1996 Bentley Continental R

Finished in Black Emerald with a Sandstone leather interior, our 1996 Bentley Continental R is a very well-specified example of one of Crewe’s most significant modern-era Bentleys. It comes with a substantial history file including its original owners’ wallet, handbook, stamped service book, factory order forms, delivery documentation, original supplying invoice, and a collection of maintenance invoices.

Originally supplied new by H.R. Owen of London, our Continental R cost £170,393.33 when delivered in September 1996. This placed it firmly amongst the most expensive production cars in the world at the time. The Rolls-Royce factory documentation confirms the car was specially ordered in Black Emerald with Sandstone hide, complemented by Ascot Green piping and dashboard top roll, burr walnut veneers, fully veneered waist rails, chrome radiator grille, painted grille vanes, top-tint windscreen and rear shaded screen. Even by Bentley standards, it is an incredible specification.

The Continental R is a big part of Bentley’s history. Developed under the codename ‘Nepal’, it was the first Bentley of the Rolls-Royce era to feature unique bodywork rather than sharing a design with Rolls-Royce models. Hand-built entirely at Crewe, this was the car that was made to announce Bentley’s return as a true performance luxury marque and helped redefine the company during the 1990s. At its launch at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991, the show car was famously purchased immediately by the Sultan of Brunei.

Powered by Bentley’s turbocharged 6.75-litre V8 engine paired with a four-speed GM automatic gearbox, our Continental R has powerful performance despite its big size. With a top speed of 150mph, it’s definitely an attention-grabber! 

Invoices from Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialists, including Hanwells of London and Leslie James Ltd of Suffolk, show the ongoing servicing, suspension work, brake and hydraulic attention, electrical repairs and general upkeep of our Bentley over the years. Recent specialist maintenance includes damper replacement, brake pipe repairs, hydraulic system servicing and seat ECU repairs.

More recently, the car has undergone extensive recommissioning work with Bridge Classic Cars. The project included repairs, paint refinishing, suspension and brake attention, and body work. 

• Desirable colour and specification
• Extensive history file
• Maintained by marque specialists
• Recent recommissioning work completed
• Bridge Classic Cars pre-delivery inspection
• Up to £250 towards a 12-month insurance policy from insurance specialists, Lancaster Insurance Services

How it works

We’ve made it easier than ever to win your dream classic car. With every competition, one lucky winner will take ownership of one of our beautiful classics!
Every classic in our competitions will be personally delivered to your door, anywhere in the UK mainland in our own Bridge Classic Cars covered transport.

Simply follow the steps below and you could be our next winner.

1. Choose the competition you would like to enter, select the amount of tickets you would like.
2. Answer the question and follow the instructions to complete your purchase.
3. Thats it! You’re entered into our live draw. Your ticket number(s) will be emailed to you and can also be found within the ‘My Account’ section of the website.

The entire number of tickets available and a count down of tickets remaining will be present on every competition page.

The winning ticket will be selected at random using Google Random Number Generator and you will be able to watch every draw live on our Facebook page and website.

We will email the draw results to everyone who enters.

The more tickets you have, the better your odds are of winning!

If you have any further questions or have any issues with the website operation, please take a look at our FAQ Page.

The Draw

To ensure all our competitions are run in a completely transparent and fair way, we use Google’s random number generator to pick the winning entry.

We pick the winner LIVE on our YouTube channel. Follow our YouTube channel to ensure you don’t miss any of our live draws or the launch of new competitions.
You can watch the live draw on our YouTube channel, Facebook page and our Website.

The scheduled draw date for this competition is 28/05/2026 at 4:30 pm. Tickets will be available until 4:00 pm 28/05/2026 unless all tickets are sold beforehand.

Your Entry

Your ticket numbers are emailed to you once you complete your order and can also be found under ‘Your Account’. A full list of entries for each competition will appear on our Entry Lists page after the completion of the competition and before the Live draw.

By entering online or by post, you confirm that you have read and agreed to our terms and conditions. Entry into one of our competitions and successfully answering the qualifying question does not guarantee a prize, only entry into the LIVE draw.

You must be 18 years or over to enter the competition.

For full terms and conditions, click here. 

This car can be run on synthetic fuel as well as traditional petrol.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we run all of our competition cars on synthetic fuel. This is a like-for-like fossil-free alternative to petrol that reduces emissions by up to 80%. This can be mixed with traditional petrol and no modifications to the car are required. You can fuel this car with traditional petrol – we simply use synthetic fuel as part of our sustainability goals.

Every winner of a competition car through Bridge Classic Cars will also get up to £250 towards a Lancaster Insurance Services car insurance Policy.

At Bridge Classic Cars, we are proud to partner with Lancaster Insurance, who have been arranging classic and high-net-worth vehicle insurance since 1984.