Vehicle Description
Bentley R Type Continental. Rover Grey/Red Interior. Full Matching
numbers. Coachwork by H.J. Mulliner including many one-off
features. 42,678 miles only since new. Full documented ownership
history from new including the original purchase document, owner's
handbook, build sheets from Rolls Royce Foundation and registration
number SWH 1. Last family owners since 1968.
Ownership History
Philip. F. Scrutton
Sopers Cottage
Chipstead
Surrey
England
4/2/1954
Registration: MLT 3
Ordered new by Philip. F. Scrutton in 1954, a world class amateur
golfer and pilot, three time winner of Brabazon Cup and a member of
the British Walker and Ryder Cup Golf teams in 1955/6/7. He was
mentioned in Ian Flemings book �Goldfinger' due to his golfing
prowess. Mr Scrutton was an avid car collector owning eleven cars
in 1955; including a Mercedes Benz 300 SL #5500033 Registration No.
PLE 3. He further purchased a Mercedes Benz 300 SL #5500374
Registration No. MLT 3. He died on 30th of October 1958 in a car
accident. JD Classics has recent correspondence with Mr. Scruttons
family on file.
Stanley. W .Bailey Hailwood
King Motors (Oxford) Ltd
New Road
Oxford
England
13/5/1955
Registration: NOR 3
Registration: SWH 1
In 1955 Stanley. W. Bailey Hailwood motor bike racer and owner of
MD King Motorcycles, member of BRDC and father of Mike Hailwood
World Champion bike racer and F1 racer bought the Bentley. He
entered the car in Cannes Concours d'Elegance and was immensely
proud of the Bentley using it often in the south of France where he
spent a great deal of his time.
Frank. T. Cavanagh
Kurrumboola
3243 Spring Drive
Mulwala
Australia
28/9/1968
Registration: NSW. ADE 728
In 1968 Frank Cavanagh purchased the Bentley during a European
vacation visiting aircraft manufacturers. Frank had bought a number
of cars in Europe including a Mercedes Benz 170 Pickup during a
trip in 1951 .He bought the car from Frank Cox, Rolls Royce &
Bentley, Lavender Hill, Battersea, London. It was then immediately
imported to his property in Kurrumboola, Mulawla, Australia where
it would reside until 2015 sharing the hangar space with his 1960
Cessna, 1966 Ferrari 330 GT and 1956 Bentley S1.
Ronald. T. Cavanagh
Kurrumboola
3243 Spring Drive
Mulwala
Australia
10/1/1982
Registration: NSW. NTV 533
Registration: Vic. 04335H (Club registration)
Original Special Order Specification Upswept rear wings with one
piece chrome tail lamps Cutaway rear wheel arches Red faced
instruments, operating knobs, steering wheel, quadrant and lever
knob, leather steering column cover Complete instrument panel
Compass Time of trip clock Motorola Radio Roof aerial Boot handle
Windscreen fillet in chrome 2x Bosch fog lamps Mirror under near
side sun visor Flashing indicators Recesses to doors Grab handles
to doors Continental badges on boot lid & front fenders Plain
Radiator shell Wilmot Breedon bumpers Chrome spears on door handles
Front and rear demisters Heavy seats (Revillum type seats) Lucas
herald horns operated by foot switch Letter GB to boot lid Petrol
locking cap WDA 85 Under dash heater B Badge on boot lid Charles
Follett door sill plates Sorbo mats to front & rear Picnic set in
door recesses (2x sandwich boxes, 2x thermos flasks & 4x breakers)
Rear window blind Mohair rug Badge bar to the front bumper Initials
PFS on offside door, EAS to near side in maroon. Loose covers to
seats Chrome plate disc wheel covers with louvres and Bentley
painted red White wall tires (6.50 x 16 India tyres)
This unique Bentley R-type Continental is most likely the highest
specified example in existence and would be welcome at all of the
world's concours events.�It recently�received a sensitive
recommissioning by JD Classics ahead of the 2017 Pebble Beach
concours where it won the prestigious FIVA award for the best
preserved post war car.�Please contact us for more details.