Description
Walter Owen Bentley was the 9th child of a well-off London family and trained in a locomotive factory. At the age of 24, he was already self-employed and importing cars. After the WW I, he began to build automobiles, which he named Cricklewood Bentleys after the production site. Triggered by the global economic crisis from 1929, Rolls-Royce took over its competitor Bentley, but only launches the new Bentley 3 ½ Litre on the market in 1933. The comfortable car with a sporty touch was quickly dubbed “The Silent Sportscar”. The 4 ¼ Litre followed in 1936.
Our Bentley 4 ¼ Litre (chassis no. B-117-HM) was delivered in 1936 as a sports saloon with bodywork by Park Ward. The Hon. William Neville Berry was the lucky owner. Later, this chassis was given a body in the “Razor Edge” design by Gurney Nutting (from chassis no. B-176-MR). A body swap on the same chassis was quite common in the 1950s. The current owner had the classic car extensively overhauled from 2010 to 2011. With this classic, you are acquiring a reliable, long-distance vehicle that can certainly be driven quickly.
EXTRAS: Chassis no. B-117-HM; 2nd body in the “Razor Edge” design by Gurney Nutting from chassis no. B-176-MR (1939); additional headlight; exterior mirror left; sliding roof; spoke wheels
