1938 Bentley 4.25-Liter All-Weather Cabriolet

This 1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre wears All-Weather Cabriolet coachwork by Hooper and is powered by a 4,257cc OHV inline 6-cylinder engine. It has a four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes, and a suspension comprised of live axles, semi-elliptical springs, and friction shock absorbers. The car was delivered new to Sir John Jarvin, a British politician who represented Guildford in Parliament.

This Bentley is finished in Royal Blue with black wings and rides on wheel discs.

This Bentley was originally registered on April 18th of 1938 and remained in Sir John's care until it was sold to Henri Diesterweg Crispin Webb of Somerset. It was later sold in February of 1958 to Christopher George Carder of North Lymington. Leonard Potter of Newbury acquired it in November of 1966, who in turn sold it to William E.D. Bell of Mill Hill. On December 9, 1966. Mr. J.B. Nethercutt acquired the Derby through English broker Leonard Potter. It remained in Mr. Nethercutt's ownership until it was sold in 2010 at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach Auction.

During the 1950s or early 1960s, the car may have received a restoration and was refinished in its original color scheme. The interior appears to have been re-upholstered in pale blue-grey hides with new carpeting, and the chrome may have been re-plated. Daniel Richmond of Downtown Engineering mechanically restored the Bentley and had continental exhaust and carburetors installed, the compression increased, and Bensport manifolds added.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2022