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343 — 1927 Bentley 3-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
Bonhams • UK • 17 Sept 2022
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343 — 1927 Bentley 3-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
UK • 17 Sept 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1927 Bentley 3-Litre has a Vanden Plas-style tourer body, built in the late 1970s on the original chassis. It features a matching chassis and engine, with some mechanical upgrades. The car has been used sparingly and well-maintained by BDC member since 2007 and is being sold to make space for another Bentley.
Condition
6
The car has been re-bodied, but the chassis and engine match. It has been used sparingly and maintained well, with some upgrades and modifications. There are some signs of age, but overall it appears to be in good condition for its age.
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75,037 miles
NF 1870
1927
Auction
TN1556
RHD
United Kingdom
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343 — 1927 Bentley 3-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
Bonhams • UK • 17 Sept 2022
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Description
• Matching chassis and engine • Re-bodied as an open tourer in the late 1970s • Used sparingly over the last 40-plus years • Present BDC member ownership since 2007 According to factory records, 'Blue Label' 3-Litre chassis number 'TN1556' was completed in January 1927 with saloon coachwork by H J Mulliner.
The car was registered 'NF 1870' and first owned by a Miss Alker in York, who appears to have kept it for 30 years.
The Bentley subsequently passed through the hands of several owners (listed in the accompanying old-style buff logbook) before being acquired in 1964 by Dr Albert Houghton of Pulverbatch, Shropshire.
David Hamblin of Church Stretton purchased the car from Dr Houghton in 1977, at which time the odometer reading was 63,000 miles.
Some 30 years later the total had risen to just 74,000 miles (currently 75,037).
In 1978 the car was stripped to its chassis and a new open body built using full-scale templates taken from a Vanden Plas four-seat tourer.
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Price Analysis vs Other 3 Litre Tourers
£105,000
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£162,834
Median Price (Since 2020)
£241,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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