1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Automatic H.J. Mulliner Fastback BC3E

Description

To find an example of the extremely sought after Continental fastback in delightfully original condition is a dream to many, but this car is just that, having had just four owners and covered only 69,000 miles from new. Love and care lavished on the car by particularly considerate owners have resulted in an exceptional outcome. The coachwork is fabulously straight, sharp and precise, and the somewhat faded 'Dragonfly blue' paintwork only adds to its appeal. The interior is gorgeously undisturbed and in superb condition, with soft leather in beige, piped blue, lovely woodwork, etc, and even the original carpets are intact and in good condition. Add to the above the fact that this car is one of the very last, an 'E' series, with the 4.9 litre engine, and you have something very special! If you appreciate the significance and importance of delightful, matured originality, have always fancied an R Type Continental, and want an easy to drive automatic, with comfy seats, this may be the only one available to suit your needs! Amongst much other documentation, included in the history file is the original buff logbook from 1955, together with the sales invoice from when bought new by the first owner, who went on to keep the car for 26 years, and when the time came to sell, he was keen to find someone to care for the car appropriately, as the letter we have attests to. This he achieved, and the car was then with one family for another 27 years until 2008. Two more custodians complete the history of known ownership from new. Delightfully correct, undisturbed and having a tactile quality difficult to put into words, this truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Just re-commissioned, serviced and MoT tested.


Chassis No. BC3E Reg No. PYR 1

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The first owner of BC3E was Aubrey William Schuster (1906/1993) whose family can be traced back to Frankfurt in the 1600s with Abraham Ottingen-Schuster, the first record of the family being in England is with Aubrey's grandfather Francis Joseph Schuster in the late 1800s. The Schuster family were involved in many fields including law, textiles, banking, science (Xrays) and the Stock market. During WWI the Schusters were subjected to anti German press and at one stage Sir Felix Schuster issued a press release stating that the 3 brothers all had sons serving in the British army with Aubrey Schuster earning the rank of Major in the Royal Army Service Corps. Aubrey & Joy Schuster's home was on the Moor Park Estate in Rickmansworth which boasted a grand Golf Club and members were issued with metal car badges to show security their access status - this badge with a stag's head and a cross is still mounted on the car! Joy's family were based in Scotland with her family having their business roots in the Clydesdale Boot & Shoe Steam Factory which was founded in 1822, by 1872 the company had 10 branches in Glasgow plus the factory works in Elcho Street. The advert boasts that their boots and shoes are ""suited for Town and Country wear"". When Aubrey Schuster took delivery of BC3E he was so delighted with the car that he took his neighbour and his neighbour's sons for a ride. In 1981 when Aubrey's health started to fail he sold the car to that same neighbour's son who as a young man had been taken for a ride in the car.

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About us:
The Real Car Company was established in 1987 by Ray Arnold & Ian Johnstone. It was a hobby that 'Got out of hand'. Our interest in cars of the type that we now sell goes back to our childhoods, and ownership back to the 1970's. Gradually more cars started passing through our hands, and by 1986 we had decided to make a full time occupation of buying and selling the cars that we love.

We started with a single car (all we could afford) which we sold quickly, and before we knew it we had 4 or 5 on our hands! This was alongside another business that we were involved in at the time. In the Spring of 1988 we gave up the other business, (exhaust systems), rented part of the premises that we still operate from now, and went full time.

We had a good start in the boom years of the late eighties, which set us up well enough for us to ride the storm of recession in the years that followed. As the years went on the number of cars going through our hands increased gradually, we built up a workforce, and we now carry a stock of around 40 to 50 vehicles and there are nine of us here. In 1999 we were awarded 'International Classic Car Dealer of the Year' by Classic Cars Magazine. The market for 'our' kind of cars is nicely stable, generally prices are creeping upwards all the time, and we feel that investing in a car - or cars - of the type that we sell is generally a great place to put your money. Don't do it just for investment, but you can get a great deal of pleasure from these vehicles, prices are - in our opinion - unlikely to drop, and you can't drive a share certificate! Some prices in the last three or four years have moved up considerably, and these cases have shown a tremendous return on investment.

Over the last fifteen years or so we have brought home several hundred cars from the USA, and we are always looking for more. If you know of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley anywhere in the world, in absolutely any condition, please let us know. Distance no object, commissions happily paid. We always particularly enjoy the 'barn finds'.



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