Registration: TUL 202
Chassis: B262EG
Odometer: 37,000
Transmission: Automatic
MOT: Exempt
- Original registration book
- MOT certificates dating back until 1973 with some paperwork dating back to 1967
- Supplied with original Bentley owner’s manual
- Original paint and interior and never welded
We are so pleased to bring to market this unique and outstanding Bentley. This example was supplied new in 1957 to John Jacobs & Co Ltd of London EC3 who were a shipping line company trading since 1880 in Swansea before relocating to the capital. They kept the Bentley until 1977 when it went into the ownership of the second family to own it, and it has since spent its time living in a very special high end car collection hence the mileage of 37,000 miles.
The buff logbook evidences that the Bentley remained in the Jacobs family until 1977 when it passed into the hands of the renowned dealers, David Scott-Moncrieff & Son Ltd of Leek in Staffordshire as evidenced with an advert from the period which shows the car advertised for sale in February 1978 for the figure of £8,750. Bearing in mind within the same advert there is a 1960 S2 for £4,680 and a 1963 S3 for £5,550 gives an indication of just how highly considered the S1 was. The specification is also rather special with things like power steering, full toolkit with Kinsman pump, and an original valve radio that works a treat when the valves warm up as they had too. It even has the correct battery liners in place, an important thing on a Bentley or Rolls-Royce of the period.
The advert read “1957 S1. This most remarkable car has had only one owner since new and has covered only 31,000 miles in its life. Finished in shell grey over Tudor grey with red hide interior, the condition is almost the same as when it left the factory twenty years ago. We will never have an opportunity to buy a car with this sort of history again so although the price is the most we have ever asked for an S1 Bentley, we feel it is not excessive at £8,750. TUL 202.”. There is a letter on file dated 7th October 1977 discussing a written interaction with a Mrs Jacobs who confirmed the mileage as correct at that point and was rather indignant that someone should feel the need to ask. This shows what a good home it came from and probably something that would never happen today.
A unique opportunity to acquire what is probably the most original, lowest mileage and unrestored Bentley S1 available today. We think that this is very much a one off, yes there are a few around, but not one with this provenance or mileage.
