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Books Models Highlights Cars
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Car
of the Month - November 2002
The 4-Door-Sports-Saloon was a brainchild of H.J. Mulliner's designer Herbert Nye. Listed as Design No. 7401 this creation was particularly attractive because it gave the impression of less massive coachwork than that of the standard Bentley S1. With a body made entirely from aluminium certain weight-saving was an advantage of the coachbuilt version, too. This resulted in better acceleration and higher top speed, although there was no earth-shattering difference. Vision was enhanced by slim pillars.
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At that price-level some additional investment to fulfil certain personal desires was only marginal. The customer ordered semaphore indicators (positioned in the B-posts) in addition to traffic indicators, although at that time semaphore indicators were old-fashioned even in the United Kingdom. The driver's seat was mounted on extended rails offering suitable adjustment even for a tall driver. The radiator shell was non-standard in being equipped with a flag mounting located directly behind the "Winged B".. |
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