2,996cc Single Overhead Camshaft 4-Cylinder Inline Engine Dual SU "Sloper" Carburetors (see text) 82hp 4-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes 4-Wheel Semi-Elliptical Leaf Spring Suspension with Live Axles *Sporting short chassis with its original bodywork *Uprated to 'Speed' model specifications *In the current ownership since 1979 *A lovely tour and event car THE BENTLEY 3-LITER "For the man who wants a true sporting type of light-bodied car for use on a Continental tour – where speed limits are not meant to be observed – the 3 Litre Bentley is undoubtedly the car par excellence." S.C.H.

"Sammy" Davis, The Autocar, 1920 While later Bentleys grew into large, fast, comfortable, powerful cars, it was the original conception of the 3-Liter—what Walter Owen Bentley intended to be a fast, reliable sporting car—that proved to be in the end the most successful.

It was the foundation upon which his and Bentley's reputation was built.

In nine years production some 1,600 w...