27th Nov, 2024 13:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

 
  Lot 29
 

1984 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo
In single family ownership (1984-2024) and just 33,000 miles from new

Sold for £18,042

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: A5 ERD
Chassis No: SCBZS0T01ECH08959
MOT: October 2025

  • 1 of just 322 right-hand drive examples made
  • Cherished by a single family (1984-2024)
  • 33,000 miles from new with fourteen corroborating services (the latter two totalling over £9,000)

A landmark model in Bentley’s history, the Mulsanne Turbo (and its Turbo R successor) expanded the marque’s popularity and desirability to an unprecedented degree. Thus, ‘Winged B’ sales went from accounting for three percent of Crewe production in 1980 to fifty percent a decade later! Launched at the 1982 Geneva Salon, the Mulsanne Turbo was substantially more potent than its normally aspirated sibling (300bhp/487lbft vs 170bhp/369lbft). Reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 7 seconds and 135mph, the luxury saloon could outrun many a sportscar whilst still retaining its ‘drawing room on wheels’ ambience. Hand-built, a mere 322 were completed to right-hand drive, short wheelbase specification.

Finished in the gorgeous and special order combination of Coral Inmont with a Cream Everflex roof and chrome radiator grille, chassis H08959 was supplied new via the SMAC Group of Thorpe Bay, Essex to businessman Edward Coventry Esq. Remaining within Mr Coventry’s extended family until very recently, a handwritten letter on file confirms that the Bentley ‘has been garaged and cherished all its life having never had any paintwork or accident damage’. Warranted to have covered just 33,000 miles from new, the Mulsanne Turbo has been serviced fourteen times by SMAC(x10), P&A Wood (x2), Harvey Wash and Shadow Motors. Recognised marque specialists, bills from the latter two totalled £4,466 and £4,603 respectively and show that particular attention was paid to the luxury saloon’s steering, suspension and brakes. The factory-fitted Magnolia leather upholstery (which extends to the roof lining) and contrasting red carpets remain in excellent order, while the boot and engine bay are highly presentable too. A rare machine made triply so by its low mileage and originality, this Mulsanne Turbo is worthy of close inspection.

PLEASE NOTE: According to the website howmanyleft.co.uk only sixty-four Bentleys registered during 1984 are still known to the DVLA (of which forty-nine are currently SORN). The vendor believes that ‘A5 ERD’ is one of the very best examples among this select group and invites potential purchasers to observe the lack of wear to the Mulsanne Turbo’s pedal rubbers and boot as proof of the way in which it has been mollycoddled for the past forty years.

PLEASE NOTE: The V5C Registration Document for this lot is in transit and will be forwarded to the successful purchaser.

PLEASE NOTE: According to the website howmanyleft.co.uk only sixty-four Bentleys registered during 1984 are still known to the DVLA (of which forty-nine are currently SORN). The vendor believes that ‘A5 ERD’ is one of the very best examples among this select group and invites potential purchasers to observe the lack of wear to the Mulsanne Turbo’s pedal rubbers and boot as proof of the way in which it has been mollycoddled for the past forty years.

PLEASE NOTE: The V5C Registration Document for this lot is in transit and will be forwarded to the successful purchaser.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737

 

Auction: Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 27th Nov, 2024

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