Let’s call her Black Lola

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“It is rare to auction a car direct from rock royalty” says auctioneer Silverstone about the sale of a 1960 Bentley S2 they hammered down this weekend. And it’s no overstatement. The car they sold was bought in 1970 by Kinks lead singer Ray Davies , who did not even have a driver’s licence at the time. In his own words: “After the success of Lola I was persuaded by my family to invest in a big car, which was unusual for me because I did not drive.” And so Davies then-wife was the one to do so. And she must have liked it. Davies recalls about the purchase: “We lived in a little semi in Muswell Hill and the neighbours were in shock and awe when they saw this huge black Bentley drive up along the narrow shingle path to the house."

There’s also a lovely little anecdote attached to it, says Davies: “While on our holiday in Mullion I sat in the back seat of the Bentley and wrote a follow up to Lola called ‘Apeman’ on the Spanish guitar which I carried in the back.” It was only when fans started writing on the car with lipstick that manager Ken Jones decided to retire the car to the garage. In fact it hasn’t been out there since 1991, and now the Kinks front man has decided to part with it. See the auctioneer’s write-up here. The estimate seemed low, so we are very curious to learn what price the car eventually made. (UPDATE: sold for 29,250 GBP) Oh – and while we are not a fan of giving cars names, this one does call for one. After Keith Richards’ Blue Lena, let’s name this one Black Lola…

(Words editor, pictures courtesy Silverstone Auctions)

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