Bentley chassis DE1212 was first registered in July 1926 with the number HU 6858 and fitted with aluminum-skinned tourer coachwork by Vanden Plas.

A Short Chassis 3-Litre Speed Model, this Bentley spent its early years in London, England, originally under the ownership of a Mr.

C.

Culverwell.

In 1933 the car was sold to J.

Goodbody, and over the next several years a large amount of service work was performed including re-boring the engine in 1935.

In 1937, the cylinder block and piston rings were sent to J.

Rugg & Son for additional work; by this point, the Bentley was owned by V.H.

Paull of Earls Court.

After the war, Major Constandorus is listed as the owner registered with the Bentley Drivers Club, and over the next decade a handful of individuals would come to possess DE1212.

Then in 1963, Chris Pack would purchase the car and remain the single owner for the next 45 years.

It was his decision in 1988 to convert the engine to 4½-Litre displacement after the car suffered a...