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1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Park Ward Pillarless Saloon

1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Park Ward Pillarless Saloon

Rare, all-Aluminium, Park Ward-bodied, 4¼-litre Pillarless Saloon from 58-years caring family ownership.

  • ESTIMATE: £40,000 - £50,000

+ buyer's premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT)

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LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 24th August, 2025 at 11.00am BST at The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Black /Silver

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    B182 KT

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    84761 Miles

SUMMARY

Rare, all-Aluminium, Park Ward-bodied, 4¼-litre Pillarless Saloon from 58-years caring family ownership.

DESCRIPTION

  • The Bentley 3½ Litre (later enlarged to 4¼ Litre) was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce’s acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931
  • 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
  • Bentleys of this era are known as 'Derby Bentleys' because they were built in the Rolls-Royce factory located in Derby whilst earlier cars are referred to as Cricklewood Bentleys
  • Records indicate that Jack Barclay ordered a small run of ‘Pillarless’ saloons to be bodied by Park Ward, incorporating a gentle razor-edged styling. Most of these were steel-bodied, whereas this example is all-Aluminium

Full details to follow.

SPECIFICATION

Make
BENTLEY
Model
4¼-LITRE
Variant
SALOON
Registration Number
B182 KT
MOT Expiry
Exempt
Chassis Number
B182KT
Engine Number
W7BP
Transmission
Manual
Body Colour
Black /Silver

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