1971 Bentley Mulliner Park Ward Coupe Review and Test Drive by Bill - Auto Europa Naples
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Offered for sale is this very rare and attractive Bentley T1 Mulliner Park Ward Sunroof Coupe, a 1971 model in two-tone green with matching leather. This car is a true, original 130K mile vehicle, that has been repainted but remains otherwise unrestored. Very few of these cars were produced, and they commanded a price tag in the stratosphere compared with other luxury cars of the time. Each was hand built and delivered to a very exclusive clientele, and concours vehicles are selling in the six figures. There is no significant corrosion to be found on this vehicle, and it remains an exceptional driver. The air conditioning works well, and the sunroof opens and closes properly. It is an absolute rarity to find a car of this level in unrestored condition, and it is ready for a collection or full restoration.
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love the lines, the look, how it stands, and how lovely its aged. then to boot the interior is so true to the age. and absolutely love the red self destruct light hazard button!
Imagine being at that intersection and seeing 2 Bentley coupes from different eras going in opposite directions on a hot muggy miserable Florida day
Bill, you’re so delightful and such fun that I hate to nit-pick, so please take no offence:
1. This is a very rare Bentley T two-door saloon by HJ Mulliner, Park Ward. Its convertible twin is known as the Bentley T drophead coupé by HJ Mulliner, Park Ward. In fact, chassis number CBH9766 was the last T coachbuilt two-door saloon made. The Corniche appeared 4th March 1971.
2. The door armrests can be removed, but that is only because they are designed to move up and down, back and forth to adjust to one’s size and be level with with folding armrests on the front seats.
3. Original paint, fine lines and trim will be listed in the RREC chassis records file in the boot. Original radio, too. The present fine lines are incorrectly painted, and you’ll be able to see if the sunroof is original, in which case the car is even more rare than it already is.
4. You can start the car in ‘P as this car doesn’t have the old 4-speed Hydramatic.
5. Glad you had fun with the electric window final travel buttons. The reason these coachbuilt cars had them is that they used Piper window motors, which were very quick and shut quite authoritatively. The final buttons eliminated the possibility of broken finger tips.
6. I’m sure there’s more and feel free to contact me at jsdesignhk@gmail.com. I’m an Old Rolls-Roycer with many years experience and glad to help you out.
Speaks volumes that he didn't answer you after all that information that you gave him...I really hate RUclips posters who don't reply
@@theart8039 it certainly does speak volumes. Thanks for your support.
He’s a cantankerous boomer who gets thousands upon thousands of comments. Whatcha expect?
@@jasonmoskowitz246 you’re quite right. He’s too busy delighting in bitching about the weather, getting distracted by birds, animals or leaves, and listening to himself talk.
@@JSDesignHK lol
At the 11:18 minute mark. That is an early Rolls Royce / Bentley safety feature. They engineered it so a passenger’s fingers wouldn’t get caught in the door while closing the window. Thanks for the amazing videos, this is a fantastic channel!
I actually think you will find those buttons were to stop people cranking the windows up too tight in the convertible. I think they were just used in the Coupe as well.
@@EnglishLawyer That could be too. I'm personally a Lincoln enthusiast, and that is a fair point because in 1970s Lincolns the power windows can be troublesome if you overuse them, and if you put them up too tight. From my research it's just what I heard about Rolls Royce / Bentley as Lincolns don't have that feature. Mercedes tried hydraulic windows for a while, and that was just a mess!
All luxury cars should have these tall profile tyres. Thanks for the video, Bill
Gorgeous Bentley!! Love all of the green leather and gorgeous wood trim!! Thank you so much
My favorite car ever, and in the right colors
The two stage windows is to prevent fingers being chopped off. It's a safety feature.
As always, love your videos.
Surprised he didn't know that.
@@wholeNwon Yeah, he is supposed to know everything.
you continue to crack me up Bill. Love your humor..
Like he says it's left hand drive and it's original only having had 2 or 3 repaints! LOL.
What a stunning car. British carmaking at its best.
Mulliner Park Ward were RR & Bentley's in house Coachbuilders. Truly lovely. They really don't make cars like that anymore.
If Richard 1 Lionheart was a Car.
Faye Dunaway great film!
Lovely car. I brought a 1/43 diecast recently
A coop is where chickens are kept. This is a coupé.
What a terrific review!!!
Amazing car and a right hook
Beautiful piece of art. Nice video.
Only 114 Bentley T Coupes were made from 1966-1971. A very rare car.
Bill, I love your commentary on your videos! If I had money I would buy cars from you!
That's a right hand drive , not a left hand drive.
He's probably running on whiskey fumes from the previous night.
Steve McQueen actually had a Silver Shadow Rolls Royce Coupe in Thomas Crown, however this is basically the same car.
Another amazing video!!!!!
Absolutely nobody does car videos like Bill. He's way too much!! 🤣🤣🤣
Lovely car for sure✅
This is class! 👍🙂☀️
Absolutely gorgeous
Bill it's right handdrive
I think that in 1971 everyone flicked their Ash out the window. Probably even the Queens mum
Probably The King did. Queen Elizabeth didn't smoke.
@@mscott3918 What King? Her Majesty's husband was Prince Phillip.
the window stop was in case your fingers didnt slice off because back then electric windows never stopped.
Very beautiful
1 - The window switches are so you accidentally didn’t take a rear or front occupants finger or fingers off if they’re in it. 2 - The armrests are not “removable” they are actually adjust up or down for your elbow. 3 - They made a lot of these and they’re not or at least shouldn’t be a very “expensive” vehicle to acquire due to the non-exclusivity.
Amazing car...
The Q5 at the light was doing.....🤣🤣🤣
No door mirrors
a class motor car.
They plagiarised the Buick Riviera on this one. As a result, it’ll make a wonderful Lowrider. I can see it slammed, a nice paint job, Astro Supremes, narrow whitewalls and hydraulics.
looks like colombo will call in a minite nice hse sir and car Pierce Brosnan thomas crown i think
So beautifully balance in looks at those years, chrome bumpers, wish they keep the looks & long lasting bits with modern safety & even more reliability. Prefer with conner wind cool wings windows, far more reliable than elec fan
Coming across a modern GT Speed was surreal. I think we all would be happier a little s l o. w. e. r
Thank god its not that obnoxious Almost kelly green you find on those 70's lincolns that make you sick while riding in them. This is a very tasteful hue of green.
"Just get a fifteen thousand dollar paint job on it!" Lol... :)
Thomas Crown drove a Rolls Royce Corniche not the Bentley version.
It wasn't called a Corniche back then though; if memory serves, that didn't happen until 1971. Here's a link to the actual car's auction in 2006;
www.bonhams.com/auctions/14037/lot/236A/
Peter Bradshaw No. Bill is talking about the original late 60s version with Steve McQueen who drove a black 2 door Rolls Royce MPW coupe before it was renamed Corniche in the 70s.
No, the car used in The Thomas Crown Affair was a Silver Shadow 2-door coupé, specifically chassis number CRX2198 finished in Brewster Green with a single Gold fineline and Champagne hide upholstery.
@@JSDesignHK Damned you appear to be right. The Corniche started production in 1971. How did that one slip me.
@@peterbradshaw8018 no worries at all.
It is cute
Coupė (coo p a) a coup is where chickens live
Would you mind telling us how much this car sold for? Thank you.
It’s still an amazing version the rolls Royce less in ya face twin au carbs which are a pain to set up well
Actually, the twin SU HD8 carburettors are paragons of simplicity and very easy to set up and balance.
I noticed that the rocker covers are Rolls and not Bentley. I wonder if Mulliner Park Ward made the coupes from a Shadow and not a T2. I just love the MPW coupes, but I admit I like the James Young coupe's lines a bit more; there's less of the Corniche in the rear quarters.
For some reason, ALL Bentley Mulliners and Corniches had the RR rocker covers which I have always thought to be rather strange.
compare this beautiful car to today's offerings from Bentley
Bill why does this car have no side mirrors?
self destruct on a space ship.
Pierce Brosnan - it was a Bentley sedan.
Mr. Brosnan starred in the remake with Ms. Russo. In the original with Steve McQueen, the vehicle was a RR Corniche Coupe in Midnight Blue with tan interior.
Left hand drive? Bill, this is pre-covid, no whiskey.
Where is the door mirrors???
I would stick the original 8 track player back in.
RhD version actually
Probably bekind of strange driving a right hand drive car in the US
Smoking car very beauty full RR
It's lovely car, but I can hear that the engine definitely needs some work. I can hear a misfire
General tires tho on a Bentley 😬😬😬🙈🙈
I have a 1991 Jaguar Sovereign XJ6 and yeah, I too had to buy small pickup tires (Tacoma-sized). This tire size is mostly available in pickups these days.
The narrator hasn’t a clue. At least do your homework. “The wood is in nice condition “, it’s actually matched burl walnut veneer. “It has its original patina”, patina comes with age. “You have to start it in neutral”, you do not. This car deserves better.
i just bought the unicorn of the silver shadow line a 66 James Young 2 door silver shadow and ill say that the front and rear seats are the same as the corniche the rear side interior panels will work but need the upper wood trim reworked, the rear side glass is the same as the corniche as well, i have3 silver shadows, the J.Y. is the one i have been wanting forever
Faye Dunaway
This Queen is so annoying....
Bentley T two door fixhed sports salon I think it was if soft top it was a
Bentley two door drophead sports salon
At the time, the official description by Rolls-Royce Limited was “two-door saloon” for the fixed head version, and simply “drophead coupé” for the convertible. For the US market, they were referred to as the Silver Shadow and Bentley T coupé and convertible.
General tires?
Raaaaare
God forbid I would every have what they call real money.
It’s just a cheap version of a Rolls-Royce. Basically a generic car with no name since 1929. RR just purchased this name as a low end RR. The only difference is the radiator shell, hood ornament, lower quality woodwork, and the letter B on the hubcaps and gauges. I never understood why anyone would buy a Bentley.. Especially now since it’s a Volkswagen with a VW engine.
This is a Bentley Corniche.
The Bentley Corniche has different wheels and a Corniche badge on the trunk. This is a Bentley T Mulliner Park Ward 2 door Coupe.
Paul Stafford
The Bentley Corniche was originally produced in the 40's but never reached the public as it was discontinued prior to release to the general public. Only two were produced. As a purist, some of us are sticklers for meaningless details. This is a Mulliner model which was a special order custom coach work. Most attractive and very gentile!
lmao @ pioneer head unit
i woulda carried a boombox in the front seat before id do some goofy shit like that
smh
Bentley used to be a Rolls Royce...
Or Rolls Royce used to be a Bentley...
Anyway, how weirdly funny is that...
Jaguar used to do the same thing after they aquired the Daimler brand. For example:
Jaguar XJ6 - Daimler Sovereign
Jaguar XJ12 - Daimler Double Six
Bill uses all these cars to pick up $20 street walkers all over florida. I bought a rolls from him a few years ago, and we found used condoms and crack pipes under the lambswool rugs. The worst part is that after a few months, the engine fell out of the car.
get a life
And then you woke up.
You want some cheese with that whine?
How much did thr car sell for ?
I really would own this one, carb and dist...My birth year to boot
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