Description
Chassis No BC16B was originally completed and delivered in August of 1953 to its first owner Mr Cyril Lord of Northern Ireland. It was supplied through Agnew & Graham Ltd of Belfast, finished in pacific green with a light beige leather interior (VM 3099) It was originally specified and fitted with lightweight seats, which were changed during Mr Lords ownership to a James Young heavy front seat. The rear seats however remain the original lightweight type. It was retained by Mr Lord until October of 1975 when it was sold to the second co-owners. Following an amicable parting of the ways in 1992 the car has since remained with one of its purchasers from 1975, making it a remarkable fifty years of ownership. Chassis No BC16B was restored in the early 1990’s with works including a full bare metal re-paint and chrome restoration which was carried out by David Royle of & Co Ltd of Darlington in County Durham. Their work was clearly of a very high standard as the coachwork still looks in excellent condition over thirty years later. Mechanically speaking the car has been maintained and improved by Ian F Cuningham of Edinburgh, Alistair Scott Services of Perth and Mulsanne Motors of Midlothian. Chassis No BC16B was also maintained by Bentley specialists Padgett Engineering with works including a complete steering and suspension overhaul. The car comes complete with extensive records, including copy chassis cards and many photos and invoices documenting works carried out over the decades. There are also photos and correspondence dating back to 2002 when the car took part in the gathering of many Bentley R Type Continentals at Silverstone to mark the 70th anniversary of the model. It is complete with its original logbook from 1953, copies of the H. J. Mulliner R Type Continental line drawings, a copy (stamped BC16B) of Bentley Continental Sports Saloon by Christian Hueber and David Sulzberger and various original documentation including the cars handbook. The car has been reviewed and prepared by our workshop team to ensure continued enjoyable motoring and first-class performance. This striking early production lightweight example looks magnificent in its original colour and drives equally beautifully too. A recent two-hundred-mile road test to properly evaluate the cars performance was as absolute pleasure. If you are looking for a nicely patinated lightweight example of this iconic model, look no further than Chassis No BC16B.
A lightweight early production example
Still in its original livery of pacific green with a light beige leather interior
Fitted with manual transmission and rear wheel spats
Delivered new to Ireland in August 1953
Extensive history and ownership known from new
Reviewed and prepared by our workshop team
Complete with original handbook
