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A high-performance S2-derived Continental edition was also produced. 1,863 standard and 57 long-wheelbase S2 car chassis were built [1] 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.
The model name Continental had already been used by Rolls-Royce for models intended and geared for long-distance, high-speed touring on roads and of a style then only available in continental Europe. 1930s to 1950s advertising for even the Standard Steel Bentley saloons carried the slogan the Silent Sports Car. [citation needed] The Continental ...
B. Bandini Saloncino; Barkas B 1000; Bentley S2; Bill Thomas Cheetah; BMW 501; BMW 507; BMW 700; Bolwell Nagari; Borgward P100; Brabham BT14; Brabham BT15; Brabham BT18
The Bentley S1 (originally simply "Bentley S") was a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1955 until 1959. The S1 was derived from Rolls-Royce's complete redesign of its standard production car after World War II, the Silver Cloud. Each was its maker's last standard production car with an independent chassis.
Most bodies were of the altered HJM style, available in fixed head or drop head coupe form. Of the 328 coachbuilt S3 (Continentals included here), nearly 100 were by MPW. Again, fixed head or a drop head coupe configurations were available. The most prominent visual difference from the S2 configuration was the four canted headlights.
The first engine of V8 configuration was developed in 1904 by Léon Levavasseur in France and used for speedboat racing. Rolls-Royce premiered the world's first automobile production V8 engine in 1905 for the Rolls-Royce V-8 Legalimit – governed not to exceed the legal speed limit in Britain at the time of 20 mph (32 km/h).
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1960-1961 Coupé Italy ... Concept car Audi: S2: 1991-1995 Coupé, Avant Germany ... Concept car Bentley: Continental T: 1996-2003 Coupé England