CAR magazine UK experiences Bentley's classic S2 Drophead Coupe by Mulliner with pictures, specs and driving impressions
Have you ever experienced something that has then completely readjusted your perspective? A great TV show, movie or video game that’s your new entertainment benchmark? A great restaurant that’s overwritten your tastebuds?Pros: Near-silent engine, magic carpet suspension, gorgeous detailingWhat is it?’s family tree by a few generations.
Bentley took two years to painstakingly restore it, stripping the bodywork down to the bare metal and redoing bodged repair work. The engine, four-speed automatic transmission and rear axle were completely rebuilt, and the car’s wiring was completely overhauled – even using identical wire colours used in the original spec. It was also converted back to right-hand drive, painted in Bentley’s own Ming Blue and given a thorough interior retrim.Fascinatingly detailed, and yet oh so simple.
Release the parking brake, pull the column shifter into gear and the S2 creeps off the line with some eagerness. I’m quick to apply brake pressure, given I’m pulling out of a rather busy hotel foyer filled with supercars during 2024’s Monterey Car Week and realise a good amount of weight is required to get the S2 to stop again. The pulse rate spikes.
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