Bentley · 1955
S1 Continental
Automatic · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£320,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£192,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£320,000
Good usable example
Concours
£480,000
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Bentley S1 Continental
The S1 Continental was the coachbuilt Continental version of the S1, built from 1955 to 1959; 431 were made. Bodies came from coachbuilders including H.J. Mulliner and Park Ward, as two-door saloons, Park Ward dropheads and four-door Flying Spurs, with smaller numbers by James Young and Hooper.
What moves the price
- Body and coachbuilder: Park Ward’s closed cars are usually the least expensive, and dropheads are rare and very expensive.
- Gearbox: manual cars are very rare, and none were built after early 1957.
- Power steering, which the specialist guides advise choosing.
Before you buy, check
- The chassis number against the factory build records, to confirm the body, specification and gearbox.
- Corrosion in the chassis and where the body mounts to it.
- A full history of body and mechanical work, with invoices.
Facts checked against: classicandsportscar.com · conceptcarz.com · supercars.net
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Bentley S1 Continental: value questions answered
- How much is a Bentley S1 Continental worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Bentley S1 Continental is worth around £320,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £192,000, and a concours-quality example around £480,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one S1 Continental worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the S1 Continental I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many S1 Continental cars were built?
- Around 431 were built, by our production records.
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