Bentley 4 ½ Litre

Chassis AD3652 is a 1930 Bentley 4½ Litre, supplied new through Jack Olring & Co of Mayfair to its first owner, a Mr Grout. It carries a sports four-seater body with fully valanced wings, and was built to the latest heavy-chassis specification, with self-wrapping brakes and an electron engine. An aluminium sump and long bonnet were unusual choices on delivery.

Its history is the real draw. Dr William Leslie bought the car from Bentley Motors and passed it to his son in 1975, which makes it the only known vintage Bentley to have stayed in one family for 85 years after being bought from the works. It is described as one of the most original survivors, with under 100,000 miles from new.

The car has never been rebuilt and has been worked on only when needed. A recent preservation exercise saved most of the interior leather and the external body covering, and the car has been returned to its original green. Mechanical checks and adjustments have been carried out, and it is said to run well.