Entered from the Evison Family Collection.

Registration No: DLR 723Chassis No: B37HMMOT: Exempt

An extremely elegant example, bodied as a Sports Saloon by H.

J.

Mulliner
Well restored and complemented by a thick history file
Fitted with a high-speed crown-wheel and pinion (comparable to the M-series cars)
Entered from the Evison Family Collection

By the mid-1930s, there was something of a horsepower war going on among the top British car manufacturers.

With the advent of high-speed Continental roads such as Italy's autostrade and Germany's Autobahnen, the race was on to build a sports saloon that could crack the magic 100mph barrier.

Thus, Alvis released first the 3½ Litre and then the 4.3 Litre, Lagonda evolved the M45 into the more powerful LG45 and Bentley gave its customers the option of a larger 4¼ Litre engine during the 1936 season.

A derivative of that fitted to the Rolls-Royce 25/30, the 4,257cc OHV straight-six unit was suitably reworked, gaining twin SU carburettors ...