Not Sold (Est: £90,000 - £120,000)
1925 Bentley 3-Litre Boat-Tail Tourer
United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 168
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1925 Bentley 3-Litre Boat-Tail Tourer, registration KU 5705, boasts a rich history, including being originally bodied by Vanden Plas. While it has undergone restoration and benefits from recent servicing, it's important to note the chassis has been repaired and the boat-tail body was acquired separately, which may affect its value.
Condition
7
The car has been restored in the 2000s and has benefited from recent servicing, indicating it is in good mechanical order. The description mentions it was described as being in 'very good overall' condition in a 2008 auction catalogue. However, it also notes that the chassis has been repaired and the boat-tail body was acquired separately, suggesting some level of wear and modification.
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• Originally bodied by Vanden Plas as a 4/5-seat tourer • Restored in the 2000s • Present ownership since circa 2016 • Benefiting from recent servicing With characteristic humility, Walter Owen Bentley ('W O') was constantly amazed by the enthusiasm of later generations for the products of Bentley Motors Limited, and it is testimony to the soundness of his engineering design skills that so many of his products have survived.
From the humblest of beginnings in a mews garage off Baker Street, London in 1919 the Bentley rapidly achieved fame as an exciting fast touring car, well able to compete with the best of European and American sports cars in the tough world of motor sport in the 1920s.
Bentley's domination at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 is legendary, and one can only admire the Herculean efforts of such giants as Woolf Barnato, Jack Dunfee, Tim Birkin and Sammy Davis, consistently wrestling the British Racing Green sports cars to victory.
W O Bentley had proudly un...
Points of note
£105,000
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£162,834
Median Price (Since 2020)
£241,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jun 19 2009
Latest MOT Mileage
21,642 miles
Registration Date
1925-03-27
MOT History
Passed
On Jun 20 2008 with 21,642 miles
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