£8,250
1965 Bentley S3
The Market • UK • 1 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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£8,250
1965 Bentley S3
UK • 1 Jul 2026 • Lot 5131
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1965 Bentley S3 presents as a compelling restoration project with a low indicated mileage and a well-preserved original interior. However, the exterior requires substantial work due to widespread rust and paint defects, and mechanical attention is needed for the brakes and cooling system.
Condition
3
The car has significant rust bubbles, peeling paint, and fading on the exterior, with a hole in the sill and rust around wheel arches. The front brakes are decommissioned and the cooling system requires attention. While the interior is in good condition for its age and mileage, the extensive exterior and mechanical issues prevent a higher rating.
/ 10
58,653 miles
B186 HN
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
CTS61C
1965
Auction
£8,250
1965 Bentley S3
The Market • UK • 1 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
Our regal looking Bentley S3 left Crewe early in 1965 towards the end of S3 production.
Its chassis number reveals it to be a penultimate H-series car being number 184 of 398 cars in that series.
Only the J-series was later which consisted of just 38 cars.
That places this example 249 cars from the end of S3 production.
The S3 was first registered on the 23rd March 1965 in Dundee against its original registration number of KBY94C.
Records suggest that the car left the factory in a different hue to that of today.
We also know that the car was a home market right hand drive car from new.
By April of 1991 this S3 had joined the Rolls-Royce and Bentley focussed Alyth Collection based in Alyth in Perthshire, Scotland.
Here the S3 remained for over 30-years before emerging for sale at a Kelham Hall auction on 18 March 2026, where it changed hands for £7,875 including premium.
Since then, the Bentley has received a light recommissioning to get it running and moving under its own stea...
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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