£511.4k
1929 Bentley 6½/8-Litre Tourer
Bonhams • France • 2 Feb 2012
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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£511,396
1929 Bentley 6½/8-Litre Tourer
France • 2 Feb 2012
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1929 Bentley 6½/8-Litre Tourer is a modified Le Mans-style vehicle built by David Llewellyn. It features an upgraded 8-Litre engine block, replica Vanden Plas coachwork, and a replacement chassis after damage sustained during the 2007 Paris-Peking Rally.
Condition
6
The car has been significantly modified with an 8-Litre engine block in a 6½-Litre crankcase, replica coachwork, and a replacement chassis. It also sustained damage during a rally and underwent repairs. While described as "honest" and "trouble-free," the extensive modifications and repair history suggest it's not in original condition.
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60,971 miles (via 2024 MOT)
FA2510
RHD
France
Manual
RX 3612
1929
Auction
£511.4k
1929 Bentley 6½/8-Litre Tourer
Bonhams • France • 2 Feb 2012
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
This 6½-Litre Le Mans-style tourer offered here was constructed from parts by well known Bentley collector/racer and VSCC competitor, David Llewellyn, and has been upgraded with the engine block of an 8-Litre model.
Off test on 19th January 1929, chassis number 'FA2510' is one of only 97 Bentley 6½-Litre models completed on the 12' wheelbase chassis, the majority being erected on the 12' 6" frame.
The car started life fitted with Weymann-type saloon coachwork by H J Mulliner and was first owned by Mr R H R Palmer, of Messrs Huntley & Palmer, the Reading-based biscuit manufacturers.
It was first registered in the UK on 30th June 1929 as 'RX 3612', a Berkshire mark.
The car is described in 'Bentley, The Vintage Years' by Michael Hay (page 465).
David Llewellyn built the car as a copy of a Le Mans Speed Six, with replica Vanden Plas-type coachwork and to high-performance specification, its 8-Litre engine delivering tremendous torque.
The 8-Litre block is mounted in reverse on the 6½...
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 4th Dec 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
60,971 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 5th Dec 2024, 60,971 miles
Passed
On 23rd Apr 2021, 59,606 miles
Passed
On 18th Mar 2013, 53,934 miles
Passed
On 8th Feb 2012, 51,674 miles
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