1959 Bentley S1 Continental Flying Spur by H.J. Mulliner

BC24FMroadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 4.9L inline-six, 8.0:1 compression ratio
Colour: Richmond Blue

Chassis BC24FM is a 1959 Bentley S1 Continental with H.J. Mulliner 'Flying Spur' Sports Saloon coachwork, one of 54 built to design number 7443. Delivered new to Sir David Evans-Bevan, a Welsh industrialist, it later passed through London-based firm Marples, Ridgway & Partners and a Scottish owner under whom it received a thorough restoration by marque specialists P&A Wood between 2007 and 2010, finished in Richmond Blue. It retains its original automatic transmission and is accompanied by a documented service and restoration history.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$296,500
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1959-01-09 → 1964Factory delivery
Sir David Evans-Bevan
full documentation
Wealthy Welsh industrialist and brewery owner who commissioned the car with automatic transmission and AM radio. Original specification was altered from two-door saloon before final assembly.
1964 →Acquisition unknown
Marples, Ridgway & Partners
partial documentation
London-based firm based at Grosvenor Gardens; duration of ownership not stated in the prose.
→ 2011Acquisition unknown
A. Khayat
partial documentation
Inverness-shire resident noted in Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club records; commissioned a comprehensive restoration by P&A Wood between 2007 and 2010, encompassing bodywork, electrics, brakes, and suspension.
2011 →Acquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Ongoing maintenance carried out at P&A Wood workshops during this ownership, with invoices retained on file.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2007Restoration
P&A Wood
Comprehensive restoration carried out over several years, encompassing full disassembly and rebuilding of all components, bodywork refinished in Richmond Blue lacquer with careful panel alignment, complete renewal of the electrical system, brakes and suspension rebuilt to original specification, speedometer head replaced with an MPH-face unit, and the period radio converted to FM with an MP3 input while retained in its original dashboard position.
Work completed by 2010; detailed invoices are retained in the car's file.
2011Service
P&A Wood
Ongoing sorting and maintenance work carried out after the car passed to its most recent owner, continuing the relationship with the same specialist workshop.
Invoices for this subsequent work are also on file.

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