Vehicle Description
This is a most desirable chrome bumper era Bentley T, finished in
beautiful 2-tone Smoke over Sage with sage green fine-lines to the
body waist-lines and moss green to the hub-cap beauty rings. The
Connolly interior is finished in a beautiful rich green with
matching floor rugs. The colour ensemble is very classic. This
particular example has taken out many concours awards in its life,
the last of which being only some 5+ years ago. You can be assured
she is amongst the best Bentley Ts you will find. Certainly the
best original presenting one. The Bentley T ("T1 ") is the rare
derivative of the Silver Shadow. It was the twin sister to the
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and is differentiated by a Bentley
radiator grille, mascot and "Flying B". It has a slightly lower
bonnet (hood) with different shaping in the sheet metal and is
distinguished further with "Bentley" hubcaps and boot badging.
Unique to these earlier Bentleys, is the fitment of "B" logos on
the speedometer and brake pedal (a nice touch - something that was
sadly deleted by Rolls-Royce in later years). Out of some 32,000 4
door Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow sedans produced, only 1,700 of these
were Bentley Ts (that is only some 5% of the model series). Take
into account that the number of remaining survivors would be
considerably less and discount further those that are in poor
condition, then this T1 Bentley may well be 1 out of only a few
dozen examples in the US in this very fine condition. This Bentley
T is a stunning example that has recently been gone-through by the
Park-Ward Motors Museum - a leader in Rolls-Royce restoration with
over 30 years Rolls-Royce and Bentley experience. Indeed; "Masters
of the Art". The exterior presentation of this Bentley T is simply
lovely. The body is exceptionally straight and the paint is of a
good level of presentation. There are a few minor little nicks here
and there but nothing objectionable and only mentioned out of clear
disclosure. The paint finish is otherwise completely consistent,
very shiny and deep lustered. Fitments and finishes are in
excellent to flawless condition; chrome, bright-work, glass,
lights, lenses, handles, grille and badges. The interior of the car
is in stunning presentation. The African burl walnut wood is
spectacular. All the wood, dash, console, door cappings and vanity
mirrors are in excellent condition showing just the right amount of
patina - never refinished. The rest of the interior is very clean &
tidy and requires no attention. And speaking of "patina", the
Connolly hide leather is superb showing just the right amount -
also, NEVER redyed so still displaying the burnished leather finish
Rolls-Royce's use of Vaumol hide uniquely boasts. There are
definitely no tears or unsightly scratches or marks & all remains
soft & supple. There is some beautiful "hand-wear" and sign of use
that makes all the seats look like a gorgeous well-kept antique
Chesterfield couch. Have a close look at the centre armrests the
way the colour has burnished over the years - simply delicious. On
this point of patina, if you are the sort of person that likes the
seats to look like brand new, please do not ask us to refinish them
as we believe what we have here is stunning. We have clients that
would pay us their weight in salt to have new leather be finished
like this so we could not bear to lose this! We simply cannot bring
ourselves to refinish them at any price. The headliner is very
clean and in perfect original condition. The dash board & rear
parcel shelf are factory excellent. Carpets are clean and tidy &
the trunk is pretty much flawless to perfect! All interior features
& functions are fully operational including all electrics - seats,
windows and gauges. The heater is hot and A/C blowing icy cold.
Mechanically, the car is in superior condition and the presentation
under the bonnet clearly shows that. It has not been "done-up" for
sale but maintained in original condition. Read more: www.p
