Oasis star Noel Gallagher‘s former ‘pride and joy’ retro Bentley Turbo R has hit the market for £1.2million.
The 1997 model, which packs a punch with its 6.8L engine, was one of Gallagher’s many cars which he could famously never drive after quitting his lessons while being mobbed by fans.
Instead the legendary songwriter opted to be chauffeured around, with the deep red saloon just one of his many luxury motors.
Its doors open to a cream leather seated interior, complemented by wood trim which allows prospective buyers into ‘a slice of British rock and roll history’.
Described as being in ‘excellent condition’ and ‘surprisingly reliable’, the five-door saloon is also kitted out with a registration plate which reads ‘OA6I6 2’ in a nod to the upcoming reunion.
It has clocked 100,000 miles in its 28-year life, having been registered on March 25, 1997, and the accompanying logbook proves that it was once owned by Gallagher and five others.
The car can hit top speeds of 150mph, though having been ‘rarely driven’, it may take an extra bit of greasing to get there.
Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Auto Trader said: ‘Cars listed by music legends don’t come around very often, and Noel Gallagher’s Bentley Turbo R is certainly one for the Auto Trader history books.’
Noel Gallagher’s former ‘pride and joy’ retro Bentley Turbo R (above) has hit the market for £1.2million
Its doors open to a cream leather seated interior, complemented by wood trim which allows prospective buyers into ‘a slice of British rock and roll history’
The deep red saloon was one of Gallagher’s many cars which he could famously never drive after quitting his lessons while being mobbed by fans in the 1990s
Gallagher previously told how his driving instructor caused a group of fans to mob him in the 1990s, meaning the Bentley and other ‘expensive mistakes’ like his 1967 Jaguar Mark II spent most of their time gathering dust.
He told BBC Radio in 2023: ‘I was driving round a housing estate in Slough and [the driving instructor] said to me, “pull in here”.
‘I pulled over and she got out of the car.
‘She said “I’ll be back in a minute” and came out with her mum. She’d driven me to her house and her mum was taking a picture of me in the street.’
Things quickly descended and further chaos ensued for Gallagher when a local school bell rang and floods of pupils ran towards him.
Described as being in ‘excellent condition’ and ‘surprisingly reliable’, the five-door saloon car is also kitted out with a registration plate which reads ‘OA6I6 2’
He said: ‘I’m in a red Nissan Micra with a massive great big triangle on the top of it with an L, with all these kids coming out.
‘This is at the height of Oasis mania. I was like, “never, never again am I getting in a car”.’
Though Gallagher doesn’t have a license, he still splurges on luxury cars today – though he did brand his purchase of a vintage Jaguar as his ‘most expensive mistake’.
He previously said: ‘I thought when I became a fully blown rock star, I was gonna need a car. So I got a Jaguar Mark II from 1967, the year I was born.
‘But they take about 18 months to two years to build, so I thought I’ll easily have learned to drive in two years.
Noel (right) will reunited with his brother Liam (left) this summer for an Oasis reunion tour, the first time the band have shared a stage since 2009
‘This low-loader pulled up outside the house with this car on the back. I was putting the kettle on, thinking, “f***ing lovely car, that. I’m gonna get one of those, one day”.
‘And the guy knocked on the door and said “Mr Gallagher? Your car!” I’d forgotten that I’d bought the car.’
The convertible was said to have only covered nine miles in five years.
In recent years, the rockstar was even hit with a six-month driving ban after his chauffeur-driven Range Rover racked up a number of speeding tickets.
He appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates Court in June 2023 and was ordered to pay more than £1000 for not naming who the driver was.
Prospective buyers can view the Bentley listing on Auto Trader by clicking here.
