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Bentley 4¼ Litre Vanden Plas Allweather Tourer

1937 · Manual · Dark Green

£110,000

Listed today at The Real Car Co, Bethesda. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1937
Registration: DXM 229
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 4¼-litre six-cylinder
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Convertible
Colour: Dark Green
Doors: 4
Generation: Derby Bentley 4¼ Litre (1936–1939)

About this car

This 1937 Derby-built Bentley 4¼ Litre carries a four-door Vanden Plas 'Allweather' tourer body, a more practical take on the open Bentley than the usual sporting two-seater. The wide body and large doors make it easy to get into, and the hood, wind-up windows and tonneau cover give it real weather protection. Overdrive is fitted, which should make long-distance running more relaxed.

The car was restored from the chassis frame upwards in the 1990s. Steve Penny re-framed and restored the coachwork, and McKenzie Guppy carried out much of the mechanical work. The engine has been fitted with an MX-style thermostat and oil filter conversion. The restoration invoices on file total nearly £150,000, and the file also holds a photographic record, magazine articles and a 1968 logbook.

Chassis number B179JY is recorded with an early history in the Skinner family, and later owners are listed. It is offered with a fresh MoT. The page gives no mileage.

Written by Vertar from The Real Car Co’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Engine specs (4,257 cc straight-six, twin SU carburettors) are from Bentley/Rolls-Royce Derby chassis specs. Rolls-Royce never published power figures, and weight and performance depended on the coachbuilt Vanden Plas body, so these are null.).

Engine: 4,257 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated