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Bentley Continental SC (LHD) 6.75 1999

General description : 1 of just 73 cars built
Removable glass roof panels
Good service history
Finished in Silver Pearl
A collectors car

1999 Bentley Continental SC For Sale In London (LHD)

By the end of the 1970s, Bentleys accounted for a mere 3% of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ production, clearly a situation that could not be tolerated if the once-famous marque was to avoid extinction. The solution was to seek to re-establish Bentley’s credentials as the purveyor of high-performance luxury cars, and in a move calculated to evoke memories of the company’s glorious past achievements at Le Mans, the name ‘Mulsanne’ was chosen for the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit’s counterpart. This strategy would succeed brilliantly. Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1982, the Mulsanne Turbo provoked a rash of headlines in the motoring press hailing the return of the ‘Blower Bentley’ – the ‘Silent Sports Car’ was back.

Bentley’s 1980s resurgence had hitherto relied exclusively on models whose basic architecture was shared with other Rolls-Royce products, but on display at Geneva in ’85 was ‘Project 90’, a mocked-up coupé intended to gauge public response to the idea of a high-performance car unique to Bentley. When the real thing – the Bentley Continental R – was unveiled six years later, the waiting crowd burst into spontaneous applause. Styled with the assistance of consultants International Automotive Design, the Continental R benefited from computer-aided design and wind tunnel testing in the devising of its sleekly streamlined shape. Despite the need to incorporate non-traditional features such as doors recessed into the roof, the result looked every bit a Bentley, albeit one restated for the 1990s. Also new was the gearbox, a four-speed automatic with an ‘overdrive’ top ratio, but the main focus of interest was the newcomer’s performance. Needless to say, this was outstanding, the combination of the Turbo R engine in the new wind-cheating shape cutting the 0-60mph time to under 6 seconds and boosting top speed to in excess of 150mph.

One of the more exclusive limited-edition variants of this already exclusive model was the Continental SC, its name referencing the exotic Sedanca Coupé bodied Bentleys of the 1930s. Launched at the 1998 Paris Show, the Continental SC featured a Targa-style removable roof, the glass panels being stored in the boot. ‘The SC may be massive, but it obviously isn’t so massive that 400-odd horses can’t give it genuinely impressive punch. The eerie part though is the absolute silence.’ Clearly, the SC’s designers had not lost sight of Bentley’s reputation as ‘The Silent Sports Car.

Finished in Silver Pearl with perforated Silverstone hide. Burr veneer woodwork, Continual T seats and matrix mesh grill to complete the ultra stylish look. The SC was acquired by its last owner 12 years ago and has been well maintained during his ownership. Tipped by experts to be one of the top 10 cars to keep an eye out for 2019 ‘…Bentley made only 72 examples of the Continental SC, developed from the Continental R and priced at a gut-twisting £245,000…’ – Octane magazine.

Now available for viewing at the DD Classics Dealership in London, please call 0208 878 3355 for more information.

http://ddclassics.com/car-listing/bentley-continental-sc-lhd/

1999 Bentley Continental SC (LHD) 6.75 is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Surrey by DD Classics for £139950.

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