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Bentley Speed Six

1930 · Manual · Cream And Black

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Listed yesterday at Vintage Bentley, Hill Brow. Last checked yesterday.

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Key facts

Year: 1930
Registration: GJ 755
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 6.5-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Cream And Black
Generation: 6½ Litre Speed Six (1928–1930)

About this car

One of the great Vintage Bentleys: a 1930 Speed Six supplied new to Viscount Mandeville, later the 10th Duke of Manchester. Its 'Folkestone' close-coupled coachwork was by Martin Walter, and this was the second of only two built. It is the only survivor of the pair.

The car stayed with the Medcalf family for more than 40 years and was campaigned widely, including in the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as being raced and rallied in Europe.

Vintage Bentley restored the rolling chassis to the specification in which it left the factory on 15 May 1930, with factory and subcontract finishes researched and reapplied. The original coachwork was restored and refitted in the manner of a period coachbuilder. The page gives no price or mileage.

Written by Vertar from Vintage Bentley’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 (Bentley Motors period figures for the 6½ Litre Speed Six (180 bhp, 6597 cc). Customers bought a chassis and had the body built by an outside coachbuilder, so weight, top speed and acceleration varied and are left null.).

Power: 180 bhp
Engine: 6,597 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated