Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby 1937
General description :
1937 Derby Bentley 4 1/4 Drophead Coupe, H J Mulliner.
Undergoing restoration at present. This car will be with us no later then April.
The mechanical rworks required have all been completed. The cosmetics are part way done. The car will be done in time for summer events such as Pebble beach.
This is a particularly desirable example of a 4.25 Derby Bentley with fabulous disappearing top coachwork by noted Chiswick based builders H.J. Mulliner & Co. The car is being finished in midnight blue paintwork done to a very very high standard. To the interior is Vaumol beige connoly hide throughout along with new carpets.
Great attention has been given to the interior retaining the original feather stuffing from the seats & adding to it where required to build up the right profile. No modern staples have been used with the leather instead having been hand tacked to the seat frames as was done when new. All woodwork has likewise been removed & refinished.
The history is complete from 1937 and includes the majority of repair invoices over all the years as well as various articles and archive details are on fileThe car is the H.J. Mulliner 1937 Earls Court Motor Show Bentley display car and features the very attractive flowing body lines style due to its “concealed head”.
Once finished it will be ready to win prizes at shows. Please call us with expressions of interest for full details.
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1937 Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for Not priced.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Bentley Model : 4.25 Litre Derby Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1937 Sub type : Convertible Location : Essex
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About Bentley
Before becoming a mere subsidiary to Rolls-Royce, Bentley was an independent Automaker famous for the "fastest lorries in the world" e.i Bentley 4½ Litre.Good ol' Bentley boys (A group of wealthy British motorists, mainly Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield ) -in their trusty Bentley cars- took four consecutive victories at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
In 1931 Bentley was taken over British Central Equitable Trust that later proved to be a front for Rolls-Royce Limited. Unhappy with his role at Rolls-Royce, W.O. Bentley left the company when his contract expired in 1935 duly joining Lagonda. This was beginning of which ultimately led Bentley cars to become more or less badge-engineered Rolls-Royce.