59.000 miles ONLY with Air Conditioning1959 Bentley S2
Such a pleasure to be able to have this car - which comes with such a lovely story too
Completed by Bentley in December 1959 this S2 was generally maintained by Official Dealer HA Fox of Mayfair
The apprentice who worked on this car eventually became a fully qualified technician and continued to maintain her, more over as he was in love with the colour specification
Move on a couple of years and this still young man emigrated to the West Coast of the USA - on a visit back to the UK to see relatives and old work colleagues in 1972 he was delighted to see 'his S2' in the HA Fox service centre again
When he enquired about the car it transpired that the then owner, Robert St. Clair Grant, of the Billings in Chelsea (well known for playing Jack the Cheeky Clippee in the popular LWT Comedy Series "On the Buses") was happy to sell B 82AM and a deal was struck - there is even the LWT windscreen sticker pass in the history file
So with just 27.932 miles covered up to that date over to Seattle she was shipped
We have photographs of her before her journey together with the then valid MoT and Tax Disc!!!
Obviously our happy new owner was more than well qualified to look after her during his ownership, which he did right up until he phoned me and offered her for me to buy earlier this year
Owning and cherishing her for the last 38 years (even the Red Carpet mats are here as used to keep the tyres from squaring off and for display purposes in his emporium) he has taken the mileage on to a nominal, for her age, 59.000 only
Finished in, as he says, a striking contrast to the usual cars of the period, Sage Green over Smoke Green with Green hide interior and colonial glass she remains in remarkably original condition and is a testament to the quality of these cars when new
We have given her a thorough service with brake servo overhaul, gearbox band adjustment, air conditioning and a Becker Mexico stereo with exceptionally high quality speakers to ensure that the next 59.000 miles are covered in the ultimate of luxury
A very special car indeed
