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The famous
Bentley make, erected by Mr. W.O. Bentley, existed as a independent firm
for only twelve years (1919-1931) before the proud firm was taken over
by the Rolls Royce motor company.
Those twelve exhilarating Bentley years were filled with racing
successes and many victories. The Bentley name as manufacturer of large,
heavy, powerful and rugged sports cars was imprinted in the human mind
since the "roaring" twenties of the twentieth century.
Bentley motorcars won the famous 24 hours of Le Mans race in the years
1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. The years they did not win the race
they finished second or third.
Not only successes at Le Mans were counted but also many victories in
the Brooklands 500 mile race.
Races were won with the 4.5 Litre "blower" but most successes
were captured by the Speed Six model.
The Bentley S
model series was introduced in the year 1955.
The Bentley S1 saloon was the first representative of the S series. In
1959 the six cylinder Bentley S1 was succeeded by the Bentley S2 saloon
which featured a new, almost completely silent, V8 engine. From this
moment on the factory also built Drop Head Coupe models (DHC) of the S
series.
In the year 1962 the last S series model saw the light of day: the
Bentley S3. The S3 featured a re-designed front with lower bonnet, wings
and grille and new head lamp clusters with quad headlamps. The fine 6230
cc. V8 engine was carried over unchanged.
According to Bentley adepts the S3 model was the last "real
Bentley" since the succeeding T model was an exact copy of the
Rolls Royce sister model (Silver Cloud). Just another grille and badge
would not make the car a true Bentley.
The Bentley S3 was built until 1965 after 1328 Bentley S3 cars head been
crafted and assembled by hand.
Technical
data
V8 engine
Cylinder capacity: 6230 cc.
Capacity: "sufficient according to the factory".
(estimated capacity 250 SAE bhp. at 4500 rpm.)
Carburettors: 2x SU
Gearbox: 4-speed, automatic
Brakes: hydraulic drum brakes all round
Top-speed: 185 km/h. - 116 mph.
Weight: 1900 kg.
Information
Bentley Continental
S2 Park Ward Drophead Coupe, year 1960.
Chassis number BC15LAR (A Series, 4th built). Colour silver metallic with
a dark blue leather interior and a dark blue hood.
Only 125 Bentley Continental S2 DHC's have been built on a total of 388
Continental S2's. This beautiful Left Hand Drive S2 DHC is registered in
the Netherlands since the year 2001. The automobile is in very good
condition! The Bentley features the beautiful original interior and a very
clean engine room. A new mohair hood (Sonnenland) has been fitted. This
fine Bentley has known only one owner in the Netherlands.
This classic
car was sold to Germany by
Smiths-Veglia.
Smiths - Veglia
info@smithsveglia.nl
Telephone international: +31 343 49 30 31
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