Classic Car Auctions THE SEPTEMBER LIVE ONLINE AUCTION 2020 18th & 19th September 2020

48 CCA 18 th & 19 th September Live Online Auction 2020 classiccarauctions.co.uk More Details Lot 543 Bid On Lot 543 Lot details Reg: RLG 990 Chassis no.: B363T0 Make: Bentley Model: R-Type Year: 1953 Engine capacity: 4.3 Mileage: 51320 MOT expiry: LOT 543 Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000 1953 BENTLEY R-TYPE Offered with a detailed history file with invoices going back to 1961. • Registered on the 30/05/1953 to the first of just three owners, as per V5c • Supplied new by Hillingdon Motors to a Mr Butters in Tudor Grey Belco • The extremely detailed history file includes copy build sheets and historical invoices • One invoice from 1961, and issued by Bentley Motors, lists an engine rebuild for £910! • The MOT certificates dating from 1968 are very significant to the car’s history and rarely seen • This car has been part of one of the finest Bentley collections for the last decade • Showing an odometer reading of 51,320 miles (atoc) it is likely to have gone “round the clock” Note: On successful purchase of this lot a new V5C will need to be applied for by submitting a form V62 to the DVLA at a cost of £25. Vendor condition report: Overall: 56 / 135 «««¶¶