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This 1939 Bentley 4.25 Liter Vanvooren Pillarless Saloon was ordered on June 17th of 1939. It was shipped to France where it was given the Vanvooren pillarless saloon body.
Achille Vanvooren had been in business since 1910. The facilities were located at Courbevoie, northwest of Paris. In 1919 he sold to partners Daste and Guillemet. Daste stayed with the company until 1932 when he left for Hispano-Suiza. Vanvooren's most common customers at this time were Hispano-Suiza and Rolls-Royce. Vanvooren bodied more Derby Bentley's than any other coachbuilder from outside of Britain.
This particular 4.25-liter Bentley was one of the last constructed from the 200 M-Series. These cars were equipped with overdrive gearbox's and a Marles steering box.
In total, Vanvooren bodied just seven of the M-Series cars. B3MX was the last constructed and the only one that has survived. The vehicles first owner was Jacques Bollinger, head of Champagne Bollinger, a renowned French vintners. After his death in 1941, his widow retained the car for a number of years before selling in 1949 to Mr. E. Phillips, the British Consul at Biarritz.
The car passed through several more owners until coming under the care of Andrew McGill of the UK in 1983. The car was completely restored and finished in French Bleu. Ownership later passed to Jules Heumann of the United States and a former Pebble Beach co-chair.
This one-off 1939 Bentley 4.25 Liter Vanvooren Pillarless Saloon was offered for sale at the 2006 Gooding & Company Auction held in Pebble Beach, Ca. It was estimated to fetch between $160,000-$225,000. At the conclusion of the auction, this vehicle was left unsold.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2019
Achille Vanvooren had been in business since 1910. The facilities were located at Courbevoie, northwest of Paris. In 1919 he sold to partners Daste and Guillemet. Daste stayed with the company until 1932 when he left for Hispano-Suiza. Vanvooren's most common customers at this time were Hispano-Suiza and Rolls-Royce. Vanvooren bodied more Derby Bentley's than any other coachbuilder from outside of Britain.
This particular 4.25-liter Bentley was one of the last constructed from the 200 M-Series. These cars were equipped with overdrive gearbox's and a Marles steering box.
In total, Vanvooren bodied just seven of the M-Series cars. B3MX was the last constructed and the only one that has survived. The vehicles first owner was Jacques Bollinger, head of Champagne Bollinger, a renowned French vintners. After his death in 1941, his widow retained the car for a number of years before selling in 1949 to Mr. E. Phillips, the British Consul at Biarritz.
The car passed through several more owners until coming under the care of Andrew McGill of the UK in 1983. The car was completely restored and finished in French Bleu. Ownership later passed to Jules Heumann of the United States and a former Pebble Beach co-chair.
This one-off 1939 Bentley 4.25 Liter Vanvooren Pillarless Saloon was offered for sale at the 2006 Gooding & Company Auction held in Pebble Beach, Ca. It was estimated to fetch between $160,000-$225,000. At the conclusion of the auction, this vehicle was left unsold.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2019
This Bentley 4.25 Litre is one of 200 M-series cars. Its unique coachwork was built by Carrosserie Vanvooren of Paris, which bodied seven of the M-Series cars; this is the only one that is known to have survived and was the last Bentley bodied by the French carrossier. The original owner was Lilly Bollinger of the famous Bollinger champagne family in France. When the Nazis invaded that country in 1940, her chateau was commandeered by the Germans, and it is said that she slept in the cellars next to her beloved Bentley, which she had bricked up in order to conceal it. After General Patton's Third Army arrived in 1944, the car was disinterred and Lilly retained it for a number of years before selling it to Mr. E. Phillips, the British Consul at Biarritz. Ownership eventually passed to former Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Co-Chairman Jules Heumann. Its current owner bought the car in 2014.
It was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2019 and at The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering in 2022.
It was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2019 and at The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering in 2022.
2006 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $160,000-USD $225,000
Lot was not sold
1939 Bentley 4¼ Liter Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley 4¼ Liter
(Data based on Model Year 1939 sales)
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer Chassis#: B-143-MX Sold for USD$120,829 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | |
1939 BENTLEY 4 1/4 LITRE SPORTS COUPE Chassis#: B30MR Sold for USD$775,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer Chassis#: B-137-MX Sold for USD$215,629 2020 Bonhams : Goodwood Speedweek | |
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Cabriolet Chassis#: B160 MR Sold for USD$687,139 2020 Gooding & Company : Passion of a Lifetime | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre All-weather Cabriolet Chassis#: B-80-MR Sold for USD$131,605 2019 Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia, RAF Museum Hendon | |
1939 Bentley 4 ¼ Liter Pillarless Coupe Chassis#: B131MX Sold for USD$199,360 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Tourer Chassis#: B-7-MX Sold for USD$207,572 2018 Bonhams : London Olympia | |
1939 Bentley 4¼ Tourer Coachwork by Dick Brockman in the style of Vanden Plas Chassis#: B 136 MX Sold for USD$197,120 2018 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre 'Embiricos' Coupe Recreation by Bob Petersen Engineering Chassis#: B119MX Sold for USD$671,000 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island | |
1939 BENTLEY 4¼ LITER Coupe Chassis#: B131MX Sold for USD$172,700 2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Sports Coupe 'Honeymoon Express' by Park Ward Chassis#: B30MR Sold for USD$770,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | |
1939 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE 'RAZOR EDGE' BROUGHAM SALOON Chassis#: B66LS Sold for USD$71,314 2015 Bonhams : The December Sale | |
1939 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE DROPHEAD COUPÉ Chassis#: B95LE Sold for USD$383,419 2015 Bonhams : The December Sale | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Sports Coupé 'Honeymoon Express' by Park Ward Chassis#: B30MR Sold for USD$769,440 2015 RM Auctions - Paris | |
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Overdrive Chassis#: B119MX Sold for USD$472,051 2013 Coys - Techno Classica | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre 'High Vision' Sports Saloon Chassis#: B148MR Sold for USD$76,095 2013 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
1939 Bentley Vanvooren Sunroof Coupe Custom Ordered from Bentley by Lucie Vogt Chassis#: B132LS Sold for USD$330,000 2012 Mecum - Monterey, CA | |
1939 Bentley 4.25 Litre Experimental Saloon by Park Ward Chassis#: 3B50 11 Sold for USD$21,043 2012 H & H Donnington Priory | |
1939 Bentley 4 ¼ Litre MX Sports Saloon by Park Ward Sold for USD$73,729 2012 Coys - Blenheim Palace | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Vanden Plas Style Tourer Chassis#: B164MR Sold for USD$146,388 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia at Goodwood |
Bentley 4¼ Liters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1939 Bentley 4¼ Liter's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE VANDEN PLAS-STYLE TOURER | B-133-MX | 2020 Bonhams : The Golden Age of Motoring Sale (1886 1939) | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4¼ Litre James Young Fixed Coupe | 2018 Shannons Sydney Spring Classic | ||||
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Tourer | B25MX | 2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $900,000 | $1,200,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Pillarless Coupe | B131MX | 2018 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale, Az. | $250,000 | $325,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé | B137MX | 2016 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $200,000 | $250,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4.25 Litre Touring Saloon | B149MX | 2013 H & H Auctions Imperial War Museum | |||
1939 Bentley 4.25 Litre Touring Saloon | B149MX | 2013 H & H Auctions Imperial War Museum | |||
1939 Bentley 4.25 Litre Experimental Saloon by Park Ward | 3B50 | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1939 Bentley 4¼-Litre M-Series Sports Saloon | B83MX | 2012 Bonhams Paris, La Halle Freyssinet Motocars | $85,000 | $100,000 | |
1939 Bentley ¼ Litre MX Overdrive Drophead Coupe by Vanden Plas | B191MX | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $150,000 | $175,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4¼ Liter | B102 MR | 2010 Bonhams Greenwich Concours d'EleganceCollectors' Motorcars | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1939 Bentley 4.25 Liter Pillarless Saloon | 2006 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction | $160,000 | $225,000 |
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