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1931 Bentley 8-Litre Open Tourer by Tony Townshend
United Kingdom • 12 Jun 2024
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AI Listing Summary
This 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Open Tourer, offered from The Reg and Geoffrey Parker Collection, features a Le Mans-style body by Tony Townshend (1962) and has been with the same family since 1967. It has a rich history with seven owners from new, including being exhibited at the 1969 Bentley 50th Anniversary, photographed with W. O. Bentley. Imperfections include a replaced engine crankcase and differential nosepiece.
Condition
6
While the car has a fascinating history and a Le Mans-style body built by Tony Townshend in 1962, the engine crankcase has no number, and the differential nosepiece appears to be from a 6.5 Litre. The description indicates that the car was in regular use up to 1938, resulting in mileage of 84,258. Also, the H. J. Mulliner coachwork was replaced in the 1950s.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
YR5077
Odometer:
84,258 miles
Reg Number:
GO14
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Ordered new by Mr Eric Raymond Bullivant residing at Mortimer House in South Kensington in 1930, he took delivery of chassis YR5077 in April 1931, with the car being registered on 30 March wearing the number plate “GO14”.
Mr Bullivant was one of Bentley’s most prestigious customers, often ordering the latest models and commissioning cars to high specifications.
As noted by Dr Clare Hay in her book Bentley: The Vintage Years , chassis YR5077 was fitted with twin-Zeiss headlamps, twin-exhaust tailpipes, bonnet locks, Decarbo automatic decarboniser, as well as a steering link spring loaded by an experimental method as required by Mr W.
O.
Bentley.
The body was constructed by the renowned H.J.
Mulliner as a Panelled Weymann Four-Door Saloon.
It is thought Mr Bullivant retained this 8-Litre until August 1933, when he re-registered the car as “AGO406”.
The second owner, Mr Ian Bailey kept this Bentley until 1937 when it was acquired by Mrs P.
N.
W.
Brentnall.
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£315,639
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£655,521
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,552,805
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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