Bentley 3 Litre 3-4½ Litre

Chassis LT 1584 is a late-production 3 Litre on the 10ft 10in chassis, later converted to the so-called 3-4½ specification. It was supplied new in January 1927 by Grosvenor Garage of Bournemouth, whose supply plate is still on the dashboard, and originally carried Harrison saloon coachwork. It now wears fabric-covered Vanden Plas style sports bodywork in black, with full wings, a vertical screen, twin side-mounted spares and Oxblood hide.

The car has twin Sloper carburettors, the later integral sump and the low-ratio 10.3:1 steering gear also used on the 4½ Litre. A Barker dipping mechanism and luggage rack are believed to be original to it. Wayne Huckle carried out a full engine overhaul, fitting a new cylinder block, Phoenix crankshaft and connecting rods and shell bearings. A taller final drive suits it to touring.

History is continuous from new. Works records show 76,975 miles by 1933, and the car was laid up in 1939 and not used again until 1994, after a restoration from 1986 to 1994. It keeps its original registration, OT 3166. The page describes it as a matching-numbers car, with a large history file, an old-style logbook and restoration records.