2003 Bentley Arnage R
Only c.57,000 miles from new

Registration No: LK03 UYD
Chassis No: SCBLC37FX3CH09432
MOT: August 2023

• Only 57,310 miles from new (at time of consignment)
• Fitted with a factory sun-roof
• Benefitted from some £4,400 expenditure in 2019
• Full Bentley book pack including the stamped service book

The Bentley Arnage and its Rolls-Royce sibling, the Silver Seraph, were phased in during the spring of 1998 as replacements for derivatives of the long-serving Mulsanne (Bentley) and Silver Spirit (Rolls-Royce). The bodies for the new cars were built at the Bentley factory in Crewe, while the engines were outsourced. Initially available as a single model, the Arnage was powered by a DOHC 4.4-litre BMW engine force fed by twin turbochargers. However, it was around this time that Bentley passed into the hands of the Volkswagen Group and Rolls-Royce was acquired by BMW. Not surprisingly, BMW declined to see a rival marque powered by one of its engines, so Volkswagen was forced to find an alternative powerplant for the Arnage. In fact, the company sourced two and created the option of the Arnage Red Label and Arnage Green Label. The Red Label was initially powered by a Cosworth-built version of Bentley's stalwart single-turbo OHV 6.75-litre V8, while the short-lived Green Label utilised a Bentley-modified version of the Arnage's original BMW unit. The Red label gave way to the Arnage R in 2002. In common with the long wheelbase RL launched the previous year, it was powered by a completely reworked version of Bentley's venerable 6.75-litre V8 engine. Courtesy of Bosch Motronic engine management and a pair of Garrett T3 turbochargers it produced 399bhp and a whopping 616lb-ft of torque.

Manufactured in 2003, the Arnage R offered was supplied new to the United Kingdom, being registered new on the 31^st of March that year. Fitted with the 6750cc V8 twin-turbo engine allied to the automatic transmission, the Bentley is finished in Silver with Black leather interior upholstery and wooden trim. Entering into current ownership in 2019, ‘LK03 UYD’ has covered a mere c.57,000 miles from new. Specified from new with the optional extra of a factory sunroof, the Bentley benefitted from much improvement upon entering into current ownership, with some £4,400 worth of expenditure, including a new airbag control unit sensors and servicing with Silverlady, and four new tyres. Serviced again by Silverlady in April this year, the Bentley is offered with a history file which includes the original book pack with stamped service book, as well as a collection of invoices from the current ownership, some previous MOTs and a current V5C document.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452