Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby 1/4 Litre Drophead Coupé Antem-Paris one-off convertible, matching numbers, restored to 1936

Allgemeine Beschreibung : We are extremely pleased to be able to offer this fantastic 1936 Bentley 4 ¼ Litre Drophead Coupé. This particular car, the Bentley Derby, has a one-off body, crafted by the well-known Parisian coachbuilder Antem. This car was expressively built to the requirements of the Greek shipping tycoon, racing driver and Bentley collector André Embericos. It was delivered to him in June 1936. A few years ago the car underwent a complete restoration and mechanical revision process by the well-known specialist Jeff Mc. Donald, multiple winner of the Pebble Beach title ‘ The best of Show’. After spending over $ 196,000. this car is in absolute concourse condition. Naturally all of this is amply backed up by the plethora of invoices. This year this Bentley took the 1st prize for the best pre-war convertible at the Techno Classica Essen! Recent work costing $ 7,000 was undertaken to keep the car in concourse condition. This Bentley has featured in many books. It featured in Micheal Ellman-Brown’s ‘The Silent Sports Car 1931-1941”, Stanley Sedgwick’s ‘ All the Pre-War Bentleys’ and Bernard L.King`s ‘The Derby Built Bentleys’. The Bentley has retained her original, matching numbers, engine. She comes with a fully documented history including build sheets, factory documents, invoices and the original owners manual. This is truly a unique car with a unique provenance, in concourse condition!

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1936 Bentley 4.25 Litre Derby 1/4 Litre Drophead Coupé Antem-Paris one-off convertible, matching numbers, restored to is listed verkauft on ClassicDigest in Brummen by Gallery Dealer for €439950.

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Karosserietyp : Auto Marke : Bentley Modell : 4.25 Litre Derby Ausführung : 1/4 Litre Drophead Coupé Antem-Paris one-off convertible, matching numbers, restored to Hubraum : 0.0 Modelljahr : 1936 Karosstyp : Convertible Lage : Brummen

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Evor er eine bloße Tochtergesellschaft von Rolls-Royce, Bentley war ein unabhängiger Automobilhersteller bekannt für den "schnellsten Lastwagen der Welt" ei Bentley 4 ½ Litre.

Good ol 'Bentley Boys (Eine Gruppe von wohlhabenden britischen Autofahrer, vor allem Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, Hindernisläufer George Duller, Flieger Glen Kidston, SCH "Sammy" Davis, und Dr. Dudley Benjafield) -in ihre treuen Bentley Autos-dauerte vier Siegen in Folge bei 24 Stunden von Le Mans im Jahre 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930

1931 wurde Bentley über Britisch-Zentral Equitable Vertrauen, dass sich später als eine Front für Rolls-Royce Limited übernommen. Mit seiner Rolle bei Rolls-Royce, W.Ø. unglücklich Bentley das Unternehmen verlassen, wenn sein Vertrag 1935 ausgelaufen ordnungsgemäß Beitritt Lagonda. Das war Anfang der letztlich lassen Bentley Autos auf bloße badge-engineered Rolls-Royce zu werden.