£124.7k
50 years in the current ownership,1925 Bentley 3-Litre Shooting Brake Registration no. XY 4944 Chassis no. 915 Engine no. 923
Bonhams • UK • 10 Sept 2011
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£124,700
50 years in the current ownership,1925 Bentley 3-Litre Shooting Brake Registration no. XY 4944 Chassis no. 915 Engine no. 923
UK • 10 Sept 2011
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1925 Bentley 3-Litre Shooting Brake has been under current ownership for 50 years. It features a timber framed and panelled shooting brake body, engine rebuild circa 1970, and comes with its original logbook and registration. The body requires further attention but overall the car is in good mechanical condition.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in generally good mechanical condition, with fair/good body, paint and interior. The wooden bodywork requires further attention. This suggests a condition rating of Good (6) as it has moderate wear and requires some reconditioning.
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22,969 miles (via 2015 MOT)
RHD
United Kingdom
XY 4944
1925
Auction
£124.7k
50 years in the current ownership,1925 Bentley 3-Litre Shooting Brake Registration no. XY 4944 Chassis no. 915 Engine no. 923
Bonhams • UK • 10 Sept 2011
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
With characteristic humility 'W O' was constantly amazed by the enthusiasm of later generations for the products of Bentley Motors Limited, 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 Bentley rapidly achieved fame as an exciting fast touring car, well able to compete with the best of European and American sports cars in the tough world of motor sport in the 1920s.
Bentley's domination at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 is legendary, and one can only admire the Herculean efforts of such giants as Woolf Barnato, Jack Dunfee, Tim Birkin and Sammy Davis, consistently wrestling the British Racing Green sports cars to victory.
W O Bentley proudly unveiled the new 3-litre car bearing his name on Stand 126 at the 1919 Olympia Motor Exhibition, the prototype engine having fired up for the first time just a few weeks earlier.
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Price Analysis vs Other 3 Litres
£101,200
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£103,500
Median Price (Since 2020)
£126,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 19th Jul 2016
Latest MOT mileage:
22,969 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 20th Jul 2015, 22,969 miles
Passed
On 19th Jun 2012, 2,186 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
User Entered:
- play in front & rear drag link ends
- head lamps poorly aligned
- possibl fuel leak at tank area
- exhaust in verry poor condition
MOT Mileage Trend
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