Description
Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: Tues 16th June from 12pm
Auction: Wed 17th June from 9am
Location: Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
1995 Bentley Brooklands
1 of 194 RHD examples made
Estimate
£12, 000 - £14, 000
Registration No: N731 MFR
Chassis No: SCBZE12C8TCH57453
MOT: April 2027
1 of just 194 RHD examples made during the 1996 model year
Circa £5, 000 spent in the last 1, 000 miles
Finished in the stunning combination of Georgian Silver with Oxblood leather upholstery
Said to be 'a notably well looked after car that drives very nicely'
A more comfort-biased foil to its Turbo R sibling, the Bentley Brooklands was introduced at the October 1992 Birmingham International Motor Show. Powered by a normally aspirated version of Crewe’s stalwart 6750cc V8 engine allied to four-speed automatic transmission, all but the earliest versions of the luxury saloon were capable of over 130mph. Continually refined and updated during its half decade production run, the Brooklands underwent its biggest facelift for the 1996 model year gaining a two-inch lower radiator, wraparound / colour-coded bumpers (the front one sporting an air dam), revised door mirrors, deleted front quarterlights and new 16-inch alloy wheels shod with lower profile tyres (the latter alteration resulting in sharper handling / roadholding). The beautifully trimmed interior boasted a new dashboard and centre console plus a more commodious cubby between the front seats, while those in the rear had individually controlled air conditioning vents. The spare wheel was relocated and the engine tweaked for more power and so that it would work with on-board diagnostics (OBD). It is understood that just 194 right-hand drive cars were completed during the 1996 model year.
A 1996 model-year Brooklands (the first of which was reportedly chassis 57006), this particular example is finished in the stunning combination of Georgian Silver with Oxblood leather upholstery. Previously supplied by marque specialist Balmoral and carrying a Bentley Drivers’ Club sticker to the front windscreen, it has self-evidently led something of a charmed life covering some 87, 000 miles in the process. Indeed, we are told that some £5, 000 has been spent on it within the last 1, 000 miles alone. The online MOT history makes for reassuring reading and the Bentley is said to ‘present well and drive very nicely’. Still an imposing motorcar, this handsome Brooklands is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, history file and MOT certificate valid until April 2027.
