Bentley S3 (LHD)

Vehicle Description

Bentley S3 (LongWheelBase) the only left-hand drive car with separating disk still available
– 6.2-liter V8 petrol engine with 136 kW (185 hp) and automatic transmission
– First registered in 1964, delivered to Lausanne, Switzerland
– After several stops in various countries, the S3 ended up with its previous owner in
Hamburg. There, a restoration was canceled and the car was parked for approx. 5 years in an underground
parked in an underground garage.
– The current owner took over the Bentley, completely dismantled it and restored it from the ground up
from the ground up, preserving as much of the original as possible.
– In 2015, the bodywork was restored and repainted.
– All chrome parts were polished or renewed. Electrics checked and completely overhauled
– New whitewall tires on steel rims, retro car radio with remote control, air conditioning
– Vehicle short assessment by Hagen-Fischer from 2016 with condition grade 1-.
– German registration papers, H license plate, operating instructions
Rare Bentley S3 with “James Young” bodywork and complete frame-off restoration

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The Rolls-Royce company had acquired Bentley in 1931. Subsequent Bentley models were essentially badge-engineered variants of corresponding Rolls-Royce cars with a Bentley-specific radiator grille. In accordance with this company policy, the 1955 Bentley S1 was near-identical to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, it featured the same impressive shape with massive grille and almost baroque, curved fenders, as well as the identical 4.9 litre six-cylinder engine. When the S2 replaced the S1 in 1959, the most notable change was the new aluminium V8 engine with 6.2 litres of capacity and a power output of 147 kW (200 hp) – estimated, of course, as neither Bentley nor Rolls-Royce would disclose their performance figures in those days. Besides the factory sedan, customers could opt for coach-builder bodied cars: Mulliner, Park Ward, James Young, Hooper manufactured special bodies for both the standard S2 (1920 units) as well as for the S2 Continental, which was even rarer with at total of merely 388 units made, mostly as drophead coupes or sports saloons. In 1962, the S3 brought what could be termed a mild facelift, the most visible change being the double headlights. Of the S3, 1,318 units were built, plus another 311 units as S3 Continental.

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