Vehicle Description
Truly gorgeous, award winning�Bentley S3 Saloon!� Finished in
Metallic Green over supple Tan leather interior!� Nicely equipped
with air conditioning, power lift windows, picnic tray tables,
whitewalls, and more!� Sold new to Lord Aldington in London with a
beautifully detailed complete ownership history since!� Restored
professionally by Automotive International in 2003�and went on to
capture�National 1st Place honors in 2013! Post-war Rolls Royce and
Bentley models are arguably one of the most beautifully sculpted,
and most recognizable, vehicles ever to leave the Crewe production
factory. Much like the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III, the Bentley S3
was built in lighter fashion utilizing aluminum body components
dropping 220 pounds, featuring new quad headlights, upgraded 2" SU
carburetors replacing the previous 1�" units and 9:1 compression.��
Power steering became standard and power windows found their way
onto the option list. The Bentley S3 Saloon became one of the best
high speed luxury saloons of the 1960s! We are delighted to offer
this gorgeous 1964 Bentley S3 right hand drive Saloon finished in
factory code correct Metallic Green (9500640) over Tan Leather!
Power comes from a 6.2L V8 engine mated to a 4-speed Hydramatic
transmission. Options include air conditioning, front fender wing &
door styling strips,�rear picnic tray tables, power windows, power
steering, power brakes, whitewall tires, Flying B hood mascot,
stainless steel exhaust, front fog lamps, decorative badge bar,
updated CD audio system, and more! This uniquely special RHD drive
example sold new on April 21, 1964 from Jack Barclay Limited
located in Berkeley Square, London, England to General Electric Co,
LTD to be used by Lord Aldington. It would trade hands in the
summer of 1975 to United Stated automobile investor, Merrill
Benfield of Charleston, SC. He would make the trip to London and
purchase Rolls Royce and Bentley vehicles to export them back to
the States. Included with this car would be the shipping tags from
Swansombe Auto-Exports when it arrived through Florida. It would
make its way to Yellow Rolls Royce, LTD to be sold in October 1975
to Fritts Biesecker of Charlotte, NC who would hold on to his
English treasure for the next 36 years! While under his ownership,
he selected Jenkins & Jenkins to service and maintain this S3,
before employee Jarod Brown would open his own firm called
Automotive International in 2001. He would be selected to perform a
body-on restoration in the spring of 2002. It would be completely
stripped of all exterior components, with the body down to bare
metal. It would fully re-sprayed in the factory color, receive new
front leathers, dash leather, new headliner, fully re-plated
exterior chrome, fresh weather stripping, and more. Completed in
October of 2003, the results continue to impress. New ownership
came about in October of 2011 and it would be freshened once again.
This included fully refinished interior wood by NS Wood
Refinishing, new radiator, rebuilt brake servo & master cylinders,
fully rebuilt steering system, fresh transmission gasket, triangle
gasket, & valve cover gaskets, new alternator (disguised as a
generator), resealed front shocks, replaced oil sending unit, fresh
fluids throughout, and LED dash and dome light illumination! All of
this was done under the care of St. Louis Rolls Royce specialist
Erwin Schwarz, LTD at just shy of 88,000 actual miles. It has been
shown and rewarded amongst its peers at many RROC and Bentley class
events. These include 2007 Euro Auto Festival- 1st Place Bentley
Class, 2008 Rebel Reunion- 1st Place Bentley Touring, 2010 Euro
Auto Festival- Crowd Pleaser Award, 2012 RROC Nationals Louisville,
KY- 2nd Place (390/400pts), and 2013 RROC Nationals San Antonio
Fiesta- 1st Place (388/400pts). It will come with copious amounts
of documentation including restoration records & pictures,
ownership history & correspondence, all service records back to
1975, complete original tool kit, 3 sets of keys, and more! A
remarkably well cared for and kept vehicle making for a superb
Bentley investment! Today, the odometer reads 90,279 original
miles. It continues to operate perfectly in all respects! Please
feel welcome to schedule a viewing appointment or phone with
additional questions.
