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1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Sportsman’s Coupe by De Villars
COYS • Netherlands • 13 Jan 2018
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Sportsman’s Coupe by De Villars
Netherlands • 13 Jan 2018
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1938 Derby Bentley features rare overdrive and stunning coachwork by De Villars. Displayed at the Paris Motor Show, it boasts a rich history with owners in New York and North Carolina, undergoing significant restoration and maintenance in both the US and UK, ensuring it is in very fine order.
Condition
8
The car has been restored and maintained by reputable engineers, with significant expenditure on both mechanical and cosmetic aspects. The description highlights the excellent exterior paint, lovely interior, tidy engine bay, and quiet, powerful engine, indicating a well-preserved and maintained vehicle.
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35,514 miles (via 2015 MOT)
B8MR
RHD
Netherlands
Manual
GAS 905
1938
Auction
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1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Sportsman’s Coupe by De Villars
COYS • Netherlands • 13 Jan 2018
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
A rare overdrive car with stunning foursome coachwork by famed French carosserier De Villars; one of 5 derby Bentley chassis built by them.
After bodying, the Bentley was displayed at the 1938 Paris Motor Show, at the end of which it was, reputedly, purchased by a French Army general.
The car’s next recorded owners are Edgar de Evia and Robert Denning of New York, who purchased it in 1955, by which time the interior had been re-trimmed in red.
There were two further owners and then in 1975 the Bentley passed to Dominic Cappelli of North Carolina.
Mr Cappelli commissioned a restoration, which was completed in 1989 by John Griffin of Montgomery, Alabama at a cost of approximately $50,000.
Since being repatriated to the UK B8MR has been the recipient of a further £50,000 spent with motor engineer Michael Hibberd and also Fiennes Engineering.
The car is thus in very fine order and ready for immediate extended use.
The excellent exterior paint is pale blue over darker grey wings with...
Price Analysis vs Other 4.25 Litre De Villarss
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£59,218
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 27th Jan 2016
Latest MOT mileage:
35,514 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 28th Jan 2015, 35,514 miles
Failed
On 20th Aug 2012, 35,201 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Passed
On 20th Aug 2012, 35,201 miles
Failed
On 10th Aug 2011, 34,329 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.8)
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Auction House Headquarters
COYS
Manor Court, Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2LL
Located in Richmond, Surrey, COYS is a physical auction house dealing in classic, historic competition, and collector cars. They hold live auctions across Europe and provide vehicle consignment and valuation services.
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