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Truly gorgeous, award winningBentley S3 Saloon! Finished inMetallic Green over supple Tan leather interior! Nicely equippedwith air conditioning, power lift windows, picnic tray tables,whitewalls, and more! Sold new to Lord Aldington in London with abeautifully detailed complete ownership history since! Restoredprofessionally by Automotive International in 2003and went on tocaptureNational 1st Place honors in 2013! Post-war Rolls Royce andBentley models are arguably one of the most beautifully sculpted,and most recognizable, vehicles ever to leave the Crewe productionfactory. Much like the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III, the Bentley S3was built in lighter fashion utilizing aluminum body componentsdropping 220 pounds, featuring new quad headlights, upgraded 2" SUcarburetors replacing the previous 1" units and 9:1 compression.Power steering became standard and power windows found their wayonto the option list. The Bentley S3 Saloon became one of the besthigh speed luxury saloons of the 1960s! We are delighted to offerthis gorgeous 1964 Bentley S3 right hand drive Saloon finished infactory code correct Metallic Green (9500640) over Tan Leather!Power comes from a 6.2L V8 engine mated to a 4-speed Hydramatictransmission. Options include air conditioning, front fender wing &door styling strips,rear picnic tray tables, power windows, powersteering, power brakes, whitewall tires, Flying B hood mascot,stainless steel exhaust, front fog lamps, decorative badge bar,updated CD audio system, and more! This uniquely special RHD driveexample sold new on April 21, 1964 from Jack Barclay Limitedlocated in Berkeley Square, London, England to General Electric Co,LTD to be used by Lord Aldington. It would trade hands in thesummer of 1975 to United Stated automobile investor, MerrillBenfield of Charleston, SC. He would make the trip to London andpurchase Rolls Royce and Bentley vehicles to export them back tothe States. Included with this car would be the shipping tags fromSwansombe Auto-Exports when it arrived through Florida. It wouldmake its way to Yellow Rolls Royce, LTD to be sold in October 1975to Fritts Biesecker of Charlotte, NC who would hold on to hisEnglish treasure for the next 36 years! While under his ownership,he selected Jenkins & Jenkins to service and maintain this S3,before employee Jarod Brown would open his own firm calledAutomotive International in 2001. He would be selected to perform abody-on restoration in the spring of 2002. It would be completelystripped of all exterior components, with the body down to baremetal. It would fully re-sprayed in the factory color, receive newfront leathers, dash leather, new headliner, fully re-platedexterior chrome, fresh weather stripping, and more. Completed inOctober of 2003, the results continue to impress. New ownershipcame about in October of 2011 and it would be freshened once again.This included fully refinished interior wood by NS WoodRefinishing, new radiator, rebuilt brake servo & master cylinders,fully rebuilt steering system, fresh transmission gasket, trianglegasket, & valve cover gaskets, new alternator (disguised as agenerator), resealed front shocks, replaced oil sending unit, freshfluids throughout, and LED dash and dome light illumination! All ofthis was done under the care of St. Louis Rolls Royce specialistErwin Schwarz, LTD at just shy of 88,000 actual miles. It has beenshown and rewarded amongst its peers at many RROC and Bentley classevents. These include 2007 Euro Auto Festival- 1st Place BentleyClass, 2008 Rebel Reunion- 1st Place Bentley Touring, 2010 EuroAuto Festival- Crowd Pleaser Award, 2012 RROC Nationals Louisville,KY- 2nd Place (390/400pts), and 2013 RROC Nationals San AntonioFiesta- 1st Place (388/400pts). It will come with copious amountsof documentation including restoration records & pictures,ownership history & correspondence, all service records back to1975, complete original tool kit, 3 sets of keys, and more! Aremarkably well cared for and kept vehicle making for a superbBentley investment! Today, the odometer reads 90,279 originalmiles. It continues to operate perfectly in all respects! Pleasefeel welcome to schedule a viewing appointment or phone withadditional questions.
1964 Bentley
S3 RHD Saloon
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Description
Truly gorgeous, award winningBentley S3 Saloon! Finished inMetallic Green over supple Tan leather interior! Nicely equippedwith air conditioning, power lift windows, picnic tray tables,whitewalls, and more! Sold new to Lord Aldington in London with abeautifully detailed complete ownership history since! Restoredprofessionally by Automotive International in 2003and went on tocaptureNational 1st Place honors in 2013! Post-war Rolls Royce andBentley models are arguably one of the most beautifully sculpted,and most recognizable, vehicles ever to leave the Crewe productionfactory. Much like the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III, the Bentley S3was built in lighter fashion utilizing aluminum body componentsdropping 220 pounds, featuring new quad headlights, upgraded 2" SUcarburetors replacing the previous 1" units and 9:1 compression.Power steering became standard and power windows found their wayonto the option list. The Bentley S3 Saloon became one of the besthigh speed luxury saloons of the 1960s! We are delighted to offerthis gorgeous 1964 Bentley S3 right hand drive Saloon finished infactory code correct Metallic Green (9500640) over Tan Leather!Power comes from a 6.2L V8 engine mated to a 4-speed Hydramatictransmission. Options include air conditioning, front fender wing &door styling strips,rear picnic tray tables, power windows, powersteering, power brakes, whitewall tires, Flying B hood mascot,stainless steel exhaust, front fog lamps, decorative badge bar,updated CD audio system, and more! This uniquely special RHD driveexample sold new on April 21, 1964 from Jack Barclay Limitedlocated in Berkeley Square, London, England to General Electric Co,LTD to be used by Lord Aldington. It would trade hands in thesummer of 1975 to United Stated automobile investor, MerrillBenfield of Charleston, SC. He would make the trip to London andpurchase Rolls Royce and Bentley vehicles to export them back tothe States. Included with this car would be the shipping tags fromSwansombe Auto-Exports when it arrived through Florida. It wouldmake its way to Yellow Rolls Royce, LTD to be sold in October 1975to Fritts Biesecker of Charlotte, NC who would hold on to hisEnglish treasure for the next 36 years! While under his ownership,he selected Jenkins & Jenkins to service and maintain this S3,before employee Jarod Brown would open his own firm calledAutomotive International in 2001. He would be selected to perform abody-on restoration in the spring of 2002. It would be completelystripped of all exterior components, with the body down to baremetal. It would fully re-sprayed in the factory color, receive newfront leathers, dash leather, new headliner, fully re-platedexterior chrome, fresh weather stripping, and more. Completed inOctober of 2003, the results continue to impress. New ownershipcame about in October of 2011 and it would be freshened once again.This included fully refinished interior wood by NS WoodRefinishing, new radiator, rebuilt brake servo & master cylinders,fully rebuilt steering system, fresh transmission gasket, trianglegasket, & valve cover gaskets, new alternator (disguised as agenerator), resealed front shocks, replaced oil sending unit, freshfluids throughout, and LED dash and dome light illumination! All ofthis was done under the care of St. Louis Rolls Royce specialistErwin Schwarz, LTD at just shy of 88,000 actual miles. It has beenshown and rewarded amongst its peers at many RROC and Bentley classevents. These include 2007 Euro Auto Festival- 1st Place BentleyClass, 2008 Rebel Reunion- 1st Place Bentley Touring, 2010 EuroAuto Festival- Crowd Pleaser Award, 2012 RROC Nationals Louisville,KY- 2nd Place (390/400pts), and 2013 RROC Nationals San AntonioFiesta- 1st Place (388/400pts). It will come with copious amountsof documentation including restoration records & pictures,ownership history & correspondence, all service records back to1975, complete original tool kit, 3 sets of keys, and more! Aremarkably well cared for and kept vehicle making for a superbBentley investment! Today, the odometer reads 90,279 originalmiles. It continues to operate perfectly in all respects! Pleasefeel welcome to schedule a viewing appointment or phone withadditional questions.