Description
Since 1921, the Bentley name has remained synonymous with prestige, performance and luxury. The 'Continental' designation recalls the Bentley Continental of the post-war period. The 'R' resonates to the R-Type Bentleys from the 1950s as well as the Turbo R of the 1980s. Bentley's 1980s resurgence relied exclusively on models whose basic architecture was shared with other Rolls-Royce models, however, the Bentley Continental R was unique to the Bentley marque. Despite the need to incorporate non-traditional features such as doors recessed into the roof, the result looked every bit a Bentley, albeit one restated for the 1990s. Needless to say, the performance was outstanding, the combination of the Turbo R engine in the new wind-cheating shape cutting the 0-60mph time to under six seconds and boosting a top speed in excess of 150mph.
This lovely Bentley Continental R was supplied new on the 2nd August 1994 by Lancaster Europa Ltd in Sheffield and since delivery has been fully maintained with 26 service stamps in the two record books, the last service carried out less tan 5, 000 miles ago. The true mileage is about 120, 000 miles from new with the speedo head being replaced in 2006 reading approximately 96, 000 miles, since then the car has covered only 24, 000 miles in the last nineteen years. Finished in Sherwood Green with Magnolia hide piped in Spruce. Spruce dashboard top and green stitched Bentley winged B on the steering wheel. This lovely Bentley Continental R is supplied with a V5 registration document, the original hand books, two keys and a comprehensive file of invoices and original build sheets. To drive a Continental R is a memorable experience; this car represents an opportunity to acquire an extremely fine example of a superb motorcar.
