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The 8-Litre Bentley was very tall and was over 20 feet long, with an engine compartment similar to that of a locomotive. They were ideally proportioned for elegant custom coachwork and were capable of reaching and exceeding speeds of 100 mph. The 8-Litre Bentley was certainly one of the greatest British automobiles ever produced, yet only 100 chassis were built before the cost of developing and building drove the company into receivership. Most of the 8-Litre chassis were given heavy, closed bodies.
This 8-Litre Bentley, chassis number YR 5099, was the forty-ninth 8-Litre Bentley built and one of thirty-four 12-foot wheelbase chassis intended for sporting bodywork. The car was ordered by Sir P. Malcolm Stewart, who was the owner of the London Brick Company, the largest brick manufacturer in the United Kingdom at the time. Barker was tasked with providing the sports coupe cabriolet coachwork. The car remained with him for five years, and in 1934, it underwent minor maintenance, which was followed by the addition of a D.W.S. jacking system.
The second owner, G. Stewart Ferguson of Birmingham, England became the car's second owner in February of 1935. At some point before or during World War II, the car was taken to Scotland. After the war, it was owned by J.A. MacHarg. Mr. MacHarg modified the rear of the body to convert it into a four-passenger car.
In the late 1970s, the car was acquired from Mr. MacHarg by Peter Agg. While in Mr. Agg's care, it was given a restoration and brought back to its original form, which included reshaping the rear of the body in the style of its original Baker design. The car won First Place at the Bentley Drivers Club Concours at Kensington Garden in 1983, prior to being sold stateside to Bentley expert Frank Miller. In 1987, Mr. Miller displayed the car at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where it wore a two-tone blue finish.
The car has the 18-inch Bluemel-sprung steering wheel, original special-order Twin Delco distributors, SU H08 carburetors, a Bosch starter, a Whittle belt-drive fan, a Tecalemit one-shot pump, Smithermet shutter controls, Bosch fuse boxes, and a Bosch FG12 horn and bracket. It has a larger-than-standard AT speedometer and odometer, a Jaeger clock, a Weston ammeter, a Cambridge thermometer, a Bosch ignition switch and lighting/starter switch, a Lucas headlamp dimmer switch, a rectangular Hobson 25-gallon telegauge, and a Smiths 0–100 pound oil pressure gauge. Lucas P100DB headlamps are still fitted, as are the Lucas snail-pattern sidelights and twin Lucas S220 metal-bodied 'diver's helmet' taillights. There is a rare Grebel spotlight, which is easily adjustable by the driver to be used for reading road signs.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
This 8-Litre Bentley, chassis number YR 5099, was the forty-ninth 8-Litre Bentley built and one of thirty-four 12-foot wheelbase chassis intended for sporting bodywork. The car was ordered by Sir P. Malcolm Stewart, who was the owner of the London Brick Company, the largest brick manufacturer in the United Kingdom at the time. Barker was tasked with providing the sports coupe cabriolet coachwork. The car remained with him for five years, and in 1934, it underwent minor maintenance, which was followed by the addition of a D.W.S. jacking system.
The second owner, G. Stewart Ferguson of Birmingham, England became the car's second owner in February of 1935. At some point before or during World War II, the car was taken to Scotland. After the war, it was owned by J.A. MacHarg. Mr. MacHarg modified the rear of the body to convert it into a four-passenger car.
In the late 1970s, the car was acquired from Mr. MacHarg by Peter Agg. While in Mr. Agg's care, it was given a restoration and brought back to its original form, which included reshaping the rear of the body in the style of its original Baker design. The car won First Place at the Bentley Drivers Club Concours at Kensington Garden in 1983, prior to being sold stateside to Bentley expert Frank Miller. In 1987, Mr. Miller displayed the car at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where it wore a two-tone blue finish.
The car has the 18-inch Bluemel-sprung steering wheel, original special-order Twin Delco distributors, SU H08 carburetors, a Bosch starter, a Whittle belt-drive fan, a Tecalemit one-shot pump, Smithermet shutter controls, Bosch fuse boxes, and a Bosch FG12 horn and bracket. It has a larger-than-standard AT speedometer and odometer, a Jaeger clock, a Weston ammeter, a Cambridge thermometer, a Bosch ignition switch and lighting/starter switch, a Lucas headlamp dimmer switch, a rectangular Hobson 25-gallon telegauge, and a Smiths 0–100 pound oil pressure gauge. Lucas P100DB headlamps are still fitted, as are the Lucas snail-pattern sidelights and twin Lucas S220 metal-bodied 'diver's helmet' taillights. There is a rare Grebel spotlight, which is easily adjustable by the driver to be used for reading road signs.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
2014 RM Auctions at Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $3,750,000-USD $4,750,000
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $3,325,000
1931 Bentley 8-Liter Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley 8-Liter
(Data based on Model Year 1931 sales)
1931 Bentley 8-Litre 'Silent Bloc' Saloon by Vanden Plas Chassis#: YX5113 Sold for USD$744,205 2023 RM Sothebys : London | |
1931 BENTLEY EIGHT LITRE FOLDING HEAD COUPE Chassis#: YX 5123 Sold for USD$849,548 2023 Gooding & Company : London Auction | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Special Chassis#: YF5006 Sold for USD$423,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1931 BENTLEY 8 LITRE POINTED TAIL TWO SEATER Chassis#: YR 5092 Sold for USD$859,871 2021 Gooding & Company : European Sporting & Historic Collection | |
1931 BENTLEY 8-LITER TOURER Chassis#: YF 5013 Sold for USD$885,000 2020 Bonhams : Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer Chassis#: YR5094 Sold for USD$749,436 2019 The Saragga Collection | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sports Tourer Chassis#: YX5116 Sold for USD$893,775 2019 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer Chassis#: YR5094 Sold for USD$885,104 2018 Bonhams : The Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco' | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: YM 5034 Sold for USD$1,015,063 2017 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed | |
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Sports Tourer Chassis#: YX 5109 Sold for USD$646,301 2013 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer Chassis#: YR5086 Sold for USD$585,003 2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Open Tourer Chassis#: YR5076 Sold for USD$1,196,597 2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London | |
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Tourer Chassis#: YR5086 Sold for USD$605,000 2010 Gooding and Company : The Amelia Island Auction | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: YM 5034 Sold for USD$508,208 2008 Bonhams - Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Pioneer and Vintage Motorcycles and Fine Automobilia | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Open Tourer by Harrison Sold for USD$2,200,000 2008 Automobiles of Amelia Island, RM Auctions | |
1931 Bentley 8-Liter Gurney-Nutting Chassis#: YR 5088 Sold for USD$1,485,000 2006 RM Auctions at Amelia Island | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Dual Cowl Sports Tourer Chassis#: YX 5103 Sold for USD$255,507 2003 Bonhams - Lord's Cricket Ground 'Summer Vintage' |
Bentley 8-Liters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1931 Bentley 8-Liter's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer | YM5045 | 2023 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $600,000 | $800,000 | |
1931 BENTLEY EIGHT LITRE SPORTS TOURER | YR5095 | 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $7,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |
1931 BENTLEY 4/8-LITRE TWO-SEATER | VF4014 | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $300,000 | $500,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8 Liter Silent Bloc Saloon Coachwork by Vanden Plas | YX 5113 | 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $1,000,000 | $1,600,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Special | YF5006 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $600,000 | $750,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer by Swallow | YF5013 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $850,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,250,000 |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sports Coupe Cabriolet by Barker | YR5099 | 2014 RM Auctions at Monterey | $3,325,000 | $3,750,000 | $4,750,000 |
1931 BENTLEY 8-LITRE SPORTS | YM 5042 | 2014 The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | $600,000 | $700,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8 Litre | YR5087 | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $600,000 | $700,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8 Litre Sportsmans Coupe | YM 5043 | 2010 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auctions | $700,000 | $900,000 | |
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer | YR5086 | 2008 Sports & Classics of Monterey by RM Auctions | $850,000 | $950,000 | $1,200,000 |
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