£471.9k
1929 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Tourer Coachwork in the style of Vanden Plas
Bonhams • UK • 30 Nov 2014
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£471,900
1929 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Tourer Coachwork in the style of Vanden Plas
UK • 30 Nov 2014
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1929 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Tourer is a well-maintained example of a classic British sports car. It features coachwork in the style of Vanden Plas, a rebuilt engine, and a comprehensive history file, making it a desirable and usable vintage car.
Condition
7
The car is described as being in very good mechanical condition with all large numbered parts present and correct. The Vanden Plas-style tourer body is well preserved and has a very authentic patina. It has been fastidiously maintained with no expense spared by its current owner, a well-known BDC member, using highly regarded specialists. The car has been driven extensively around the world and is said to be a delight to drive.
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Manual
GE 3547
1929
Auction
HB3407
RHD
United Kingdom
£471.9k
1929 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Tourer Coachwork in the style of Vanden Plas
Bonhams • UK • 30 Nov 2014
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
W O Bentley proudly debuted 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.
In only mildly developed form, this was the model which was to become a legend in motor racing history and which, with its leather-strapped bonnet, classical radiator design and British Racing Green livery has become the archetypal vintage sports car.
Early success in the 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, when Bentleys finished second, fourth and fifth to take the Team Prize, led to the introduction of the TT Replica (later known as the Speed Model).
However, by the middle of the decade the 3-Litre's competitiveness was on the wane and this, together with the fact that too many customers had been tempted to fit unsuitably heavy coachwork to the excellent 3-Litre chassis rather than accept the expense and complexity of Bentley's 6½-Litre 'Silent Six', led to the introduction of the '4½'.
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Price Analysis vs Other 4.5 Litre Vanden Plass
£290,950
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£464,532
Median Price (Since 2020)
£1,283,694
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