£105k
1925 Bentley 3.0-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 31 Jul 2021
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£105,000
1925 Bentley 3.0-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
UK • 31 Jul 2021
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1925 Bentley 3-Litre tourer, originally bodied by HJ Mulliner, later used as a fire tender, and then restored in the style of a Vanden Plas Tourer in the late 1980s. It features a matching numbers engine, a well-documented history, and comes from a known Bentley enthusiast.
Condition
7
While restored in the late 80s, the car is described as looking 'absolutely splendid' and belying its age since restoration. The interior is 'delightfully patinated' which suggests well-loved use but not abuse. The engine bay is noted as being well-maintained.
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5,223 miles
1079
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
HP 2667
1925
Auction
£105k
1925 Bentley 3.0-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 31 Jul 2021
Market Position:
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Description
The venerable 3-Litre, 15.9HP, four-seat tourer on offer here was built in April 1925 on a ‘Standard Long’ chassis (#1079) Powered by ‘No.1075’, a 2,996cc SOHC, 4-valve, inline 4-cylinder engine with 2 SU 'Sloper' Carburettors which offered circa 70bhp Clothed from new by HJ Mulliner with their ‘Allweather’ bodywork and finished in ‘Grey and Black’
First registered on 9/05/1925 to Guy Dutton.
Transferred to Brooklands Aviation at Sywell Aerodrome on 11/05/1935 where it was converted to a Fire Tender Between October 1987 and July 1989, HP 2667 was totally restored and re-bodied in the style of a 1925 Vanden Plas Tourer Now finished in BRG (Napier Green) and Brooklands Green with black wings, running boards and wire wheels On offer today from our vendor, a long-term Rolls-Royce and Bentley enthusiast who is well known by the respective Owner’s and Driver’s Clubs With characteristic humility 'W O' was constantly amazed by the enthusiasm of later generations for the products of Bentley M...
Price Analysis vs Other 3 Litre Tourers
£105,000
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£162,834
Median Price (Since 2020)
£241,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Ashorne, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 9AE, England
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