Lot details Registration No: 551 DJU Chassis No: SCBZS0T03ECH08963 Mot Expiry: May 2005
The 1980 Bentley version of the T Series replacement, the Mulsanne, owes its name to the famous straight on the Le Mans circuit where the Bentley Boys put the marque on the map. The new body shell was longer, wider and lower, and gave owners much enhanced all-round visibility thanks to there being thirty per cent more glass area. Having had a normally aspirated motor, performance was really boosted by the addition of a Garrett turbocharger on the Mulsanne Turbo from 1982.
This Mulsanne Turbo, a right-hand drive four-door with 6750cc turbocharged eight-cylinder engine and automatic transmission, first left the Rolls-Royce/Bentley factory at Crewe in the summer of 1984. According to the entrant, there is full service history on file which includes receipted bills detailing work carried out to the sports saloon over the years. The cherished registration currently in place is included in the car's sale today as is the CD player.
The vendor tells us that it drives well and that the 63,600 mileage displayed on the odometer when entered for the sale is believed to be the genuine total from new. The car has been MOTd earlier in the year and the current certificate will be valid until next May. Chassis and bodywork, painted in Ice Green over Forest Green, as well as the leather in beige piped in green are as seen. The tyres are said to have been freshly renewed. The Mulsanne not only looks good, but is as comfy as a Gentleman's Club on wheels, while the turbo V8 provides a fortunate owner with supercar performance.
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