Vehicle Description
1960 Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupe by Park Ward 1 of 125The
Bentley S2 Continental offered here is an example of Park Ward's
influential and elegant 'straight through wing' body style. It is
one of only 125 examples bodied in this fashion by Park Ward, of
which only 60 were original right-hand drive cars like this one. It
seems likely that the colorway is the way in which it was
originally supplied, a tobacco brown hue that suits the lines of
the car well and is offset by a light tan top and interior. In
recent years the Bentley has been laid up in garage storage. In
preparation for the sale, the car was checked over and was able to
be made to run and drive. We would recommend a more thorough
checking over and recommissioning prior to road activity. According
to its factory records, copies of which are on file, the original
supplying agent was Clyde Autos Ltd. the long-established Glasgow
entity who had both sold and even provided coachwork for
Rolls-Royce since the 1920s. The name attached to the order was
Alex N. Gibb. However, interestingly, Martin Bennett's Bentley
Continental book lists its first owner as J. Mitchell and its UK
license plate to have been 'DEG 1', so perhaps this was an early
change of custodian. By 1980, the Rolls had emigrated to America
and was now the property of Thomas E. Troxell of Coopersburg,
Pennsylvania and it was from this person that the previous owner
acquired the car. Accompanying this rare four seater convertible
Bentley Continental are an original handbook and accessory tool
kit.Coachwork by Park Ward & Co.Chassis no. BC93AREngine no. A92BC
Rare derivative of Bentley Continental Offered from long term
private ownership Originally delivered in the UK Recently made to
run, but recommissioning recommendedPrice: $139,500
