‘DOV 7C’s’ first owner is said to have been Lady Bird of Bird’s custard fame
As seen in ITV’s long-running soap Coronation Street (2012) as the wedding car for ‘Rita’s’ marriage to ‘Dennis Tanner’ and in Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Recent comprehensive service
Caribbean Blue over Georgian Silver
New Turquoise carpets and a new soft-top in 2024
A great car that’s ready to be taken to the next level in terms of condition
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Greatly improved performance arrived with Bentley's S2 model of 1959, when the company's faithful straight-six engine was supplanted by a new 6.2-litre aluminium V8 unit. The range's final iteration was the S3. Introduced in 1962, it featured a lower bonnet line, different grille and four headlamps. The interior modifications included individual seats for the front occupants and increased legroom for those in the rear. Engine power was increased by some seven percent. A total of 1,630 S3s are understood to have been produced between 1962 and 1966.
‘DOV 7C’s’ first owner is said to have been Lady Bird, no less a member of the eponymous Bird’s custard family. With just three previous owners and ready to be taken to the next level, in terms of condition, this grand old master’s ownership history includes long term ownership from 1975 until 2022 when it was purchased by the previous owner.
Its appearances in the public eye, are likely due to its ability to drop the roof to be seen in. ‘DOV 7C’ has played a role, quite literally, in popular culture, having been seen 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). Also, believed to have been used at events by operatic superstar sensation Katherine Jenkins, the S3 was converted from a saloon body to the Drophead evident today, during that three-decade ownership. There are few details as to who carried out the conversion or when, however, it was evidently done to a high standard at the time and with attention to detail, such as the ingenious and useful feature of removable ‘B’ pillars for when the hood is in the lowered position.
Today the elegant ‘Bentley for all seasons’ displays some 28,000 on the odometer which, realistically, likely indicates that the true mileage could be 128,000, bearing in mind the age of the car and its attractively flexible configuration for use in all manner of weather, perhaps not that high a figure. We are advised that a new custodian will receive the car comprehensively serviced, including brake fluid, engine oil, diff oil, new brake pads, plugs, coil and belts and a gearbox service and a new handbrake cable.
These days the S3 wears Caribbean Blue over Georgian Silver, having been resprayed from its original Astral Blue over Shell Grey, and to embellish further, it features hand-painted coachlines along the flanks and around the hub caps. It has recently benefitted from Turquoise carpets and a new soft-top in 2024 and has had all the interior wood re-polished and the Blue leather interior re-connollised within the last few years.
We believe this magnificent Bentley still has many years of service and enjoyment for a new custodian ahead. It would benefit from cosmetic attention and refreshing, but represents a good starting point, an interesting S3 ready to be taken to the next level and its former splendour.
