Highlights
- Facelift 1996 car with 295bhp light pressure turbo
- Very low mileage of only 36,00 miles
- Extensive service history to 34,754 miles
- Long MOT to June 2025 with no advisories
- Smart dark blue over cream colour scheme
- Tidy and very usable Brooklands
The Appeal
Early Brooklands cars were designed to channel the style and handling of the Turbo R but not quite the performance. Not so the post-1996 facelift cars. Adding a light-pressure turbo to the smooth 6.75L V8 delivered 295bhp, just like those first Turbo Rs.
Just 675 RHD cars like this one were built. It was one of the last to leave the line, finished in handsome dark blue metallic with a fetching cream leather cabin. The mileage is a paltry 36,000 documented miles from new, mainly in the hands of one 18-year keeper. Despite the sparing use, he kept the servicing up to date - regular stamps applied by main dealers and marque specialists running from new to 34,754 miles. The history file also reveals extensive maintenance and regular checks by well-regarded Phantom Motor Cars.
In good overall condition, this is a tidy and very usable turbocharged Brooklands whose condition is confirmed by a long, advisory-free MOT.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 17th June 1997
- Four registered keepers
- We are told one of those keepers retained the car for 18 years
- Deceased estate sale
- Sold to previous keeper in 2006 at 12,000 miles according to seller
- Used for Club events including several overseas tours
- Used sparingly alongside a Rolls-Royce Olympian and serviced according to mileage
- Regularly serviced through car’s life
- Most recently serviced in late 2020 at 34,754 miles
- All recent work by Phantom Motor Cars with significant invoices for broad range of work
- Checks, transmission fluids changes and servicing by Phantom
- Old MOTs to verify mileage
- One of only 625 RHD 295bhp LPT Brooklands
- 2 sets of keys
- Factory handbook and tools set
- Private registration ACZ7676 included
- MOT to 17th June 2025 at 36,250 miles with no advisories
The Condition
- Popular colour scheme of Black Sapphire dark blue with light Parchment leather
- Generally tidy and well kept car with some minor localised signs of age
- Straight, well kept panelwork with no significant corrosion to note
- Some minor bubbling to aluminium doors as shown in photographs
- These include door tops and bottoms
- Some scratches to panels including offside rear door and nearside rear corner
- Fitted with factory correct Brooklands alloys and correct specification Avon tyres
- Alloy wheels and tyres are both well kept with some marks to rims to note
- Underside is in good order with no structural advisories on current MOT
- Well kept cream leather interior reflecting car’s very low mileage
- Cream leather seats with blue piping and reverse finish carpets throughout
- Similar theme to dashboard with blue dash top and cream knee roll
- Cabin fittings in good order with only light wear visible to commonly used surfaces
- Walnut veneers in good order throughout with small mark to one door capping
- Fitted with high end Alpine CD multichanger which is hidden in armrest
- Period radio cassette and car phone fitted
- We understand that all the electrics and interior functions work correctly
- Electric front seats with heating and memory
- Spare wheel with spare wheel cover in tidy boot with good carpet
The Mechanics
- 6,750cc hand-built V8 engine
- Equipped with light pressure turbo developing 295bhp
- 4spd automatic gearbox with centre console shifter
- Bentley battery trickle charger
- Well maintained car with 2,000 miles covered since last service
- Extensive range of recent invoices from same specialist
- We are told that the car has good brakes and drives well
- Vendor reports that it drives beautifully being smooth and well set up
- Brooklands cars got the improved handling set up of the Turbo R
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on current MOT
- No reported running or driving issues
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