1981 Bentley T2 BKD378X

1981 Bentley T2

Chassis Number:  BKD378X

Registration Number:  BKD378X

This car is painted in Caribbean Blue Metallic with a Luxan Beige leather interior. The 1981 Bentley T2 featured in the BBC sitcom White Gold between the years 2017 and 2019.

It has  been in the seller’s d=fastiduus ownership since he purchased it from Hanwells of London in July 2021, at which point the odometer read 82,051 miles. 93,000 are now recorderd on the odometer, BKD 378X’s last service was in July of this year.

The 11,000 miles recently covered in the past five years tell a detailed  story: HIts ben=en driven from Wiltshire to Yorkshire and back three times. The journeys that revealed the T2 is still very comfortable and rewarding car to drive.

The previous owner states that: “it has never given any trouble” with it and has “just enjoyed it!” 

Maintenance has been entrusted to a specialist in between the owners regimen of regularly cleaning the car hiself.

Further proof of the seller’s fastidiousness comes via an advisory-free MoT plus a comprehensive condition report from a well-regarded specialist. Dated the 3rd of July 2026, this independent, third-party assessment of the Bentley’s condition is reassuring for the next owner.

The chromework,  is in a very good condition; with almost no tarnishing, pitting, or other signs of aging, having withstood the test of time well.

The four headlamps were changed for new Cibie items in 2018, and the bulbs upgraded. The cost for this job set its then-owner back around £750 for parts and labour, but it was worth every penny as they worked even better than standard right up to the point the outers were again replaced in 2024.

The 15-inch wheels have very good full-width chrome and body-coloured wheel trims. The whitewall tyres are matching 235/70R15 Avon Turbosteels well suited, for a luxury motorcar such as this.

Impeccable maintenance means head ache free motoring for the lucky new owner.

The Luxan Beige leather interior, trim code VM3234, was professionally re-Connolised in 2015 and 2016. The result is a lightly used  interior that has just enough of a patina to give it the the right character

The car is equipped with option headrests on its electrically-adjustable front seats; a bit of a rarity. So much so, in fact, that the seller tells us that it’ll cost you a solid four-figure sum to buy a pair. These ones were also upgraded in 2019, the ones that had been fitted a year earlier being exchanged for wider versions.

it’s also fitted with rear head restraints too. The dashboard lighting was professionally converted to blue LEDs in 2018, and the cruise control system was repaired two years ago. Hanwells also went through the air-conditioning system in 2024, so that it blows ice cold.  

The cabin is filled with glorious details like the height-adjustable arm rests in the front doors, along with burr walnut picnic tables in the rear of the front seats & rear foot rests.

A modern Alpine head unit has been neatly fitted beneath the factory original Blaupunkt that still sits in the dashboard.

The Bentley’s service history booklet and the invoices on file record the following from 1986 onwards:

12.09.1986 and 32,940 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

27.08.1987 and 36,126 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

23.08.1988 and 41,338 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

01.08.1990 and 47,747 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

23.08.1991 and 51,447 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

26.08.1992 and 54,422 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

21.09.2003 and 64,523 miles – service by Harvey Wash Ltd

18.05.2010 and (unknown) miles – service by E.R. Bauly (Engineering)

28.04.2011 and 68,215 miles – service by Hanwells of London

23.10.2012 and 71,492 miles – new sparkplugs, rear pads, fresh brake fluid, and five litres of engine oil by Bramwells of London

15.12.2015 and 76,420 miles – service by Hanwells of London

16.01.2018 and 77,178 miles – service by Hanwells of London

30.01.2019 and 79,775 miles – service by Hanwells of London

21.07.2021 and 82,051 miles – service by Hanwells of London

16.07.2022 and 86,081 miles – service by Hanwells of London

30.06.2023 and 88,525 miles – service by Hanwells of London

17.07.2025 and 91,530 miles – service by N Sandell plus much more at a cost of £6,48907.07.2026 and 93,287 miles – service by N Sandell

The last two invoices from N Sandell, an independent Bentley and Rolls-Royce specialist, total more than £7,500 between them…

It also received new valve stem seals in 2013, and much more from folk like Hanwells of London and The Chelsea Workshop among others. The invoices are on file and some of them are large.

The car drives beautifullyl, with the T2’s rack-and-pinion steering, simpler and tauter hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension, and smaller steering wheel making themselves felt. Reassuring is the absence of the sort of knocks and rattles that are so common on lesser unloved examples. The V8 starts immediately, with good oil pressure and a healthy charge to the battery, even at idle. 

The engine and underbonnet area are both tidy and well-ordered without being mint.  This extends to the underbonnet sound-deadening pads, which are in a very good condition.

It would be hard to find one in nicer condition then this with such comprehensive maintenance.  It drives in a similar manner to how it would have done when new.