Following the end of World War I, Walter Owen Bentley gathered together a small group of dedicated and skilled artisans to create Bentley Motors in Cricklewood.

The first cars appeared in 1919, a group of three experimental 3-Litre models.

In the following decade, the 3-Litre gave way to the 4½-Litre, the 6½-Litre, the Speed Six, the 8-Litre, the supercharged 4½-Litre, and finally the subdued 4-Litre.

The 6½-Litre Bentley was introduced in 1926, powered by a massive 6,597-cc engine with a single Smith’s five-jet carburetor.

The four-wheel mechanical drum brake system with Dewandre servo assist is surprisingly effective at bringing this great chassis to a smart stop.

Vintage Bentley cars were consistently well made, powerful, responsive, and surprisingly easy to drive—once you mastered the synchro-less gearbox.

Today, the A-, C-, D-, and F-type boxes are the most desirable since they are the easiest to master with their close-ratio gearing.

The Bentley offered here has the desira...