Mulsanne S

Ran in the rain on the tour last night, didn't even bother to wash it before the show, still managed a best in class (modern British) and the president's choice award with the North Alabama British Motoring Society's EuroBrit Auto and Bike Expo.
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Needs spinners, Yo.

 

2nd person to tell me that today.

 

Magnetize a Hybrid badge and apply, just for giggles.

Got any more interior pix?

 

Not yet. Just finished applying Letherique rejuvinator to the back seat. Let me clean it up first.

 

Just going by the choice of hat and attire here, but... did you steal it?

Nice!

My parents have started going to a few of these sorts of events in the area with their red 1959 Triumph TR3A. If you ever see one, say hi to the owners and ask if they have a son named Andrew studying in Scotland.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Wings added on the trunk. Still collecting more parts before it goes in for paint...
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Nice!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I wish i had kept mine,great car on the open highway,1,000 miles in a day with ease.

 

This one is going to be a keeper. I think I'm done accumulating, I've got the set of toys I want.

 

can relate to that,I'd rather have an "S" to Turbo of the same period.

 

Wasn't the S produced over the same time-frame as the Turbo R?

Although I really like Bentleys, I don't particularly know the details to distinguish the finer points between the models. Were the mechanics and specifications on the Muslanne S from this period pretty much the same as the Turbo R... just without the actual turbo? Was the turbo problematic?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Yes, in the US, the Mulsanne S came out in '88, Turbo R deliveries started here in '89. Three models in that time period (Eight, Mulsanne S, and Turbo R). The Eight was the Bentley version of a poverty spec car, but was just lower cost wood, and less details in the interior. Both the Eight and the Mulsanne S were replaced with the Brooklands in '93. That car would gain a turbocharger later and then naturally aspirated cars disappeared from the line up. WO was not a fan of forced induction...

 

That engine looks pretty good!

 

Got a Mulsanne S -88.Its like New.
All servicesheets since new!
Belonged to Merv Griffin in Beverly Hills.

Its Now in Sweden.I bought it in Germany.
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spot on,the S had all the good gear without the turbo

 

Definitely sounds like the S is the car of choice then.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Let me know the next time you're on this side of the pond, I'll show it to you. Heading to that side later today.

 

Thanks very much, that'd be great!

Where abouts are you going to be over on this side of the pond?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

i drove a demo S when new,that car was mason black with magnolia trim with picnic tables,still in Melbourne and low milage

 

In Amsterdam right now, Germany this afternoon, then head to South Africa on Sunday.

 

Nice color combo. Debating adding tables to mine. Not worried about originality on this one.

 

If i ever bought another RR/Bentley picnic tables would be a must.
The wrecker/parting out guy in the US would have tables,big adds in Hemmings name escapes me

 

I've been talking to a few vendors both in the USA and in the UK. Paint and lights are next on the list, then we tackle the interior. But no stupid TVs in the headrests.

 

Either Crewe Cutters or Tony Handler for secondhand spares here in The Colonies...