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1955 Bentley S1 James Young 'B10' Four Door Saloon [B480AN] 
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![1955 Bentley S1 James Young 'B10' Four Door Saloon [B480AN]](i001368109.jpg)
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◊ 2020-04-02 16:15 |
Reg.no. NAY300 Might have been Sellers own as he was partial to Bentleys , and Ferraris , and American cars , and..... |
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◊ 2020-04-02 16:20 |
Crumpet? |
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◊ 2020-04-02 16:27 |
If a correct registration for the car, it is Leicestershire 1/56 to 3/56. If a vanity plate this would not apply, but it looks like an S1 with single headlamps and the neat little overriders. It may be a Continental, it may also be lwb. -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 18:37:47 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 16:52 |
Coachwork James Young design B10? I think you can just see the little finlets on the back wings. -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 16:55:56 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 17:05 |
http://www.realcar.co.uk/view-cars/2086 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 18:40 |
If my thoughts above are correct, this could be a 1956 car, did Sellers ever keep a car that long? |
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◊ 2020-04-02 19:39 |
Doubt it, but did he buy it new ? -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 19:40:00 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 19:44 |
He never struck me as someone who bought used cars, but then... There’s also that Plymouth, but weren’t they cheap and nasty? -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 19:47:06 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 20:35 |
In 63 was he the bigshot he later became though ? Vehicle Details NAY300 Vehicle make BENTLEY Date of first registration February 1956 Year of manufacture 1956 Cylinder capacity 4887 cc CO₂ emissions Not available Fuel type PETROL Euro status Not available Real Driving Emissions (RDE) Not available Export marker No Vehicle status Not taxed for on road use Vehicle colour BLACK Vehicle type approval Not available Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 4 April 1984 -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 20:38:21 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 21:26 |
So definitely an S1, still don’t know if a Conti, but 4887cc is correct for the straight six. |
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◊ 2020-04-02 21:58 |
OK his major film career hadn’t really started but he had still been in films for several years, plus the radio work, and The Mouse that Roared in 1959. -- Last edit: 2020-04-02 22:04:43 |
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◊ 2020-04-02 22:55 |
"James Young of Bromley also decided to produce a four door Continental sporting saloon. This model, often referred to as the “James Young Flying Spur” was very similar in design to the HJ Mulliner four light, although the James Young design was smoother and more subtly curvaceous than the Mulliner car. The doors and wings were more rounded in profile with greater “tumblehome” and the boot line curved distinctly downwards in comparison to the more rectangular boot of the Mulliner car." from here with lots of examples, at least one of which is " not a Continental". No sign of NAY 300 or reference to Sellers. Plate info of "Vehicle status: Not taxed for on road use" suggests it's still around on that plate, maybe in a display or hidden collection. |
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◊ 2020-04-03 18:23 |
From interesting Independent article- ''If Sellers favoured a marque it was probably Rolls-Royce or Bentley. In 1965, to encourage him to sign the contract for Casino Royale, the producer Charles Feldman gave him a Silver Cloud III; but he'd already been buying the cars with his own money, second-hand, for six years. His first - an S1 Bentley - was purchased in the late Fifties and was followed by a Silver Cloud I, ex-Cary Grant. Sellers famously advertised it in The Times under the heading, "Titled car Wishes to Dispose of Owner". See- Link to "www.independent.ie" -- Last edit: 2020-04-03 19:47:51 |
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◊ 2020-05-21 22:47 |
#B480AN 1955 S-series Saloon by James Young, des B10, supplied to W.Bentley. Now in the USA. |
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