1965 Bentley S3 4-Door Convertible

Registration No: DOV 7C
Chassis No: B316HN
MOT: Exempt

• Subject to a Recent comprehensive service
• Finished in Caribbean Blue over Georgian Silver
• Used in ITV’s soap Coronation Street (2012) as the wedding car for ‘Rita’s’ marriage to ‘Dennis Tanner’ and in Horrid Henry: The Movie
• New Turquoise carpets and a new soft-top in 2024
• Understood to have been first owned by Lady Bird of Bird’s custard fame

Used in ITV’s long-running soap Coronation Street (2012) as the wedding car for ‘Rita’s’ marriage to ‘Dennis Tanner’ in Episode 7883, and in Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), DOV 7C is also believed to have been used at events by renowned opera singer Katherine Jenkins. The first owner is believed to have been Lady Bird of Bird’s custard fame. With just three previous owners the car was in long term ownership from 1975 until 2022 during which time it was converted from Saloon to Convertible coachwork. There are few details as to who carried out the conversion or when, however, it was evidently done to a high standard and with attention to detail, such as the ingenious removable ‘B’ pillars for when the hood is in the lowered position. Finished in Caribbean Blue over Georgian Silver, having been resprayed from its original Astral Blue over Shell Grey, it features hand-painted coachlines along the flanks and around the hub caps and has recently benefited from Turquoise carpets and a new soft-top in 2024. The wood has been re-polished and the blue leather re-connollised within the last few years. We understand the car will be comprehensively serviced prior to sale, including brake fluid, engine oil, diff oil, new brake pads, plugs, coil and belts and a gearbox service, whilst it would benefit from cosmetic attention and refreshing in certain areas.

By 1955, Rolls-Royce felt increasingly less need to visually differentiate its own models from the Bentley-badged ones. The Bentley S1 that replaced the R-Type model was therefore basically a Silver Cloud I behind the distinctive 'Flying B' radiator grille. It was the last Bentley powered by the company's venerable 150bhp 4.9-litre straight-six engine. The newcomer retained a separate chassis and body, facilitating the manufacture of special-bodied versions. Even so, the vast majority were delivered with the standard steel one. Suspension was independent by coil springs at the front and by live axle and semi-elliptic springs at the rear. Braking was by servo-assisted drums all-round. Greatly improved performance arrived with Bentley's S2 model of 1959, when the faithful straight-six engine was supplanted by a new 6.2-litre aluminium V8. The S3, introduced in 1962, featured a lower bonnet line, different grille and quad headlamps. Interior modifications included individual seats for the front occupants and increased legroom for rear passengers. Engine power was raised by some seven percent. A total of some 1,630 were produced between 1962 and 1966.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
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