£366.7k
One of only eighteen examples manufactured , 1925 Bentley 3-liter 100mph Supersports 'Brooklands' Two-seater
Bonhams • US • 19 Aug 2011
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Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£366,708
One of only eighteen examples manufactured , 1925 Bentley 3-liter 100mph Supersports 'Brooklands' Two-seater
US • 19 Aug 2011
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1925 Bentley 3-liter 100mph Supersports 'Brooklands' is one of only eighteen manufactured. Chassis 1161 has a known ownership history and was rebuilt in 1987 with Brooklands-style coachwork. It features a non-original engine (no. 546) and is offered with a host of spares and documentation.
Condition
6
While meticulously maintained and prepared, the car's history includes multiple engine replacements and a complete coachwork reconstruction in 1987. Although done in a Brooklands style and to a high standard, it isn't original. Wear is appropriate and expected, but the non-original nature brings it down a notch.
/ 10
9 miles (via 2008 MOT)
1161
RHD
United States
Manual
YK 1981
1925
Auction
£366.7k
One of only eighteen examples manufactured , 1925 Bentley 3-liter 100mph Supersports 'Brooklands' Two-seater
Bonhams • US • 19 Aug 2011
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
With characteristic humility W.O.
Bentley was constantly amazed by the enthusiasm of later generations for the products of Bentley Motors Ltd. and it is testimony to the soundness of his engineering design skills that so many of his products have survived.
From the humblest of beginnings in a mews garage off Baker Street, London, in 1919, the name of Bentley rapidly achieved fame as a manufacturer of exciting fast touring cars, well able to compete with the best of European and American sports cars in the tough world of motor sport in the 1920's.
Bentley's domination at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 is legendary and one can only admire the Herculian efforts of such giants as Woolf Barnato, Jack Dunfee, Tim Birkin and Sammy Davis, consistently hurling the British Racing Green sports cars to victory.
'W.O.' had proudly debuted the new 3-liter car bearing his name on Stand 126 at the 1919 Olympia Motor Exhibition, the prototype engine having fired up for the first time ju...
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£126,500
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 10th Aug 2009
Latest MOT mileage:
9 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 11th Aug 2008, 9 miles
Passed
On 3rd Aug 2007, 9 miles
Passed
On 10th May 2006, 0 miles
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