1961 Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupé

Director of Engineering for Cathay Pacific Airlines, based in Hong Kong; acquired the car as a project during a UK holiday and exported it on 11 September 1984. Commissioned a full 18-month restoration by Associated Engineering in Hong Kong and sought retention of the UK registration number, intending eventual return of the car.

Purchased the car in Hong Kong for £36,500 (insured at HK$400,000); carried out further work during the final eighteen months of Hong Kong ownership before returning to the UK via Australia in October 1995. Car maintained by recognised Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialists thereafter.

Based in Kent; invoices from James Young of Bromley indicate ongoing work on the car. An MOT certificate from April 1978 is the earliest document in the file.

A 1980 invoice records a near-complete strip-down at a garage in Newtown, Powys; no further documentation exists until 1984, when the car was photographed in stripped condition in Shropshire.

The car took top honours at one of Hong Kong's principal classic car events shortly after its restoration was completed, approximately 1986–1987.

Near-complete disassembly carried out by a garage in Newtown, Powys; the work appears to have halted at this stage with no follow-up recorded.

The car was found still in stripped condition in Shropshire in 1984.

Comprehensive ground-up restoration undertaken over approximately 18 months, including acquisition of new parts such as flywheel components, hood materials, and West German leather; completed in 1986.

Restoration was commissioned by Stewart John and is documented by correspondence and invoices held in the history file.

Additional maintenance and refurbishment work carried out by the subsequent owner during the car's final 18 months in Hong Kong prior to its return to the UK.

Work took place between approximately mid-1994 and October 1995.

Routine MOT and servicing work carried out by recognised Rolls-Royce and Bentley marque specialists following the car's return to the UK in 1995; MOT history confirms annual testing from 2006 through 2021.

Mileage increased only minimally between successive MOT tests, indicating light use.

Minor cosmetic paintwork, leather re-treatment using Connolly products, and light detailing work carried out at a combined cost exceeding £12,000.

Work was spread across 2017 and 2018.

New battery fitted and basic recommissioning carried out; the car starts readily but a full inspection and preparation prior to use is recommended.

Car had been in storage for approximately two years at time of cataloguing.