‘Pampered’ Bentley owned by last surviving Bee Gee sold in Datchet auction

A Bentley owned by the last surviving member of the Bee Gees went under the hammer at an auction in Datchet on Saturday (July 19).

The sleek black Turbo R - owned by hitmaker Barry Gibb for 37 years – was one of more than 180 vehicles up for grabs at Windsorview Lakes event.

With just under 34,000 miles on the clock, the Bee Gees’ Bentley - which sold for £15,444 - was ‘quite a catch’, according to Historics’ head of auctions Mathew Priddy.

Mr Priddy added: “Very importantly, for those who like to collect things of provenance - from someone famous - the V5 [car logbook] is still in his name.”

“That’s quite unusual because, especially now, when a star buys a car it will be put in the name of a management company. But this actually has his name, so it’s quite a catch.”

The 'pampered' Bentley's interior

he Bee Gees - three brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb - roared to stardom in the late 60s and continued their success into the 70s.

Gibb bought the Bentley almost from new in 1988, a year after the trio released their comeback hit You Win Again – their first UK number one in eight years.

He had it repainted from red to black, so his UK Turbo R would match his other Bentley based at his Miami home.

The Stayin’ Alive mastermind kept the car under lock and key in a specialist dehumidified and heated garage to keep his expensive motor in top condition.

Mr Priddy said: “When we’ve got special cars, or very expensive cars, it is quite common that you will find they’re kept in garages that are far better than most people’s homes.

“Underfloor heating is quite common - dehumidifiers, again, quite common – so, the cars really are pampered.

“And it means then that the cars really are in fantastic condition when it does come to sell them, because they’ve not suffered from the normal wear and tear.”

Of the fleet of cars going under the hammer at the Historics’ Windsor Lakeviews auction, there was another with stardom connections.

A 1957 Austin FX3 Taxi used in Michael Caine’s Cold War spy thriller The Ipcress File was also up for grabs.

“It looks like its come straight from the film studio,” Mr Priddy said, adding: “Any Michael Caine connection is always a great thing to hang your hat on.”

The Austin taxi was owned by a film production company

But it was a 1976 Ford Escort MK II RS1800 that stole the show.

Historics said the car received a World Record sale price of £276,848, against its guide price of £160,000-185,000.

The Escort MK II drove itself into motoring fame as a rally car in the 1980s and 90s, proving its worth on multiple World Rally Championships.

The model bought at auction had lain dormant in a garage for around 35 years before it underwent an extensive restoration.

It is just one of 109 of its kind built by Ford, and had 24,186 miles on the clock at the time of auction.

The Escort RS stole the show with a world record price

This story has been updated to reflect the results of the auction.