Vehicle Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR IS WILL BE SOON LISTED FOR SALE ON THE
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OUR WEBSITE "AUCTIONS" PAGE West Coast Classics are proud to
present an absolutely stunning and exceptional example of this
gorgeous original owner 1994 Bentley Continental R Coupe with
coachwork by 'Mulliner Park Ward' with only 8,783 (yes, eight
thousand seven hundred!) original miles in it's original and rare
highly desirable classic Bentley color of 'Racing Green' factory
color paint with and even rarer matching all 'Spruce Green with
Green Piping' Connolly leather hides piped in 'Green' with 'Green'
carpeting and matching original Rolls Royce/Bentley 'Spruce Green'
sheepskins! A rare homage to Bentley's legendary racing history in
the form of a modern day supercar and indeed both the most
expensive and fastest production car in the world of it's day!The
car was purchased new by it's original and only owner, an
international businessman of infinite means, who purchased the car
new in 1994 at 'Carriage House Motor cars' of New York for $285,400
for his Rhode Island home and who actually shipped the car to his
European home for a period before returning it to the U.S. We
recently purchased the car from it's original owner and the car
will be sold with all it's original owner's handbooks, window
sticker, factory tools, and recent full service receipts. The
original owner informs us that the rear seats have never been sat
in and the passenger seat only on a few occasions and the trunk
hardly ever used. This is also evident and obvious to anyone who
sees the car. All tools and original factory components are
unopened and unused and as new as are the handbooks/manuals.The car
was recently serviced at 8,318 miles prior to being offered for
sale at 'Bentley Providence' of Warwick, RI where it received a no
expense spared service with a demand to complete "any and all
mechanical concerns" for piece of mind driving for its new owner at
a cost of over $23K. Work included: new brake accumulators, entire
brake system bled and flushed. New brake oil distribution valves
replaced. Road Tested. Install 8 New Spark Plugs. Oil amp; Filter
Service. Balance and breakdown and road force all 4 tires. All
engine fuel lines amp; fuel system components checked. Repair both
right amp; left seat belt retractor components. Replace front seat
memory modules. R amp; R steering rack for leak. Replace steering
rack, bleed system. Four wheel alignment. R amp; R Alarm Control
unit. R amp; R Left seat control unit. Replace shift knob sport
button amp; wiring as it was found to be loose. This beautiful
example has it's all original factory 'Racing Green' color exterior
paint, original Bentley alloy wheels and a gorgeous 'Spruce Green'
Connolly leather hides interior with matching 'Green' piping and
'Green' carpeting which is all in simply beautiful condition
throughout. All the chrome work including the front grille and
bumpers is absolutely outstanding and the leather seats and
dashboard show virtually no signs of any wear. Obviously always
garaged with no history of any accidents and owned by only one
obviously very careful and meticulous driver since new - never
abused! A virtually still as new time warp example of the Bentley
Continental R Coupe.Bentley's history is associated with luxury and
grace but another attribute is of course high performance and this
car drives exactly like a well maintained and serviced Bentley
Continental R Coupe should and must be driven to be fully
appreciated and seen to be believed! The engine is extremely strong
and powerful and the transmission is very smooth with Rolls
Royce/Bentley's legendary almost imperceptible shift and the engine
temperature always remains cool. The Bentley Continental R Coupe
was a large, ultra exclusive, luxury coupe made by Bentley from
1991 to 2002 with only some 1,236 Continental R cars built during
its 11 years production run. It was the first Bentley to feature a
body not shared with a Rolls-Royce model since the S3 model of 1965
and the fastest, most expensive, and most powerful Bentley of its
day. It also of note that it was the most expensive production car
in the world at launch. A convertible derivative was launched in
1995 named the Azure.The concept which later became the Continental
R was displayed in Geneva in 1984 as Rolls-Royce's 'Project 90'
concept car, a mock-up of a future Bentley coup. An enthusiastic
reception led the company to develop the vehicle for production as
the Continental R. Based on the Turbo R platform, an
aerodynamically shaped coup body had been styled. The Continental R
was launched in Geneva in 1991 and was greeted by the onlooking
crowd with spontaneous applause with the Sultan of Brunei
purchasing the show car on-site. The 'Continental' designation
recalls the Bentley Continental of the post-war period. The 'R' was
meant to recall the R Type Bentleys from the 1950s as well as the
Turbo R of the 1980s and 90's where the 'R' refers to
'Roadholding'.The shape of the car was very different from the four
door Rolls-Royce and Bentley sedans of the time. The Continental R
featured roof-cut door frames, a necessity to allow easier access
into the car which had a lower roof line than its 4 door
contemporaries. A subtle spoiler effect was also a feature of the
rear. The finished car is widely acknowledged as a very cleverly
styled vehicle, disguising it's huge dimensions. The Continental R
is a very well proportioned and extremely attractive car. Power
output of 325 hp and torque of 450 lbft was estimated, as, at that
time, Rolls-Royce still had a policy of not supplying official
figures, preferring to describe simply as 'adequate' or
'sufficient'. At launch, top speed was 145 mph (233 km/h), and a
0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 6.6 seconds. The Continental R was
priced at $285,400 in 1994. ($499,769 adjusted in 2014 dollars!)
For those who are unfamiliar, Rolls Royce and Bentley no longer
exist as they had for over one hundred years - this is one of the
last in the original line of cars built in the legendary Rolls
Royce/Bentley factory in Crewe, England with a quality and
craftsmanship that far surpasses that of today's mass produced
models with many BMW parts - this is a rare opportunity to own a
piece of automobile history, from a time when Rolls Royce and
Bentley were truly building the world's finest motor cars.This
increasingly collectible model is becoming harder to find in such
exemplary condition with only very limited numbers ever built - so
buy with confidence, this will no doubt prove a fabulous investment
for the Rolls Royce or Bentley enthusiast or collector or simply a
great daily driver or weekend toy for the discerning luxury classic
car owner! It will probably prove impossible to find another of
these rare cars (only 1,236 built over the total production run) in
this rare color combination or indeed with these ultra low and
collectible miles and certainly you will not find a finer example
of an all original one owner car from new with all of it's original
handbooks, tools and window sticker and a recent full service at a
cost of over $23K in this most desirable and extremely hard to find
color combination with only 8K miles anywhere else!