The first left-hand-drive R-Type Continental, BC8LA was completed in May 1952 and fitted with H.J. 5473. It retains its matching-numbers 4.5-litre engine and original Mulliner body tag. George Chilberg owned it for over five decades, drove it in Bentley Drivers Club events, and carried out a comprehensive restoration in the early 1990s that included an engine rebuild, mechanical overhaul, and body refinishing.