£27,500
1965 Bentley Series 3 Convertible
The Market • UK • 29 Jun 2026
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£27,500
1965 Bentley Series 3 Convertible
UK • 29 Jun 2026 • Lot 5094
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1965 Bentley S3 is a rare, custom four-door drophead conversion, rare for its body style and unique history. It presents well with a striking color combination and good interior feel, but has notable cosmetic flaws like rust and paint issues that will require attention.
Condition
5
The car has undergone a custom drophead conversion and has been repainted. While the bodywork is largely straight, there are several cosmetic issues including blistering and rust in multiple areas, cracked paint, scuffing, and marks on the doors and wings. The bonnet fitment is also noted as an issue. The interior shows some wear on the leather seats, a split in the steering wheel, and a driver's sun visor that doesn't clip in. The car is mechanically functional but requires attention to the driver's seat recline mechanism and window switches on the driver's side. Some rust is also present on the undersides.
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27,532 miles
B316HN
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
DOV 7C
1965
Auction
£27,500
1965 Bentley Series 3 Convertible
The Market • UK • 29 Jun 2026
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
This car was first registered on 6th August 1965, having been delivered new to its first owner, Lady Bird.
Lady Bird was an heiress to the fortunes of the eponymous custard empire and later in life lived at Horton Manor, where she gained quite a reputation locally for being endearingly eccentric – not least because she drove a pink Rolls-Royce.
The car we have here for you today is every bit as rare and eccentric as that pink Rolls-Royce.
Why? Because it started out in life as a Bentley S3 Saloon and is now, as you have no doubt discerned, a four-door drophead.
We don’t know when or by whom the saloon-to-drophead conversion work was carried out but we can attest that it was evidently done to a high standard by people who knew what they were doing.
When new, the car was ‘Astral Blue’ over ‘Shell Grey’.
Today, it is ‘Caribbean Blue’ over ‘Georgian Silver’, with hand-painted coachlines along the flanks and around the hub caps.
There’s no doubt about it - this is a striking and very...
Price Analysis vs Other S3s
£1,750
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£21,366
Median Price (Since 2020)
£80,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 1st Sept 2018
Latest MOT mileage:
23,451 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 25th Aug 2017, 23,451 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front antiroll bar rubber slightly deteriorated
Passed
On 30th Aug 2016, 22,556 miles
Passed
On 27th Aug 2015, 20,289 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front kingpin has slight play
Passed
On 19th Aug 2014, 19,322 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- offside front kingpin has slight play
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