2007 Bentley Continental GT - Mulliner

First registered on the 1st of March 2007, the Bentley has had four previous owners. With a full service history and an impressive record of MOT passes, it needs only very minor cosmetic fettling to bring it back to its full former glory.

Only for sale as the owner finds it too big for the streets around his home in Canary Wharf in London, it is said to be “mechanically sound” and to “drive well”.

Viewing is encouraged – in line with social distancing guidelines, of course – and it is being offered with what might just be the lowest reserve price of any 2007 Bentley Continental GT. So, if you’ve ever fancied getting behind the wheel of one of the world’s most luxurious supercars, now is your chance…

Say what you like about the Bentley Continental GT but there’s no denying that a) you get a helluva lot of metal for your money, and b) the metal you do get is absolutely bloomin’ gorgeous.

An utterly magnificent design, the way it has been put together is equally impressive. This one’s ultra-tight shutlines and a classless metallic colour work in combination to give the Conti a hewn-from-solid appearance.

The consistency of those shutlines is reassuring too, as is the condition of the major panels and its straight, ripple-free flanks.

The 20-inch alloy wheels are in a very good condition, with only minor patches of peeling lacquer around the rim. We note that the front tyres are down to the wear indicators, so will need replacing shortly.

The bodywork does have the odd mark: the paint on the fuel filler cap is flaking a little; it looks like a bird has left its mark on the boot and there is also some cracked paint and a dink on the lower edge of the boot lid; there is a small dent on the rear offside wing; there are also some marks under the offside door mirror following an act of vandalism; and there is the odd small patch of surface rust on the lower wheelarches. There is also, of course, the odd age-appropriate stonechip and mark here and there.

The Mulliner-spec interior is as glorious as you’d imagine: with quilted leather, heavy chrome controls, and some of the most impeccably matched walnut veneer in the business, there are few places more soothing that the Continental’s cockpit.

And this one has weathered its 13 years and 87,000 miles very well. The electrically adjustable front leather seats are only mildly creased and still as wonderfully comfortable as they’ve ever been. More sporting than those fitted to the more wafty Bentleys higher up in the pecking order, they’re ultra-supportive and give the sort of lateral control you’d expect of a four-wheel-drive monster with 560bhp at the driver’s disposal.

High-grip drilled metal pedals reinforce the baby Bentley’s sporting credentials, as does the leather-and-chrome gearshift, 200mph speedometer, and fat-rimmed steering wheel.

The rear seats are even better preserved than the front ones, and look to have only been lightly used. Fitted with a huge centre armrest between the two seats, there might not be much legroom but once you are ensconced you aren’t going to want to leave in a hurry.

The woodwork is very good indeed; a key staple of the traditional Bentley experience, it is still shiny and undamaged. The boot is very clean and well-sorted, too. Home to the two batteries and tool kit, the carpet that lines it is in a very good condition.

In fact, the owner tells us that everything in there works as it should and said there are no problems bar the headlining, which is starting to sag a little. This is a common problem and a well-trodden path, so there will be no shortage of specialists out there who will be able to sort it out for you.

Last serviced on the 27th of July 2019, the Bentley passed its MOT a month later, so both will be due soon and if it were ours we’d get them done at the same time to synchronize them – and with its recent MOT history, we wouldn’t be expecting too many unpleasant surprises, either.

It helps that the service history is so impressive. With 12 stamps in the book, the first service was carried out by Bentley Kent, with the following four being carried out by Bentley Birmingham. The next few are from a variety of Bentley main dealers until the most recent last year, which was carried out by Blackmore Workshops.

The owner tells us that the Bentley is “mechanically sound” and “drives well”. He says it also starts promptly and “idles perfectly”.

Mechanical problems are limited to the brake light warning light, which the owner tells us comes on occasionally.

The Bentley’s MOT certificate expires in August 2020 and it, like every MOT since 2013, was gained without a single advisory. It’s also worth noting that the Continental has only ever failed one MOT - and that was only for a torn CV joint gaiter.

The car comes with a number of expired MOT certificates plus a number of invoices to confirm the work that has been done to it over the years. It also comes with two keys and the leather owner’s wallet.

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 high 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.

NB. We know that many of you will be limiting your social exposure over the coming days and weeks, so if you’d rather not go to see the car in person, please contact the owner and ask them if they can shoot a personal video of the car honing in on any areas you’d like them to concentrate on.

We’re willing to bet that almost every last one of you has considered buying an early Bentley Continental GT. The combination of other-worldly luxury in a package that is as sure-footed and fleet-of-foot as an intercontinental ballistic missile has even the most hard-hearted of drivers scouring the classifieds.

And yet not many of us are daft enough to actually follow through, prudence and cowardice conspiring to steer us towards a mid-market Ford Focus because that’s the sensible solution.

But, sensible be damned because here is a Bentley Continental GT that appeals to the head AND the heart: It looks bloody magnificent, is almost completely free of faults, and has a very good service history.

It also goes like stink, sounds like distant thunder, and - with a private plate on – is still capable of holding its own in any company.

And how much is this 12-cylindered slice of fried gold going to set you back?

Well, our best guess is that it will sell for less than twenty grand, with the virtual hammer falling somewhere between £14,000 and £17,000, at which point your mates will be biting their knuckles as they suppress a moan of envy at your good fortune.

And, with the recent softening of the classic car market, prices must surely have bottomed, so you might even break even with a following wind.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with the seller in London; 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’.

If needed, please remember we have a network of trusted suppliers we work with regularly and can recommend: Classic & Sportscar Finance for purchase-financing, Footman James for classic car insurance Thames Valley Car Storage for storing your car and AnyVan for transporting it.

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This vehicle is not with us at The Market’s HQ near Abingdon, which means we have had to rely on the owner’s description of it, in conjunction with the photographs you see here, to compile the listing.

With this in mind, we would encourage potential bidders to contact the owner themselves and arrange to view the car in person, or to arrange a dedicated video call in which they can view the car virtually and ask questions.

Also, localised paint repairs are common with collectable and classic cars and if they have been professionally carried out then they may be impossible to detect, even if we see the car in person. So, unless we state otherwise, please assume that any vehicle could have had remedial bodywork at some point in its life.

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