To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' London event, 24 October
2019.
Estimate:
£70,000 - £80,000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Gorgeous colour scheme of Dark Green over two-tone Cream and
Dark Green
- U.S.-specification example
- One of just 56 Turbo RT Mulliners built
The Mulliner version of the Bentley Turbo RT was launched in 1998
as a special-order-only car and a figurehead for the Bentley brand,
outfitted with the very best specification and options that the
engineers at Crewe could offer.
Visually, they were identifiable by their more aerodynamic and
prominent bumpers, vented bodywork, flared wheel arches, and larger
18-inch alloy wheels clad in lower-profile 255/55 tyres. Under the
bonnet, meanwhile, a revised turbocharger was employed and put to
good use by a remapped Zytek engine management system and
freer-flowing intake; the result was a climb in peak power to 420
bhp alongside a gargantuan 861 Nm of torque.
Turbo RT Mulliners were built to individual specification, and this
example has a particularly attractive options list to complement
its dark green paintwork and cream leather, which includes a matrix
radiator grille; bonnet and front wing vents; hide-trimmed waist
rails; and engine-turned fascia and trims. It has spent the
majority of its life in the New York area, having been delivered to
its first owner in early 1998, who enjoyed the car for nine years,
covering a shade under 30,000 miles. Since then it had two further
owners, also in New York, before being acquired by its current
owner in 2016 and exported to Switzerland.
Benefitting from a gorgeous colour scheme and having travelled just
under 51,100 miles from new, this is a spectacular Bentley that
would surely be a thrill to drive and enjoy.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf19.
