Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th Feb, 2025 12:00pm
1994 Bentley Turbo RL
A notably smart and well looked after example
Estimate
£15, 000 - £20, 000
Registration No: M706 ELC
Chassis No: SCBZP03C6SCH55105
MOT: May 2025
1 of just 25 Turbo RL cars made to right-hand drive specification during the 1995 model year
Treated to almost £20, 000 worth of servicing and improvement work by Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialists Shadow Vehicle Services since 2020
Elegantly finished in Red Pearl with Sandstone hide upholstery piped in St James Red
82, 000 recorded miles but could reportedly pass for 28, 000!
Colour coded front wing vents with mesh inserts
Huge value for money
Introduced in March 1985, the Bentley Turbo R could be had in standard or long wheelbase guises. The marque’s most expensive offering, the latter cossetted rear seat occupants with an extra four inches’ legroom. However, the associated price increase was such that most customers opted to forego the additional space (the Turbo R outsold the Turbo RL by roughly 3:1). Progressively evolved throughout its twelve-year production run, the Turbo RL gained Bosch KE- Jetronic fuel injection, anti-lock brakes (1987 model year), GM 4-L80E four-speed automatic transmission (1992 model year), front airbags, Electronic Boost Control (1994 model year) and 17-inch alloy wheels (1995 model year) among myriad other changes. Performance remained a strong point with 1995 model year cars reputedly being capable of 0-60mph in 6. 5 seconds and 155mph! Every Turbo RL was effectively a special order machine with just 47 examples being handbuilt during the 1995 model year (22 LHD and 25 RHD).
One of the twenty-five cars completed to right-hand drive specification during the 1995 model year, chassis SCBZP03C6SCH55105 was supplied new by Lancaster Europa Ltd of Sheffield on 15th August 1994. Finished in the attractive combination of Red Pearl (Mica) with Sandstone leather and St James Red piping, the Bentley’s condition belies the 82, 000 miles recorded by its odometer. Indeed, the seller feels that the first two digits could credibly be transposed such is his confidence in the way the Turbo RL looks and drives. Inspired by that of the Continental R, the handsome dashboard is complemented by rear picnic tables. While a large bore exhaust pipe and body coloured front wing vents with mesh inserts hint at the turn of speed available. Treated to nearly £20, 000 worth of servicing and improvement work by Shadow Vehicle Services of Pudsey since 2020 (whose staff were trained to factory standards whilst at Rippon Bros), the luxury sports saloon has benefited from a top-end engine overhaul; skimmed cylinder heads; new head gaskets, renewal of the cooling equipment and reconditioning of the radiator; a new lower steering column; new front brake discs and pads; new front springs and shock absorbers; and a new brake accumulator etc. Worthy of close inspection, this decidedly rare and well looked after Turbo RL is due to be driven to the Pavilion Gardens. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, original owner’s handbook, stamped service book, current ‘no advisories’ MOT certificate valid until May 2025, tool kit and numerous invoices etc.
