Registration No: TOX 771
Chassis No: B238DB
MOT: Exempt

• Supplied new by P.J. Evans Ltd of Birmingham and amazingly retains its original tie-on tags for the dashboard controls (plus their associated envelope)
• Believed but not warranted to have covered 153,000 miles from new in the hands of only three keepers
• Treated to circa £16,000 worth of work since 2007

This remarkable ‘S’ Series Standard Steel Saloon still retains much of its original factory issued paperwork even down to the cardboard instruction tags which would have been affixed to various dashboard controls when new! The accompanying Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd delivery note reveals that chassis B238DB reached supplying dealer P.J. Evans Ltd of Birmingham on 5^th November 1956. Finished in Black with Tan leather upholstery, the luxurious four-seater was duly issued with the local number plate ‘TOX 771’. Well known to P.J. Evans Ltd during its early life, the Bentley was sold by them to Arthur E. Cooke Esq of Pressoturn Ltd, Leamington Spa on 27^th August 1962 complete with a three months’ guarantee. Mr Cooke had the car regularly serviced via P.J. Evans Ltd, Rippon Bros and Appleyard Rippon as well as commissioning Davies & Co. Ltd of Birmingham to paint the lower half Shell Grey in 1967 and partially restore the bodywork (new front wings and sills etc) some four years later. Judging by the way it has been polished through to the primer in places and touched-up in others, it appears that much of the fifty-plus year old cellulose paint has survived. Treated to a partial engine overhaul at an indicated (1)35,372 miles during March 1973, the ‘S’ Series has been registered to the same Coventry address for the past thirty-two years (presumably passing between owners in the same family). Entrusted to Graham Whitehouse Autos Ltd in October 2007 at an indicated (1)44,816 miles for some £10,000 worth of work including the fitment of a reconditioned automatic gearbox and stainless-steel exhaust plus brake system fettling, more recent maintenance has been carried out by marque specialist Balmoral UK. As well as installing electronic ignition and waxoyling the underside, the latter paid attention to the cooling and ignition assemblies. Starting readily and running well during our recent photography session, the Bentley currently shows a highly credible (1)53,000 miles to its odometer.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737