1961 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur by H.J. Mulliner
- Engine
- 6.2L aluminium V8 with hydraulic tappets, automatic transmission
- Colour
- Metallic forest green over brown leather
Chassis BC47LBY is a 1961 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur, bodied by H.J. Mulliner in four-door sports saloon form to a design by George Moseley. One of only 128 such cars built and 52 in left-hand drive, it was delivered in April 1961 in special-order Metallic Forest Green over brown leather to Fernando Espírito Santo Moniz Galvão of the Portuguese banking dynasty. It remained in Portugal through multiple owners until export in 2015, and retains its matching-numbers V-8 engine and original colour scheme.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £109,250 (≈ $137K)
- 1961-04-01 → 1969Factory deliveryFernando Espírito Santo Moniz Galvãopartial documentation
Member of the Portuguese Espírito Santo banking family; took delivery of the car configured for overseas use, with metric instrumentation and other continental-market specifications.
- 1969 → 2015Sequence of nine Portuguese ownerspartial documentation
The car passed through nine successive owners while remaining in Portugal before being exported in 2015.
- 2015 →Acquisition unknownCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired the car following its export from Portugal; the vehicle retains an older restoration and its original matching-numbers engine.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A previous comprehensive restoration was undertaken at an unspecified date; the car presents in restored condition though further work is considered worthwhile.
Described as an older restoration, suggesting it was not recent at the time of cataloguing.
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