1987 Bentley Turbo R

Registration No: E500 OVN
Chassis No: SCBZS0TA8JCH22263
MOT: May 2024

• Only 56,857 miles from new (at time of consignment)
• A mere three former keepers and retained in second ownership for over 31 years
• Offered with a history file including the book pack with stamped service book
• Rated as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ throughout by the vendor

Launched at the 1985 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley's Turbo R was based on the chassis of the Mulsanne and powered by a modified version of the engine from the Mulsanne Turbo. However, the newcomer proved to be rather more than the sum of its parts, causing the respected American magazine Motor Trend to describe it as `the first Bentley in decades deserving of the famous name'. The chassis changes were especially key to the model's success. This was to be an unashamedly sporting model, requiring tauter suspension than the Mulsanne. The Turbo R had wider tyres than the Mulsanne, which were mounted on alloy wheels - a first for the marque. The model was available with short (3,061mm) or long (3,161mm) wheelbase - 4,653 short and 1,211 long-wheelbase Turbo R's were produced between 1985 and 1997.

Manufactured in 1987, this Turbo R was supplied new via Appleyard Ripon of Leeds, being delivered new on the 18^th September that year. Fitted with the 6750cc turbo-charged Bentley V8 engine allied to the automatic transmission, the Turbo is finished in Vermillion Red with a complementing Magnolia Cream leather interior upholstery and Red carpets and dashboard leather. ‘E500 OVN’ has covered just 56,857 miles from new (at the time of consignment) and has had a mere four former keepers, with the Turbo R residing in long-term second ownership (understood to have been for over thirty years). Offered with a history file which includes the book pack containing the stamped service book which illustrates stamps only from Rolls-Royce and Bentley main dealer entries, MOT history, a current MOT until May 2024 (with no advisories) and a current V5C. Rated as ‘very good’ by the vendor in regards to bodywork, paintwork, engine, electrical equipment and gearbox, the interior trim is rated as ‘excellent’.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
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07889 223 904