1957 Bentley S1 Continental ‘Flying Spur’ Sports Saloon by H.J. Mulliner. -Shared by Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era
They tell us…. this is the most sought-after coachwork on the Bentley S1 Continental chassis, H.J. Mullinerโs handsome fastback sports saloon was the modern evolution of and successor to their original iconic design on the R-Type Continental. It was the first four-seat production car in history to be capable of 120 mph, and that with the luxury synonymous with the marque, while Mulliner’s fast-back two-door coupรฉ body instantly became iconic. When Ian Fleming wrote his first novels he gave James Bond a Bentley Continental which, at the time, was the world’s most expensive car and perhaps also the world’s most desired.
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