£182.5k
361 — From the Charles Howard Collection, 1934 Bentley 3 ½ Litre Open Tourer Coachwork by Vanden Plas
Bonhams • UK • 24 Jun 2022
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£182,500
361 — From the Charles Howard Collection, 1934 Bentley 3 ½ Litre Open Tourer Coachwork by Vanden Plas
UK • 24 Jun 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1934 Bentley 3 ½ Litre Open Tourer with coachwork by Vanden Plas, originally delivered in the UK. It spent approximately 60 years in dry storage in the USA before being acquired and undergoing a two-year restoration. The car is now in excellent restored condition, ready for its new owner to complete the 'shakedown mileage'.
Condition
8
The car has undergone a two-year restoration, addressing both its mechanical and cosmetic aspects. While the listing mentions that it now presents in excellent restored condition, it also notes that the new owner needs to complete the shakedown mileage, suggesting that it may not be in perfect 'Pristine' or 'Outstanding' condition. The restoration work brings it to an 'Excellent' state.
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Manual
MXS 702
1934
Auction
B125BL
LHD
United Kingdom
£182.5k
361 — From the Charles Howard Collection, 1934 Bentley 3 ½ Litre Open Tourer Coachwork by Vanden Plas
Bonhams • UK • 24 Jun 2022
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
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Delivered new in the UK • In the USA by 1960 • In dry storage since circa 1960 to 2019.
• Restored over the last two years "One's impression, when seeing the new 3½ litre Bentley for the first time, is that here we have an absolute thoroughbred.
Its low build, its graceful lines, and yet sturdy appearance, all make for a car capable of high speed, combined with the utmost safety and comfort.
This impression was intensified when I had an opportunity of handling the car under very adverse road conditions." - Sir Malcolm Campbell, writing in The Field .
Although Rolls-Royce's acquisition of Bentley Motors in 1931 robbed the latter of its independence, it did at least ensure the survival of the Bentley name.
Launched at Ascot in August 1933, the first of the 'Derby Bentleys', as they would come to be known, continued the marque's sporting associations but in a manner even more refined than before.
Even W O Bentley himself acknowledged that the 3½-Litre model was the finest ever to...
Price Analysis vs Other 3.5 Litre Vanden Plass
£73,125
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£182,500
Median Price (Since 2020)
£319,743
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