£185.6k
1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 20 May 2023
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£185,625
1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé
UK • 20 May 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé, one of only eight right-hand drive examples by H.J. Mulliner, is presented in Pine Green with a tan leather interior. Recent history indicates minimal use, requiring recommissioning, though supported by a history file with invoices dating back to 1987.
Condition
6
While the car is described as being in decent order with a gorgeous interior, it has covered a mere 24 miles in the last 23 years. This indicates that it will need some commissioning before returning to the road. There is also a fair amount of history with the car and a decent number of invoices for work completed between 1987 and 2005. This suggests that the car has been well-maintained but is not in perfect condition.
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91,335 miles
XMW 81A
1963
Auction
BC 88 XA
RHD
United Kingdom
£185.6k
1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 20 May 2023
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
The Series 3 is perhaps the ultimate post-war Bentley in terms of appearance, performance and practicality, as well as the last medium sized Bentley to be offered with custom coachwork and H J Mulliner of Chiswick were responsible for some of the most iconic and beautiful coachwork designs on post-war Bentley chassis, especially the Continental variants.
Their styling of the R-Type and S1 Continental fastback coupés evolved into the S2 Continental Coupé, with the final development being Design No.
2012: the S3 Continental Coupé.
The car’s flowing lines were very similar to those of its predecessor, but Mulliner's third-generation Continental was produced in far fewer numbers, with just eight cars in right-hand drive and a further three in left-hand drive.
Quad headlamps were the S3's major styling innovation and the indicators on the new models were incorporated into redesigned sidelights, positioned on the front of the wings.
Headlamps aside, the most significant change was to th...
Price Analysis vs Other S3 Continentals
£27,819
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£73,232
Median Price (Since 2020)
£253,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 25th Apr 2011
Latest MOT mileage:
91,313 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 26th Apr 2010, 91,313 miles
Passed
On 1st Jun 2009, 90,444 miles
Passed
On 7th Aug 2007, 90,373 miles
Failed
On 31st Aug 2006, 90,342 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
MOT Mileage Trend
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Ashorne, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 9AE, England
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