1930 Bentley 4½-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer
- Engine
- 4.5L inline-four, four valves per cylinder, fixed-head, 100x140mm bore/stroke
A 1930 Bentley 4½-Litre on the long 10-foot-10-inch chassis, originally bodied as a saloon by R Harrison & Son of London and first registered as GC 7379. At some point the original coachwork was removed and replaced with a Vanden Plas-style open tourer body. Purchased in 1987, the car was actively used at shows and rallies until its owner's death in 1996, after which it was stored in a purpose-built climate-controlled facility for approximately 25 years. It requires recommissioning before use.
Ownership
- 2021-12-04Auction saleSold £390,000 (≈ $488K)
- 1987 → 1996Private saleVendor's deceased husbandfull documentation
Acquired with a carbon-copy purchase invoice retained on file; undertook mechanical refurbishment including hub replacement and wheel rebuilding, and used the car regularly for shows and rallies.
- 1996 →InheritanceVendor (widow of previous owner)partial documentation
Inherited the car along with a collection following her husband's death; the vehicles were kept in a purpose-built climate-controlled storage facility but remained largely unused for approximately 25 years.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryE B Grahampartial documentation
First registered owner; car was originally bodied as a saloon by R Harrison and Son at this time.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Original Harrison saloon coachwork removed and replaced with a Vanden Plas-style open tourer body. Date of this conversion is unrecorded.
- —Mechanical
Various mechanical work carried out after 1987 acquisition, including renewal of wheel hubs, rebuilding of wheels, and additional refurbishment as evidenced by retained invoices.
Works undertaken during the ownership of the vendor's husband; specific dates not recorded in the catalogue.
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