£77,370
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe by Park Ward
RM Sotheby's • US • 18 Aug 2024
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£77,370
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe by Park Ward
US • 18 Aug 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe by Park Ward boasts beautiful, original coachwork and a rich history, including ownership by notable enthusiasts. Restored in 1995 and mechanically freshened recently, this car presents handsomely, though the engine number deviates from the original build records.
Condition
8
The car presents beautifully with a well-preserved restoration and recent mechanical freshening. While the listing mentions excellent older condition, it also indicates the engine number doesn't match build records and there's been some service work including clutch replacement, suggesting it is not in perfect 'Pristine' condition. Therefore, 'Excellent' seems most appropriate.
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B111DK
RHD
United States
CPJ 71
1935
Auction
£77,370
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Drophead Coupe by Park Ward
RM Sotheby's • US • 18 Aug 2024
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
The original build sheet for this lovely 3½-Litre Bentley indicates that the order was placed through Ward & Company of Putney by Mr. R.D.L.
Ford, of Orchard House in Catherham on the Hill, Surrey.
Richard Dickins Lancelot Ford—a name practically destined for Bentley ownership—was an obviously very successful estate surveyor.
The body for the Ford Bentley was and remains an especially handsome drophead coupe, fashioned by Park Ward and perfectly proportioned to the 3½-Litre chassis.
Records on file from the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club record the next known British caretaker as a Mr. Savill of London in 1958.
For many years the car was owned by longtime Rolls-Royce Owners Club member, Norman Deuble, of Windsor, Ontario, and Birmingham, Michigan.
Records in the file note that Mr. Deuble acquired the car in 1964, and that it was twice an award-winner in RROC competition.
Mr. Deuble continued to list the car with the Classic Car Club of America and the RROC, and to occasionally dis...
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£34,500
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£50,625
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£141,131
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