
Asking Price: POA
1937 Bentley 4 Litre Vanden Plas Allweather Tourer Price reduced
The Real Car Co Ltd • United Kingdom
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This Derby Bentley is a rare four-door open cabriolet, restored in the 1990s with overdrive for comfortable long-distance cruising. The car is described as being in excellent condition, with invoices for nearly £150,000, indicating a high level of care.

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Extremely thorough restoration in 1990s.
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An unusual and very interesting, attractive, practical four door open cabriolet configuration make this a particularly desirable Derby Bentley, being easy to access through large doors, and wide-bodied , giving increased spaciousness and elbow room, and nicely weather resistant, with well-constructed hood, wind up windows, tonneau cover, etc, ideal for tours, rallies and more, particularly as it is fitted with overdrive, thereby relaxing the cruising experience for long distance runs.
Following an extremely thorough, high quality, chassis frame upwards restoration in the 1990s, the car is in excellent condition, with superbly re-framed and restored coachwork by Steve Penny, much mechanical work by McKenzie Guppy.
The engine has sensibly been fitted with MX style thermostat and oil filter conversions.
Very nicely painted, upholstered, etc, and comes with a large file of history, which includes confirmation of a great deal of restoration expenditure, the invoices amoun...
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MOT Information
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Expires on Feb 26 2027
Latest MOT Mileage
26,294 miles
Registration Date
1937-05-13
MOT History
Passed
On Feb 27 2026 with 26,294 miles
Passed
On Oct 11 2024 with 26,271 miles
Passed
On Mar 22 2021 with 23,660 miles
Passed
On Jan 09 2019 with 23,357 miles
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On Sep 03 2012 with 22,378 miles
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On Aug 31 2011 with 22,215 miles
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On Aug 24 2010 with 22,074 miles
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On Aug 28 2009 with 20,254 miles

























