Former Sir John Mills 1948 Bentley for sale at Bonhams

First owned by the actor Sir John Mills (1908 – 2005), a 1948 Bentley MKVI estate is due for auction at Bonhams.

The late Sir John Mills was the first owner of this 1948 Bentley
The late Sir John Mills was the first owner of this 1948 Bentley
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Sir John Mills
Sir John Mills
The car's interior
The car’s interior
The car can easily accommodate a poodle or a coffin
The car can easily accommodate a poodle or a coffin
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This 4½-litre car was subsequently converted into a hearse by a Stoke-on-Trent based funeral director named Clement McGough and was restored by the current owner in 2010.

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Mr Men & Mr Mills – Sussex House Farm, Hartfield Road, Cowden, Kent, TN8 7DX, United Kingdom – For sale for £5.5 million today with 203.77 acres ($7.1 million, €6.2 million or درهم26.1 million) through Knight Frank – Former home of Academy Award winning actor Sir John Mills CBE (1908 – 2005) in the 1950s and 1960s and children’s author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves (1935 – 1988) from 1982 to 1988
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Mr Men & Mr Mills

Kent estate that has been home to both actor Sir John Mills and ‘Mr Men’ and ‘Little Miss’ creator Roger Hargreaves for sale for £5.5 million Offered in March 2012 for £6 million with 230 acres ($7.7 million, €6.8 million or درهم28.4 million), a Kent estate that was the home of the Academy Award […]

Blake’s Bentley – 2016 Bentley Continental GT V8 S convertible designed by Sir Peter Blake to be auctioned by Bonhams on 24th June 2016 at their Goodwood Festival of Speed sale
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Blake’s Bentley

One-off Bentley by pop artist Sir Peter Blake to be auctioned for charity

A guide price of £30,000 to £35,000 has been set for the car in the auction house’s 13th November Harrogate sale.

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