1995 Bentley Brooklands

Overall, this fine hand-built 4-speed auto Bentley Brooklands is in pretty commendable condition, whether considered in the context of either its age or mileage.

It has 101,535 miles on the odometer today and, given that its mileage was recorded as being 82,643 on the occasion of its 2006 MoT, it has clearly led a fairly sedentary life over most of the last two decades.

The car has its original exterior colour of Racing Green, with Parchment leather upholstery piped Spruce, and Conifer carpets and over-mats.

Your author has driven the car and can attest to the fact that it wafts about as regally and effortlessly as you would hope and expect from a Bentley of this era.

Aside from an improperly affixed wiper blade holder, which makes a fairly unpleasant noise when activated, the car is blissfully devoid of any creaks, rattles, groans and whistles of note.

It feels solid and properly screwed together. Given that it is roughly the size and weight of the Queen Mary, it presses on with surprising enthusiasm and is (relatively) light and nimble to drive.

For the last 500 or so miles the car has been owned by Craig’s Garage of Gloucester.

They serviced the car around one month ago and tell us that it has behaved itself impeccably while in their care.

The only things that are not currently doing as they’re told are the central locking, which sometimes chooses to work and sometimes doesn’t, the driver’s seat heater, which has retired from active duty, and the aforementioned windscreen wiper arm – which needs a new blade holder (we think).

Eagle-eyed observers will have noted that the car now boasts rather unusual and distinctive after-market wheels and a more modern mesh grille.

This car presents very well from pretty much every angle.

The shut lines and panel gaps are tight and consistent.

There are no dents, creases or folds of any consequence anywhere that we can see, although there are a couple of small dinks at the very rear of the chrome sill trim on the offside.

The Racing Green metallic paintwork has an impressive depth of shine and lustre to it and hosts only an entirely standard number of stone chips and light scratches here and there.

Apart from some scuffs to the rim of the n/s/f wheel, the alloys are in decent condition and the matching Michelin tyres look to have plenty of life left in them.

Even the corners of the bodywork beneath the front and rear screens are free from any signs of corrosion or spidery crazing to the paint – features common to many Bentleys of this type and vintage.

There is some bubbling around the o/s/r wheel arch and at the base of the rear door jamb on the same side.

There are some scratches to the roof gutters on both sides.

All lights, lenses, badging and external fixtures and fittings appear to be in decent condition, although the passenger-side mirror is a little wobbly.

Some of the window rubbers are cracked.

The good news carries on in the interior, where the Parchment leather upholstery is undamaged (though in need of a good clean) and only the driver’s seat is showing any noticeable patina of creasing.

The seats, front and back, are comfortable, supportive and, as far as we can tell, fully functional (with the exception of the driver’s seat heater).

The carpets and mats are beyond reproach, as is the headlining.

The door cards are good, although there are some scratches behind the door pull on the front passenger side.

Most of the wood and veneer inserts are in decent condition although the lacquer on the door cappings is cracked in a few places, front and back.

There are a few scratches and scuffs on and below the centre armrests, one of which sits a little higher than the other.

The steering wheel, gear selector and pedals are all fine, as is the instrument array.

To the best of the our (and the vendor’s) knowledge, all buttons, knobs, dials, levers, switches, toggles and stalks do what they’re supposed to do.

The boot is also in fine fettle.

The undersides of the car look clean and straight to us and everything seems to have a decent amount of structural integrity.

It’s the same story in the engine bay, where all appears to be clean, dry, present and correct.

Clearly, though, you’ll want to take a look for yourself.

The car comes with all of its keys, handbooks and manuals.

It has a full Bentley main dealer and specialist service stamps until 2011.

Various receipts, invoices and bills cover routine servicing and other expenditure incurred over the intervening years.

There are original specification sheets supplied by Bentley.

The car has been fully HPI checked and cleared.

It has an MoT certificate valid until 13.2.24.

Please visit the documents section of the gallery of this listing where you will find photos of this and other paperwork to support our claim that this car has been maintained to a very good standard.

If you’d like to inspect the car prior to placing a bid – something we would encourage – then please use the Contact Seller button to arrange an appointment.

Aside from one or two minor bodywork issues and a couple of quick fixes here and there, this majestic Crewe bruiser seems to us to be in rude good health.

What it needs most, we suspect, is some time out and about on the open road, where it can breathe deeply and get on with the business of high-speed wafting for which it is so uniquely suited.

We’re happy to offer this superb vehicle for auction with an estimate in the range of £10,000 - £15,000.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; we are open weekdays 9am-5pm, to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.