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Bentley S2

Field	Value
image	1961 Bentley S2 6.2.jpg
name	Bentley S2
caption	Standard saloon
manufacturer	Bentley Motors Limited (1931)
assembly	United Kingdom: Crewe, England (Bentley Crewe)
production	1959–1962
2,308 produced
body_style	2-door saloon
4-door saloon
2-door drophead coupe
predecessor	Bentley S1
successor	Bentley S3
related	Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
engine	6.2 L Bentley L410 V8
wheelbase	3124 mm (123 in)
3226 mm (127 in)

2,308 produced 4-door saloon 2-door drophead coupe 3226 mm (127 in) The Bentley S2 is a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1959 until 1962. The successor to the S1, it featured the new Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 engine and improved air conditioning made possible by that engine's increased output. Power steering was also standard, and a new dashboard and steering wheel were introduced. Some early S2s were built with the earlier S1 dashboard.

A high-performance S2-derived Continental edition was also produced.

1,863 standard and 57 long-wheelbase S2 car chassis were built between 1959 and 1962. Almost all were fitted with standard factory bodywork. A number had coachbuilt bodies by Park Ward, Hooper, H. J. Mulliner & Co., and James Young.

S2

Announced at the beginning of October 1959 the S2 replaced the S1's straight-six engine with the new aluminium Rolls-Royce - Bentley L Series V8 shared with the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. It displaced 6.2 L (6230 cc, or 380 cu in), and offered significantly improved performance.

As advertised in The Times, Friday, 2 October 1959: The cylinder block and heads are cast in aluminum alloy and hydraulic tappets operate the overhead valves. The engine has a compression ratio of 8 to 1 and is fitted with twin carburetors with automatic choke.

Other features available include fully automatic transmission, power-assisted steering, electrically operated ride control, redesigned and more flexible air conditioning, electric rear window demisters and press button window lifts.}}

Of the 1,863 standard S2 models produced, 15 had H. J. Mulliner & Co. drophead coupe bodies. Of the 57 long-wheelbase cars, five had James Young bodies and one a Mercedes-Bentley yachting station-wagon body by Wendler.

S2 Continental

An "S2 Continental" chassis was built with higher performance engines and higher gearing for lighter bodywork. 388 were built, bodied by the same group of coachbuilders as the standard S2.

Gallery

File:Bentley S2 hb.jpg|Bentley S2 standard saloon rear view File:1962 Bentley S2 Mulliner Drophead Coupe.JPG|Bentley S2 drophead coupé by H J Mulliner 1962 File:Bentley Continental S2 3157641144.jpg|Bentley Continental S2 2-door saloon by H J Mulliner File:1962 Bentley S2 Continental.jpg|Bentley Continental S2 cabriolet by Park Ward 1962 File:Bentley Continental S2 Flying Spur 4 door.JPG|Bentley Continental S2 4-door saloon Flying Spur 1961 by H J Mulliner File:1959 Bentley S Continental Flying Spur (H. J. Mulliner ) (18355719411).jpg|Bentley Continental S2 4-door saloon Flying Spur 1959 by H J Mulliner File:Bentley Continental S2 3157641220.jpg|Bentley Continental S2 interior File:1960 Bentley S2 Shooting Brake by Wendler, front left.jpg|1960 Bentley S2 Shooting Brake by Wendler

References

"Archived copy".
Display Advertising ''The Times'', Friday, 2 October 1959; pg. 5; Issue 54581; col D

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