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175 Bentley 4¼ Park Ward Tourer (1937) JT 6565 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Bentley Bentley 4¼ Litre Park Ward Tourer (1936-39) Engine 4257cc S6 OHV Body Park Ward Production 1234 Registration Number JT 6565 (Bournemouth) BENTLEY SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623759855498/ Following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931 Bentley's were no longer built at the Cricklewood factory, instead they were built at the Rolls Royce factory in Derby. Bentleys of this era became known as Derby Bentley's. The cars followed Rolls Royce design principles and new models veered away from the Bentley traditional sporty image, and more toward the Rolls Royce ethos of compete on quality and grace. Though this shift alienated many of Bentley's traditional clientele others were drawn to the new model. Despite not being a car of remarkable outright performance, the car's unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter-war elite The first offering under Rolls Royce stewardship was the Bentley 3½ Litre a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1933 to 1939,designed by Ernest Hives and launched in September 1933 the car was powered by 3.5 litre straight six engine. From March 1936, a 4¼ Litre version of the car was offered as replacement for the 3½ Litre, in order to offset the increasing weight of coachwork and maintain the car's sporting image in the face of stiff competition. The engine was bored to 4257cc From 1938 the MR and MX series cars featured Marles steering and an overdrive gearbox. Bentley sold only the drivable bare rolling chassis with engine and gearbox, scuttle and radiator, ready for coachbuilders to construct on it a body to the buyer's requirements. Many distributors ordered their preferred bodies as showroom stock to enable them to stock finished cars ready for immediate sale. Despite not being a car of remarkable outright performance, the car's unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter-war elite and it was advertised under the legend the silent sports car. Over 70% of the cars built between 1933 and 1939 were said to have still been in existence 70 years later. 1,234 4¼ Litre cars were built, with Park Ward remaining the most popular coachbuilder. Many cars were bodied in steel rather than the previous, more expensive, aluminium over ash frame construction. The 3½ and 4¼ litre models attracted some fampus and influential owners, including WOOLF BARNATO racing driver & former Bentley chairman, who's parents had made a fortune in South African diamond mining PRINCE BIRA Siamese Prince, racing driver and Olympic sailor BILLY COOTON Band leader and Brooklancs racing driver GEORGE ETSTON three time World Land Speed Record holder RAYMOND MAYS racing driver and Grand Prix winner ROBERT MONTGOMERY American actor, director, and producer SIR ERNEST OPPENHEIMER diamond and gold mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist A drophead 3½ Litre was briefly featured as James Bond's vehicle in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love. A drophead 4¼ Litre was featured as James Bond's car in the 1983 movie Never Say Never Again. Diolch am 95,934,921 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,934,921 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-175

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170 Bentley 3.5 litre Two Seater Tourer (1934) WG 2500 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Bentley 3.5 litre (1936-39) Engine 3587cc S6 OHV Production 1177 Chassis Number B-139-AE Engine Number R 581 Original Body (Arthur) Mulliner Saloon Present Body Two Seater Tourer Registration Number WG 2500 (Stirlingshire) BENTLEY SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623759855498/ The Bentley 3½ Litre was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1933 to 1939, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931. Bentleys of this era are known as Derby Bentleys because they were built in the Rolls-Royce factory located in Derby, England. Those of Bentley's previous independent era are Cricklewood Bentleys. It was unveiled in September 1933 and sold as a bare rolling chassis with engine and gearbox, scuttle and radiator, ready for coachbuilders to construct on it a body to the buyer's requirements. While many distributors ordered their preferred bodies as showroom stock to enable them to stock finished cars ready for immediate sale. From the outset, the car was intended to compete on quality and grace rather than sporting reputation which had been the cornerstone of the pre-1931 Bentley company. The cars retained the famous curved radiator shape based on earlier Bentley models, but in all meaningful respects they were clearly Rolls-Royces. The Rolls-Royce Engineer in charge of the development project, Ernest Hives (later Lord Hives), and although it disappointed some of Bentley's more traditional clientele others were drawn to the new model. Despite not being a car of remarkable outright performance, the car's unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter-war elite and it was advertised under the legend the silent sports car. The 3½ litre engine was developed from Rolls' straight-6 fitted to the Rolls-Royce 20/25.The Bentley variant had a higher compression ratio, sportier camshaft profile and two SU carburettors on a crossflow cylinder head, with a power output of around 110 hp and a top speed in the region pf 90mph. A 4-speed manual transmission with synchromesh on 3rd and 4th, 4-wheel leaf spring suspension, and 4-wheel servo-assisted mechanical brakes were all common with other Rolls-Royce models. The chassis was manufactured from nickel steel, with a double drop layout to gain vertical space for the axles and thus keep the profiles of the cars low. The strong chassis needed no diagonal cross-bracing, and was very light in comparison to the chassis built by its contemporary competitors, weighing in at 2,510 lb WG 2500 This 1934 model was originally ordered with a Mulliner saloon body – not from H J Mulliner as might be assumed, but from Arthur Mulliner, a completely different branch of the family whose Northampton-based firm pre-dated the other by over one hundred years. At some undertermined point, probably not long after the war, the sporting saloon coachwork was lost and the current two-seater body constructed using what appear to be the original wings, bonnet and bulkhead Diolch am 95,934,921 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,934,921 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-170

173 Bentley 4¼ Litre All Weather Tourer (1936) ASL 625 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Bentley 4¼ Litre Tourer (1936-39) Engine 4257cc S6 Production 1234 Body Vanden Plas All Weather Tourer Registration Number CLN 688 (London) BENTLEY SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623759855498/ Following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931 Bentley's were no longer built at the Cricklewood factory, instead they were built at the Rolls Royce factory in Derby. Bentleys of this era became known as Derby Bentley's. The cars followed Rolls Royce design principles and new models veered away from the Bentley traditional sporty image, and more toward the Rolls Royce ethos of compete on quality and grace. Though this shift alienated many of Bentley's traditional clientele others were drawn to the new model. Despite not being a car of remarkable outright performance, the car's unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter-war elite The first offering under Rolls Royce stewardship was the Bentley 3½ Litre a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1933 to 1939,designed by Ernest Hives and launched in September 1933 the car was powered by 3.5 litre straight six engine. From March 1936, a 4¼ Litre version of the car was offered as replacement for the 3½ Litre, in order to offset the increasing weight of coachwork and maintain the car's sporting image in the face of stiff competition. The engine was bored to 4257cc From 1938 the MR and MX series cars featured Marles steering and an overdrive gearbox. Bentley sold only the drivable bare rolling chassis with engine and gearbox, scuttle and radiator, ready for coachbuilders to construct on it a body to the buyer's requirements. Many distributors ordered their preferred bodies as showroom stock to enable them to stock finished cars ready for immediate sale. Despite not being a car of remarkable outright performance, the car's unique blend of style and grace proved popular with the inter-war elite and it was advertised under the legend the silent sports car. Over 70% of the cars built between 1933 and 1939 were said to have still been in existence 70 years later. 1,234 4¼ Litre cars were built, with Park Ward remaining the most popular coachbuilder. Many cars were bodied in steel rather than the previous, more expensive, aluminium over ash frame construction. The 3½ and 4¼ litre models attracted some fampus and influential owners, including WOOLF BARNATO racing driver & former Bentley chairman, who's parents had made a fortune in South African diamond mining PRINCE BIRA Siamese Prince, racing driver and Olympic sailor BILLY COOTON Band leader and Brooklancs racing driver GEORGE ETSTON three time World Land Speed Record holder RAYMOND MAYS racing driver and Grand Prix winner ROBERT MONTGOMERY American actor, director, and producer SIR ERNEST OPPENHEIMER diamond and gold mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist A drophead 3½ Litre was briefly featured as James Bond's vehicle in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love. A drophead 4¼ Litre was featured as James Bond's car in the 1983 movie Never Say Never Again. Diolch am 95,934,921 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,934,921 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-173

148 Bentley 3/4.5 litre (1926) YM 7165 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Bentley 3- 4.5ltr. (1919-30) Engine 4398cc S4 Production 665 Competition Number 231 Alistair Littlewood Owner M J Littlewood Competition Class 11 Special Sports-Cars and Saloons over 3000cc Unsupercharged and over 2250cc Supercharged Chassis No. AH1481 Engine No. AH1487 Registration Number YM 7165 (London) BENTLEY SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623759855498/ The 3.0 L (2,996 cc or 183 cu in) straight-4 engine was designed by ex-Royal Flying Corps engineer Clive Gallop and was very advanced for the time, It was one of the first production car engines with 4 valves per cylinder, dry-sump lubrication and an overhead camshaft. The four valve SOHC Hemi design, with a bevel-geared shaft drive for the camshaft, was based on the pre-World War I 1914 Mercedes Daimler M93654 racing engine. Un-tuned power output was around 70 hp (52 kW), allowing the 3 Litre to reach 80 mph (129 km/h). The Speed Model could reach 90 mph (145 km/h); the Super Sports could exceed 100 mph (161 km/h). There were three main variants of the 3-litre and they became known by the colours commonly used on the radiator badge BLUE was the standard model with 117.5 in (2,984 mm) wheelbase from 1921 to 1929 or long 130.0 in (3,302 mm) wheelbase from 1923 to 1929 RED This used a 5.3:1 high compression engine in the 117.5 in (2,984 mm) wheelbase chassis and was made from 1924 to 1929 GREEN Made between 1924 and 1929 this was the high performance model with 6.3:1 compression ratio and short 108 in (2,743 mm) wheelbase chassis. 100 mph (160 km/h) performance was guaranteed As time went on and replacement engine parts became hard to source or even obsolete many 3 litre Bentleys were upgraded to the 4398cc power plant found in the Bentley 4.5 litre. The 4.5 litre was built 1927-31 with production overlapping the 3 litre for its first two years. A total of 720 4½ Litre cars were produced between 1927 and 1931, including 55 cars with a supercharged engine popularly known as the Blower Bentley. The displacement was 4,398 cc producing 110 hp (82 kW) for the touring model and 130 hp (97 kW) for the racing model. The engine speed was limited to 4,000 rpm Diolch am 95,901,601 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,901,601 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-148