1962 Bentley S3 Saloon

Footnotes

This Bentley S3 saloon was first owned by Messrs Alston, Ipswich, who kept the car until 1993, by which time it had covered 99,000 miles. Messrs Arnett of Bournemouth then carried out servicing and an extensive mechanical restoration, particularly to the brakes, at a cost of £5,000 (invoice on file). At around the same time, Meridien of New Forest appear to have restored the bodywork, changing the exterior colour scheme from Shell over Tudor Grey to the authentic Rolls-Royce/Bentley colour of Seychelles Blue, which compliments the original grey hide extremely well. Their window sticker is still evident.

From 1993 onwards, the Bentley belonged to Mr Gerry Small of Belfast, who at some time took the car to his holiday home in Southern Ireland where it was briefly registered before returning to Belfast. During Mr Small's ownership, the car was used sparingly, covering only some 12,000 miles in 12 years, and in December 2015 was sold to the Bentley specialist, Alistair Daker. A letter on file from Gerry Small confirms the mileage.

The current vendor acquired the Bentley from Alistair Daker in January 2016, since when several long-distance trips to and from the West Country have been completed out without fault, with 21 miles per gallon achievable at motorway speeds. Described as 'on the button', this is a thoroughly useable classic that is ready to be enjoyed immediately. The West of England cloth headlining is worthy of note for its superb condition and untouched originality, while the door cards are in similarly excellent condition, and the doors, boot, and glove box all lock. Most unusual is the factory fitted chromed side mouldings running from the front wings to the front doors, while the car also carries its original number plates and has AA and RAC badges. The chrome trim is said to be excellent, as is most of the interior woodwork. As an older restoration, undertaken some 23 years ago, 'RDX 283' would benefit from superficial refreshment in a few areas.

Presented in, arguably, the finest colour scheme available, this beautiful Bentley S3 comes complete with spare wheel, full tool kit, air pump, workshop manual, original sales brochure, and a full size tailored car cover of high quality. Accompanying documentation consists of build and test records from the R-REC, Arnett's restoration invoice, V5C registration document, MoT to September 2017, and the original despatch order showing the price paid and extras fitted, including the four electric windows.