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1976 Bentley T1 - Formerly the Property of Michael Winner

1976 Bentley T1 - Formerly the Property of Michael Winner-Sold

Lot Number: 244

1976 Bentley T1 - Formerly the Property of Michael Winner

Owned for 29 years by legendary film director Michael Winner.

  • Sold for: £23,000

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 13th November, 2020 at 2.00pm GMT at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Silver

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    NYF 555P

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    112500 Miles

SUMMARY

Owned for 29 years by legendary film director Michael Winner.

DESCRIPTION

  • Supplied by J.D Barclay Ltd. of Oxford on 01/08/1975 as one of just 1,703 Bentley T Series cars
  • Bought by legendary film director Michael Winner on the 01/04/1984 who owned it until his death in 2013
  • A favourite of Mr Winner's to drive himself, the car was maintained under his tenure by Jack Barclay Ltd
  • Gifted to Mr Winner's chauffeur in his will, the car was bought by our discerning vendor in 2015
  • Subject to restorative and mechanical works by XK Engineering (ú21,000) in 2016
  • 112,500 miles (atoc) and the condition is only surpassed by its Hollywood provenance

Bon vivant, film director, restaurant critic and charity pioneer Robert Michael Winner was born in Hampstead, London on the 30th October 1930. His parents, George and Helen, were of Polish and Russian extraction and had amassed a small fortune in the textile business between the wars. Following his father's death, Winner's mother gambled recklessly and to fund her losses was obliged to sell fine art and antique furniture (worth around ú10m at the time) bequeathed to her, not only for her life, but to Michael thereafter. She died, aged 78, in 1984 and he often told the tale that when they dined together in order to discuss his ongoing legal action against her to regain control of his inheritance, loose casino chips could be heard rattling in her handbag.

His passion for celebrity was evident from the start when, at age 14, he wrote a regular column for the 'Kensington Post' entitled

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
244
Make
BENTLEY
Model
T1
Registration Number
NYF 555P
MOT Expiry
28/11/2018
Chassis Number
SBH21042
Engine Number
21042
Transmission
Automatic
Body Colour
Silver

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