bentley S1 and Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, as a catalogued offering based upon factory “Standard Steel Saloon” body shells—though these were so heavily reworked that the finished product was in every sense a fully coachbuilt automobile.

The elegant, subtle design of these cars made the design extremely popular on the Silver Cloud II, but many fewer examples were produced on the contemporary Bentley S2, as the majority of coachbuilt Bentleys by this time had moved to the S2 Continental chassis, which had its own un...

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£3,895

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£19,174

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£225,062

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