Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 29th July from 12pm
Auction: Wed 30st July from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1958 Bentley S1 Saloon
Estimate
£20, 000 - £25, 000
Registration No: VUK 800
Chassis No: B460FA
MOT: Exempt
VUK 800 has been in current ownership since c. 1980 and displays c. 33, 000 miles
Understood to be fitted with original seats, door cards, carpets, headlining and veneers
Believed to have been home to the black country throughout it's life
The Bentley S1 was unveiled in April 1955. A very different car from its predecessors, it was longer and wider and based on a much stiffer chassis. Though the traditional body-on-chassis construction facilitated the manufacture of special-bodied versions, most were delivered with the standard offering produced by Pressed Steel Ltd, featuring alloy doors, bonnet and boot lid.
Powered by the final iteration of the company's venerable 4. 9-litre straight six engine featuring revised cylinder-head porting, power was quoted at 178bhp. As standard, the unit drove through a four-speed automatic gearbox with steering column control. Suspension was independent at the front by wishbones and coil springs and employed a leaf-spring mounted live axle at the rear. Braking was by drums all round. A total of 3, 107 examples were produced between 1955 and 1959.
More information to follow.
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