Sport Saloon
Coachwork: Park Ward & Co.
Chassis #: B117DK
Engine #: R4BM
Registration #: BXM 516
Bentley Motors was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1931 which helped ensure the survival of the Bentley name. The first of what would become known as the 'Derby Bentleys' was launched in 1933. Based on the contemporary Rolls-Royce 20/25 HP, the 3.5-liter Bentley was given a shorter wheelbase and a tuned overhead valve six-cylinder engine fitted with twin-SU carburetors. The engine was mated to an all-synchromesh four-speed gearbox, and servo-assisted brakes helped cope with the power. The new model was dubbed 'The Silent Sports Car', offering traditional Rolls-Royce refinement with Bentley handling and performance. Most of the Derby Bentleys were given coachwork by Park Ward in a limited number of styles. This Sport Saloon was ordered new by a lady, Mrs. Leslie Hamilton Gault, a widow. She took delivery on June 8th of 1935 at her London residence on Eaton Square. An allowance for a Railton Terraplane was made in part-exchange. Mrs. Gault ordered her Bentley to be finished in 'Horlands No. H229 Blue' with white fine lines (coachlines) and its interior to be trimmed in 'Connolly's l'amond grain leather'. After two years of ownership, the car was in the care of the dealership of Jack Barclay Ltd. Its subsequent custodians were a Dr. Whitehurst of Manby Lodge, Weybridge who acquired the Bentley after the outbreak of war in September of 1939. Dr. Whitehusrt is believed to have owned the car for the duration of the war. After the war, it returned to London ownership passing to Lord Temple of Queensberry Place, who is the last known U.K. owner of the car.
During some point in the car's ensuing 40 years, the Bentley migrated to America and by 1985 was in the care of Milton Machalek of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. In recent years, it came into the care of its current caretaker.
By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2016
1935 Bentley 3.5 Liter
Bentley
2016 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $90,000-USD $120,000
Sale Price :
USD $91,300
1935 Bentley 3.5 Liter Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley 3.5 Liter
(Data based on Model Year 1935 sales)
1935 BENTLEY 3 ½ LITRE SALOON PROJECT CAR Chassis#: B163DK Sold for USD$35,013 2021 Bonhams : Bonhams MPH May Auction | |
1935 Bentley 3 1/2 Litre Drophead Coupe Chassis#: B203EJ Sold for USD$302,000 2020 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | ![]() ![]() |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Sports Saloon Project Chassis#: B19CW Sold for USD$61,736 2017 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | |
1935 Bentley 3 1/2 Litre Drophead Coupe Chassis#: B66DG Sold for USD$187,000 2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ | ![]() ![]() |
1935 BENTLEY 3½ LITER SPORTS SALOON Coachwork by Park Ward Chassis#: B117DK Sold for USD$91,300 2016 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1935 BENTLEY 3½-LITRE SPORTS SALOON Chassis#: B35DK Sold for USD$64,357 2015 Bonhams : The December Sale | |
1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Drophead Coupe Chassis#: B7BN Sold for USD$106,205 2015 H & H Auctions - Chateau Impney | |
1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B-185-CW Sold for USD$39,541 2013 H & H Auctions - Imperial War Museum | |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Shooting Brake Chassis#: B80DG Sold for USD$112,218 2013 Bonhams - The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | |
1935 BENTLEY 3.5 LITRE BERLINE HOOPER Sold for USD$71,678 2013 Artcurial - Automobiles Sur Les Champs 5 | |
1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B51EJ Sold for USD$80,309 2013 H & H - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B-109-CW Sold for USD$96,945 2013 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: G7BW Sold for USD$128,643 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia | |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Sunroof Sports Saloon Chassis#: B121DK Sold for USD$55,228 2012 Bonhams - The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars | |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Tourer Chassis#: B24DG Sold for USD$193,427 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia at Goodwood | |
1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B36DG Sold for USD$66,542 2012 The Imperial War Museum | |
1935 Bentley 3 1/2 Litre Aerodynamic Sports Saloon Chassis#: B103CW Sold for USD$275,000 2012 Gooding & Company, Amelia Island, Fl | ![]() ![]() |
1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B68DG Sold for USD$80,123 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
1935 Bentley 3 ½ litre Sport Sold for USD$216,441 2012 Artcurial Motorcars at Rétromobile | |
1935 Bentley 3 1/2 Litre Sportsman's Coupe Chassis#: B58DG Sold for USD$407,000 2011 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | ![]() ![]() |
Bentley 3.5 Liters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1935 Bentley 3.5 Liter's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1935 Bentley 3½-Litre Continental Open Tourer | B178CR | 2018 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $180,000 | $220,000 | |
1935 BENTLEY 3.5 LITRE OWEN SEDANCA BY GURNEY NUTTING | B130FB | 2016 Coys Blenheim Palace | $175,000 | $195,000 | |
1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Saloon | B134CR | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1935 Bentley 3½-Liter Three-Window Fixed Head Coupé | B174DG | 2009 Bonhams Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club | $300,000 | $340,000 | |
1935 Bentley Derby Saloon Four Door Sedan | 2009 Boca Raton, FL Kruse | $40,000 | |||
1935 Bentley 3.5 Liter | B103CW | 2008 Gooding & Company | $275,000 | $350,000 | |
1935 Bentley 3.5-Litre Coupe | B45CW | 2005 Bonhams Important Collectors' Motor Cars | $35,000 | $42,000 | |
1935 Bentley 3.5-Litre Drophead Coupe | B72AH | 2005 Bonhams Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia & Models | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1935 Bentley 3 1/2-Litre Tourer | B123CW | 2004 Bonhams RollsRoyce & Bentley Motor Cars | $45,000 | $50,000 | |
1935 Bentley 31/2-Litre Tourer | B103EJ | 2003 Bonhams Beaulieu Autojumble | $28,000 | $32,000 |
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