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Lot Number: 168

1997 Bentley Continental T

Originally a Bentley Motors Ltd management car, this elegant Continental T is fresh to market from 25 years of caring ownership.

  • Sold for: £49,500

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 9th November, 2024 at 10.00am GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Sapphire Blue

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    P21 PLM

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    48700 Miles

SUMMARY

Originally a Bentley Motors Ltd management car, this elegant Continental T is fresh to market from 25 years of caring ownership.

DESCRIPTION

Introduced in June 1996, the Continental T was a short-wheelbase version of the Continental R, some 4" being taken out of the chassis aft of the doors. With 400bhp at its disposal and crouching aggressively on 18" wheels, the low-slung Continental T looked every inch the thoroughbred Bentley sports car, the cockpit with its engine-turned dashboard and engine start button recalling the heroic exploits of classic Bentley racers. The luxuriously appointed Continental T was certainly no slouch, arriving at 60mph in a remarkable 5.8 seconds on its way to a (limited) top speed of 156mph. Equally eye-watering was the price - £220,312 at the time of launch - making the Continental T Bentley's fastest and most expensive model. In total, just 322 examples were built, with only 104 of these built to right-hand drive specifications.

On offer here is one of those 104 right-hand drive examples which was first registered on 30th May 1997. It’s finished in Sapphire Blue with a classic Bentley interior in Parchment hide piped in Royal Blue with a Royal Blue top roll and matching carpets piped in Parchment.

For the first two months of this car’s life, it wore the well known registration number, 1 Y, as it was retained by Bentley Motors of Crewe and used by senior management until 1999 when it was purchased by the current owner. The car's V5C, however, shows three former keepers as he originally had the car registered to his company and more recently, to him personally.

During this period, it’s been serviced by Bentley Birmingham and subsequently by Bentley specialists, RR and B of Bromsgrove and M Hibberd of Langley, with invoices and details in the accompanying history file. The indicated mileage at the time of cataloguing was 48,700 and the MOT is valid until 15th August 2025.

The Continental T was among the last and rarest analogue Bentleys and remains highly desirable today. This particular low-mileage example, fresh to market after 25 years of caring ownership, seems to offer incredible value for money and we welcome and encourage your inspection at the NEC.

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
168
Make
BENTLEY
Model
CONTINENTAL T
Registration Number
P21 PLM
Chassis Number
SCBZU23C8VCH53400
Engine Number
88140L410M/T1TS
Transmission
Automatic
Body Colour
Sapphire Blue

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CONSIGNOR

Consignor

For further information regarding this lot please contact Harry.

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Payment is due by 5pm on Monday 11th November.

Payment should be made by bank transfer where possible. Payment by card can be made (in person only)

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