Coachwork by Windovers Without Reserve Chassis : YR5080 Engine : YR5080 A True Statement Piece by Make, Model, and History Believed to Have Been Ordered New by John Hay Whitney Long-Term Ownerships with Briggs Cunningham and William F.

Harrah Part of the Lucas Collection Since 1984 A Candidate for Restoration with Immense Concours Potential 7,982 CC SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Twin SU HO8 Carburetors 220 BHP at 3,500 RPM 4-Speed F-Type Manual Gearbox 4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Friction Shock Absorbers Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Hydraulic Shock Absorbers Following four consecutive wins at Le Mans, Bentley introduced its magnificent Eight Litre model at the Olympia Motor Show in October 1930.

A December 1930 The Autocar magazine review summarized it as “motoring in its very highest form,” and went on to remark that “the dominant note of the new Bentley is its tremendous performance.” Its massive engi...