1955 Bentley S1 Standard Steel Saloon

1955 Bentley S1 in Tutti Frutti, Mini-Series, 1987 Ep. 3

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
kudos ◊ 2012-07-10 17:16
dsl ◊ 2012-07-10 17:50	Bentley with a suffix plate = 63+ (may even be B = 64), so S3.
chris40 ◊ 2012-07-10 20:16	Not enough headlights for an S3, which IIRC had quads. The S2 was made up to 1962 so are you sure it has a suffix plate?
dsl ◊ 2012-07-10 20:24	Too excited after overdosing on Hillmans today - agree single lights, so can't be S3 = 55 S1 or 59 S2. But I still think it's got the 7 digits of a suffix plate - xxY 34xB if I was being really adventurous - so not its original plate.
chris40 ◊ 2012-07-10 22:26	It seems to me too blurred to be sure. AFAIK if it's an S1 or S2 it couldn't possibly have a seven-digit number as the number cannot be younger than the car; if re-registered it would carry a so-called age-related number.
dsl ◊ 2012-07-10 22:34	I'll switch it to 55 S1 - more likely for a plate which has letters first if it is 6 digit.