1929 Bentley 4½ Liter Tourer, coachwork by Vanden Plas

Original purchaser, based in Westminster, London. Car was delivered with a Mulliner-built Weymann Fabric Saloon body; approximately 16,000 miles were accumulated during his tenure of roughly 15 months.

East Ham, London-area owner whose time with the car was relatively brief before it passed to Captain Harvey.

Central London owner based on Lowndes Street, known Bentley enthusiast with prior racing experience at Brooklands. Retained the car at least through 1939 per factory records; the car was reportedly stolen and recovered during his ownership.

Intermediate owner from whom Donald Archbell purchased the car in January 1950; no further details provided in the source.

Lancashire-based owner who received the car already fitted with the Vanden Plas Sports Touring body it retains today. Period photographs show him driving on what appear to be Lancashire moorland roads, likely for a Vintage Sports Car Club outing. He traded the car for another 4½-liter example around 1952.

Four consecutive owners held the car between Archbell's sale around 1952 and Cheston's acquisition in 1964; no individual details are recorded.

Weston-on-Avon, Midlands owner described as a noted British exponent of the marque. Actively raced and used the car through British car clubs for a decade; early in his tenure he swapped the car's original gearbox for one from another vehicle he owned.

Swedish custodian who held the car for the majority of a 40-year period based in Sweden.

Brief Swedish owner following Ohman; during his tenure in 2014 the car's original gearbox was reunited with the chassis.

Current consignor, acquired the car from the Söderström/Archbell family chain; described as a prominent figure within the North American Vintage Bentley Club.

Harvey raced a 3-liter Bentley at Brooklands in 1927, prior to acquiring this 4½-liter car; noted here as context for his credentials as a Bentley enthusiast rather than an entry for PL3477 itself.

Period photographs show Archbell driving the car on what appear to be Lancashire moorland roads, believed to be a VSCC outing during his ownership in the early 1950s.

Cheston regularly raced the car within British motoring clubs throughout his decade of ownership from 1964 to 1974.

The original gearbox (number 6613) was reunited with the chassis while the car was in the possession of Lars Söderström, restoring the car to fully matching drivetrain numbers.

Following repatriation, the car retains its chassis, engine, front and rear axles, and original gearbox.

The original Mulliner Weymann fabric saloon body was removed and replaced with a Vanden Plas Sports Touring open body, originally constructed for sister 4½-Litre chassis FS 3607 (body number 1672). This occurred prior to Donald Archbell's acquisition in January 1950.

The replacement body has been authenticated as genuine Vanden Plas coachwork by historian Dr. Clare Hay, who verified stampings on the windshield frame.

During William Cheston's ownership, the car's original 'C' gearbox (number 6613) was exchanged for the gearbox from another Bentley in his collection.

This swap left the car without its matching-numbers gearbox for several decades.

A Bonhams specialist examined the car and confirmed prompt cold starting, satisfactory oil pressure, and smooth gearbox operation on the road.

Inspection conducted in preparation for the auction offering.