Car & Classic Dealer

Peter Bradfield Ltd

8 Reece Mews London

SW7 3HE

Peter Bradfield Ltd

A powerful engine in a light chassis is every sports-car drivers dream and ever since W. O. enlarged his already potent 3 litre motor to 4½ litres owners, racers and bounders alike have been installing the bigger unit into the shorter chassis to create the eponymous ‘3-4½’. Marque expert Clare Hay summed it up succinctly, “the 4½ ‘shorties’ were the nicest handling Vintage Bentleys built, ...

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6 Nov 2024
London

1934 Frazer Nash TT Replica
Chassis number: 2124
Engine number: 10402

In December 1910 two engineers, Ron Godfrey and Archie Frazer-Nash set up in business to produce “GN” cyclecars. By 1914 and the start of the Great War around 200 had been built. After the ‘unpleasantness’ the British Gregoire Company took a majority shareholding in GN with plans to produce a more ...

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4 Nov 2024
London

The Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica is widely regarded as the archetypal Post War English Sports car: its lightweight construction, excellent power to weight ratio and its agile handling characteristics making one of the most driver friendly and usable competition sports car of all time. In period drivers of the calibre of Moss, Salvadori, Crook and Gerard all had amazing results time and time again at ...

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2 Nov 2024
London

Following three years of post-war racing with several international successes including overall victory in the 1952 Sebring 12 Hours, Frazer Nash introduced the Targa Florio incorporating many new design features including the lightweight '200' series chassis.

The Targa Florio was designed to appeal to those who were looking for a fast touring car that still offered competition ...

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7 Sep 2024
London

‘Invicta Cars’ was founded and run by the wealthy businessman, Noel Macklin. He was born in 1886, educated at Eton and in the Great War served as a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. He was wounded and invalided out in 1915. He established the Invicta Company in buildings on his estate in Cobham, Surrey in 1925. He had the financial backing of Oliver Lyle of the Tate and Lyle sugar refining ...

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18 Sep 2023
London

If there is one car that defines the spirit of British motoring in the ‘Roaring Twenties’ it has to be the Bentley 4½ Litre. Having established its reputation for speed and reliability with success at the arduous Le Mans 24 hour race, it became a motoring icon recognised the world over. A good 4½ Litre is a great all-rounder and will perform well as Tourer, Sports car, Racing car and Rally car. ...

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16 Sep 2023
London

Rolls-Royce bought Bentley Motors in 1931 and before the War they built over 2, 000 sporting Bentley cars to fit in with their existing more formal range. In the austere post war world Rolls-Royce were unsure how the market would receive their first new model with ‘in house’ coachwork. In 1946, rather than risk a failure with the Rolls-Royce name on it, they launched the “Bentley Mk. VI” and ...

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13 Sep 2023
London

Chassis no: 421/ 200/ 173

Following three years of post-war racing with several international successes including overall victory in the 1952 Sebring 12 Hours, Frazer Nash introduced the Targa Florio incorporating many new design features including the lightweight ‘200’ series chassis.

The Targa Florio was designed to appeal to those who were looking for a fast touring ...

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19 Dec 2021
London

Rolls-Royce bought Bentley Motors in 1931 and before the War they built over 2, 000 sporting Bentley cars to fit in with their existing more formal range. In the austere post-war world Rolls-Royce were unsure how the market would receive their first new model with ‘in house’ coachwork. In 1946, rather than risk a failure with the Rolls-Royce name on it, they launched the “Bentley Mk. VI” and ...

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18 Mar 2021
London

If there is one car that defines the spirit of British motoring in the ‘Roaring Twenties’ it has to be the Bentley 4½ Litre. Having established its reputation for speed and reliability with success at the arduous Le Mans 24 hour race, it became a motoring icon and recognised the world over. Just as it was then, a good 4½ Litre is a great all-rounder and will serve faithfully as Tourer, Sports ...

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3 Mar 2021
London

Introduced in 3. 8-litre form in 1961, the Jaguar E-Type caused a sensation when it appeared, with instantly classic lines and 150mph top speed.

John Bolster, writing in Autosport, later said of the car: “If Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans has been responsible for the new E-Type Jaguar, then that Homeric contest on the Sartre circuits will have been abundantly justified. Here we have ...

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25 Sep 2020
London

BMW’s emergence as a manufacturer of fine sporting motor cars can be traced back to the annual Eifelrennen event held at the Nürburgring on 14th June 1936, when Ernst Henne beat a field that included 1½-litre monoposto racing cars driving the prototype of what would become one of the most iconic sports cars of all time – the legendary ‘328’. The fact that this overwhelming victory had been ...

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12 Nov 2018
London

Background history: In 1933 Lagonda had announced a new 4½ litre model fitted with an engine built by the Meadows company. This was a robust unit, well tried and used by Invicta in their range of cars and Vickers in tanks. The new Lagonda Tourers were high quality cars and in direct competition with the new Bentleys being built by Rolls-Royce. The Lagonda was priced at £795 for the complete car. ...

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12 Oct 2018
London

This is an exceptional early example of the rare ‘Flat-floor’ Roadster. The car was comprehensively rebuilt in 2010 to concours standards and enhanced by numerous upgrades that include a 5-speed Getrag gearbox, power steering, uprated four pot brakes, stainless steel exhaust, aluminium radiator and header tank coupled with an electric fan. The car was completely rewired during the process so that ...

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12 May 2018
London