Is this a Hooper body?

[Damp Logs]

Stunningly beautiful condition

Shows as 1956, my guess is Hooper, mainly due to front headlamp fairings, but not an expert bay long shot.

Reg No 856 XVX

[RDMcG]

Looks like Hooper to me...see Docker Daimler below:

[Lockhouse]

Hooper for sure.

[TarquinMX5]

I would also say Hooper.



This is a Hooper-bodied Bentley S1, many similarities but with slightly different open wheel-spat treatment. Basic outline looks the same to me, including the overall length and fixing of the spats.

[Damp Logs]

Thanks Tarquin, I never thought to do a google search(it’s age, you know)

The finish was absolutely superb, and only the owners niece was around, but she didn’t know much about it.

Its outside a row of terraced houses, and during holiday season there has usually been a Chinese Eye Cloud III convertible and/or Continental GTC, each in burgundy with matching soft tops.

Never managed to speak to the owner, despite seeing the Cloud outside my local

[TarquinMX5]

Google ; it's from one of my old books

Here's another shot of a Hooper-bodied late-50's S1, from a different angle, with yet another rear wheelarch treatment.





I do like a Chinese Eye Silver Cloud III (can we still them that in this day-and-age? )

[JP13]

The first picture in this thread is indeed a Hooper Empress on a Silver Cloud long wheelbase.

[JP13]

TarquinMX5 said:

Google ; it's from one of my old books

Here's another shot of a Hooper-bodied late-50's S1, from a different angle, with yet another rear wheelarch treatment.





I do like a Chinese Eye Silver Cloud III (can we still them that in this day-and-age? )

Actually, although it looks very similar to the Hooper Empress, this is in fact a rare Freestone & Webb Sports Saloon. The designers in the day were ‘strongly influenced’ by each other’s designs.

[TarquinMX5]

JP13 said:

Actually, although it looks very similar to the Hooper Empress, this is in fact a rare Freestone & Webb Sports Saloon. The designers in the day were ‘strongly influenced’ by each other’s designs.

I'm not disputing what you say as I don't know that particular car but it is listed in one of my (old) reference books as Hooper-bodied. However, if it isn't, it wouldn't be the first time that a printed reference was wrong.