078 Bentley 3.5 litre Sports Saloon (1936) VXS 285

Bentley 3.5 Litre (1933-37) Engine 3669cc S6 OHV
Production 1177
Chassis Number B98FB
Body Park Ward
Registration Number VXS 285 (Re.Registered see text)
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The Bentley 3.5 litre was a product of the Rolls Royce-Bentley takeover, though not entirely badge engineered, it rides on a shorter chassis compared to the Rolls Royce 20/25, twin carburettors, single coil ignition and hypoid rear end before the Rolls Royce, got one. Plus Rolls Royce bonuses such as the syncromesh gearbox and servo brakes. It also benefits from a higher compression, sportier profile, a cross flow cylinder head and a low slung, double drop chassis. The result is a 90 mph, sporting Saloon that earned the nickname the silent sportscar. Most were fitted with bespoke coachwork, the most prominent being, like this example, Park Ward

B98FB
Was fitted with its Park Ward body from new, and delivered to fellow coachbuilder Joseph Cockshoot and Co., 15th February 1936.It was quickly sold to its first private owner William G Jones Esq. who kept the car for the next 18 years. It then passed on to its next long term owner, V. M. White of Wistaston Road, Crewe, in the Summer of 1954, who kept the Bentley until 1965, when it was purchased by a Mr. C. J. M. Booth in 1965. Since then the car has spent some time in the USA, before being repatriated to the UK from Oregon in 2016

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Shot 23.04.2022 at the Bicester Spring Scramble, Bicester, Oxfordshire 158-078

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Taken on: April 23, 2022

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