Members Lonnie Posted April 24, 2021 Members Posted April 24, 2021 Previous Next Low mileage, one careful owner: Bentley formerly used by THE QUEEN goes on sale at Surrey car dealership for £179,000 The 'Barnato green' Bentley Mulsanne has just 2,492 miles on the clock Offers for the car at Bramley Motor Car showroom, Surrey, are around of £200k It was used to transport the monarch around the capital between 2013 and 2015 Published: 06:27 EDT, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 06:53 EDT, 24 April 2021 A low mileage motor with full-service history and one careful lady owner provides the ideal patter platform for any car salesman. And when that lady happens to be the, ahem, Queen of England, you're in dreamland. But that is just what the Bramley Motor Car showroom near Guildford in Surrey are offering – a beautiful 'Barnato green' Bentley Mulsanne, retired from the Queen's fleet in 2015 and with just 2,492 miles on the clock. Unfortunately, this does add a little to the price. A similar car which hadn't been regularly sat upon by Her Majesty, might fetch £80,000. Offers for this one are in the region of £200k. Bramley marketing manager Jack Morgan-Jones told MailOnline: 'We are quite fortunate in the sense that we have had a couple of Royal cars. The beautiful 'Barnato green' Bentley Mulsanne, retired from the Queen's fleet in 2015, has just 2,492 miles on the clock +6 A similar car which hadn't been regularly sat upon by Her Majesty, might fetch £80,000, but offers for this one are in the region of £200k +6 The car now for sale (interior pictured) was used to transport the monarch around the capital between 2013 and 2015 'We sold a Range Rover last year that was used to transport the Obamas on their state visit and Prince Philip famously drove it. 'The Queen's Bentley is such a unique car. It is fundamentally no different to any other Mulsanne but it has a fantastic history with it being owned by Her Majesty which is lovely.' The Queen has come a long way in terms of car ownership since she learnt to drive at the wheel of a First-Aid truck in the Second World War. Her current Buckingham Palace fleet is said to include three Rolls-Royces, three Daimlers and two Bentleys and there are further fleets at her different properties. The one now for sale was used to transport the monarch around the capital between 2013 and 2015. +6 Her current Buckingham Palace fleet is said to include three Rolls-Royces, three Daimlers and two Bentleys and there are further fleets at her different properties A clue to its use is surely provided by one of the car's 'non-standard' feature – veneered picnic tables, amply accommodated in the five and a half metre vehicle, a metre longer than a standard saloon. There are other things that make the car unique – it has blue flashing lights fitted, covert lighting and it has never had a registration plate. A similar car, retired from her Windsor Castle fleet, was sold by the same dealership in 2019 to a German collector. Mr Morgan-Jones, who admitted he could not resist taking the car for a short test drive, said: 'This time it is her Buckingham Palace car which she sort of used for running errands, as it were, around London. 'It is a very special thing to have her cars and we always have interest. But because of the premium over a similar car, it has to wait for the right person to come along. 'It is a bit of a showpiece here in the showroom. It has had truly one careful lady owner. It is a lovely thing to be around because of the story behind it and it's a really good talking point now that we are allowed to have people in the showroom. +6 There are other things that make the car unique – it has blue flashing lights fitted, covert lighting and it has never had a registration plate +6 A clue to its use is surely provided by one of the car's 'non-standard' feature – veneered picnic tables, amply accommodated in the five and a half metre vehicle, a metre longer than a standard saloon 'I don't see it going to a royalist as such. I think it would certainly be somebody who has a collection of cars and is less interested in the top speed and the brake horsepower and more in the history of the car.' His company purchased the car in 2016 and put it into storage and it was kept under purdah longer than it might have been because of the pandemic. He added: 'You will be surprised to know that the car is not bullet proof and has no additional security features over a standard car bar the fact that it would have been fitted with covert lighting and the blues-and-twos.' The car dealer's selling paraphernalia states: 'It is with great pleasure that we are able to present to market a very special example of Bentley's Mulsanne derivative. 'This Bernato Green motorcar was formally owned by HM Queen Elizabeth II and was in service with the Royal Household from 2013 - 2015 with its exclusive use being to transport Her Majesty.' It adds that the car has had its 'impeccable service history maintained within the Bentley main dealer network and as such presents and drives superbly today. 'This vehicle would make for an exceptional addition to any collection and it is extremely rare to find a car with such provenance and history, especially when related to our longest-reigning monarch'. The car's luxury equipment includes the veneered picnic tables, veneered door panels, rear quarter vanity mirrors, 21' classic road wheels, Bentley 'wings' to all seats, and dark green carpet mats. Those looking for a test drive can expect to be treated with suspicion. Quote
Guest Posted April 24, 2021 Posted April 24, 2021 I'm slightly suspicious that HM QE2 allegedly ended up with a car with enormous alloy wheels, with a tiny little sliver of rubber around the outside, Possibly OK for hooning along a very fast road, but not for the kind of sedate & comfortable progress one expects an elderly monarch to make. The car that has her in the same photo is more like it. Huge rubber doughnuts wrapped around relatively sensible wheels. Quote
NIrishGuy Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 I really wish they wouldn't post about it not being armoured etc as the less people know about ANYTHING to do with the Monarchs security the better just. Sometimes the "assumption" that there are a lot of covert security features being used just may be enough to deter someone from planning any nefarious activities, to actively confirm there is and was no such devices employed can only serve to give bad ideas to those who might seek to harm HM and to tempt fate perhaps ! ;-( Quote
Members Lonnie Posted April 25, 2021 Author Members Posted April 25, 2021 16 hours ago, z909 said: enormous alloy wheels, with a tiny little sliver of rubber Maybe that's why it's on the block...too showy for her highness? I do hope she does not leave early and turn the throne over to Charles and Camilla. I think when she goes the monarchy will go with her. The Queen Mum lived to 102 I believe and there should be no reason she can't make or beat that record. Quote
NIrishGuy Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 A) There's no question that Charles WILL take over as Monarch when the Queen passes, that's just a constitutional fact and isn't something "to be decided on by anyone" and b) I've no doubt that the Monarchy is quite secure for many years to come both via Charles, William and his son after that..... Quote
Members tm_nyc Posted April 25, 2021 Members Posted April 25, 2021 This old queen likes that Bentley a lot, especially in that paint color, but I agree that it does seem rather showy for HRH. Quote
