£73,125
1937 Bentley 3½ Litre Vanden Plas Drophead Coupé Entered from The Merlin Collection and 16,000 miles from new
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 25 Jun 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£73,125
1937 Bentley 3½ Litre Vanden Plas Drophead Coupé Entered from The Merlin Collection and 16,000 miles from new
UK • 25 Jun 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1937 Bentley 3½ Litre Vanden Plas Drophead Coupé is a remarkably original and well-preserved example with only 16,000 miles. Having undergone a meticulous recommissioning, it boasts a comprehensive history and is a credit to its past custodians, making it a worthy contender for any major Concours d'Elegance.
Condition
9
The car is described as being in remarkable state of preservation and originality, with only 16,000 miles from new. It has been meticulously recommissioned, with efforts exceeding 1,500 hours of labor. While some modifications have been made to improve drivability, they are easily reversible. Ken Lea's inspection confirms the sound condition of the ash frame. The listing emphasizes the car's exceptional originality and the care taken by its custodians.
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16,000 miles
DLO 936
1937
Auction
B135FC
RHD
United Kingdom
£73,125
1937 Bentley 3½ Litre Vanden Plas Drophead Coupé Entered from The Merlin Collection and 16,000 miles from new
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 25 Jun 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
Registration No : DLO 936
Chassis No : B-135-FC MOT : Exempt 'The car has predominantly been in one family and its recorded mileage is some 15,000 miles.
It is therefore something of a timewarp .
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It is complete in every detail as built and thus unique' (Ken Lea of the Bentley Drivers' Club reporting on 'DLO 936', November 2013) As well as being a one-off in terms of its remarkable state of preservation, research undertaken by Neill Fraser – author of ‘Bentley Beauty, The art of the coachbuilder on the Derby Bentley 1933 – 1940’ suggests that chassis B135FC wears a bespoke prototype body (Number 3476) which Vanden Plas hoped would help it displace Park Ward as Bentley’s preferred Drophead Coupe coachwork supplier.
Having taken delivery on 6 th May 1936, the London coachbuilder presumably painted and trimmed the car to the best of its abilities as well as adding various stylistic flourishes to the handsome two-door, two-light design including chrome side strakes, angled scuttle...
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£73,125
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£182,500
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£319,743
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