£59,218
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé by de Villars
RM Sotheby's • France • 31 Jan 2024
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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£59,218
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé by de Villars
France • 31 Jan 2024
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AI Listing Summary
This 1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé by de Villars, chassis B1LE, is a rare example, being one of only two surviving closed-body Derby Bentleys by this coachbuilder. It retains its matching-numbers engine and comes with copies of its build records, adding to its appeal for collectors. Partially restored after an accident and modifications, it presents an opportunity for further restoration and concours participation.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in partially restored condition. It was involved in an accident in the past and has had some modifications made to it which were later reversed during a restoration. The listing also mentions that it has "marvellous potential for the international concours circuit once restored", suggesting that further restoration work is needed.
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B1LE
France
1938
Auction
£59,218
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé by de Villars
RM Sotheby's • France • 31 Jan 2024
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
One of the rarest examples of the Bentley 4¼-Litre, chassis B1LE, was ordered via Franco Britannic Autos for Alfredo Mihura of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mr. Mihura sent the chassis to de Villars, which bodied the car as a striking coupé, despite Bentley records indicating a “saloon” body.
B1LE became one of just four closed-body Derby Bentleys that de Villars would supply.
The car featured a crisply tailored blind-quarter roofline incorporating a fabric sunroof, a distinctive styling feature evident on other surviving de Villars bodies on Bentley chassis.
Remaining in Argentina, the car was owned by Eduardo Gómez Ortega and then Ernesto Dillon.
Dillon sold to Miguel Podolsky in 1965-1966 , at which point the car was beige.
It was later involved in an accident in central Buenos Aires and repaired.
Podolsky sold the car to Eduardo Falcó, who commissioned a restoration.
Hidden by previous repairs, he discovered that the rear window had been made smaller, and the sunroof covered ove...
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