Bentley 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: 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 S2standard saloonrear view File:1962 Bentley S2 Mulliner Drophead Coupe.JPG|Bentley S2drophead coupéby 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 cabrioletby Park Ward 1962 File:Bentley Continental S2 Flying Spur 4 door.JPG|Bentley Continental S24-door saloonFlying Spur 1961by H J Mulliner File:1959 Bentley S Continental Flying Spur (H. J. Mulliner ) (18355719411).jpg|Bentley Continental S24-door saloonFlying Spur 1959by 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==