Bentley Derby 4.25 Litre H.J. Mulliner Disappearing Roof

This 1938 Derby Bentley 4.25 Litre carries H.J. Mulliner coachwork of the disappearing-roof type, where the hood folds away beneath the rear cowl and leaves a clean open profile. It is chassis B-140-LS and wears the registration EKX556.

The dealer reports around £50,000 spent recently with Fiennes Engineering, and describes the car as in sound mechanical order and ready for long journeys. That is a useful point on a pre-war Bentley, where usability depends on the mechanical work behind it.

It is finished in dark brown over a deep cream, with a brown hood. The cream leather interior is older and patinated. It has wire wheels all round, twin side-mounted spares, a period spot lamp and twin horns at the front. The page gives no mileage or owner history. The price is shown as accepted, which suggests an offer has been agreed.