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1938 Bentley 4.25-Liter Navigation
1937 coach built Vanvooren of Paris in 1937 for Lucie Vogt. First registered in Paris 470RLS in February 1938 Lucie Vogt was born in 1911 at Niederbruck, North Eastern France in a very rich family, her grandfather Joseph Vogt was the owner of the potassium minues 'Kali sainte Therese' later to become the 'Mines Domaniales Des Potasses D'Alsace'. In 1929 at the age of 18 she obtained her drivers license and her mother bought her a Citroen and later a Talbot and her younger brother Pierre was given a Tecla. There were dozens of cars in the family, most Bugattis. In 1933 she bought herself a Bugatti Type 55, 2.3 liter which she exchanged later for a Type 50, 4.9 liter supercharged. In 1936, at age of 25 she bought a Bugatti 57S but had many problems with this car and the after sales service was very poor, she decided to order a Bentley from Franco-Britannique in Paris, the importers for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars in France. She had the car coach built by Vanvorren in Paris, a two door fixed head coupe with the particularity of having a custode windows so that her dogs, who don't always sit in the back would not be so scared of traffic. The car was delivered to her in February 1938 and she was very pleased in the way Franco-Britannique did their work. They were curteous and friendly, quite a change from what she had been used to with Bugatti. The car was hidden away during World War II and in 1945 she told it to Maurice Baumgartner of Lausanne who had it registered in Switzerland VD 22607 on the 7th of December 1947. Five years later he sold the Bentley to professor Alfred Tissieres also of Luanne, who had it registered VD 28467 on the 31st of December 1945. It was then purchased by Russel H Peck of Cambridge, Massachusetts on the 17th of October 1957 who sold it to Eric M. Gelotte of sandwich, Massachusetts on the 21st of October 1960. He kept it for over 44 years before parting with it to Richard Gorman of North Miami in 2004.
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1938 Bentley 4.25-Liter Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley 4.25-Liter
(Data based on Model Year 1938 sales)
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Sports Saloon by Park Ward Chassis#: B133LE Sold for USD$22,354 2024 RM Sothebys : London | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Two-Seater Sports by Abbey Chassis#: B180LS Sold for USD$82,500 2024 RM Sothebys : Hershey | ![]() ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé by de Villars Chassis#: B1LE Sold for USD$74,902 2024 RM Sothebys : Paris | ![]() ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Sedanca Coupé by Gurney Nutting Chassis#: B187LE Sold for USD$323,766 2020 RM Sothebys : London Online | |
1938 Bentley 4 ¼-litre Chassis#: B66LS Sold for USD$70,049 2020 Bonhams July Motoring Auction | |
1938 Bentley 4¼ Litre Open Tourer Sold for USD$78,547 2019 Shannons - Sydney Autumn Classic | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 L Coupé Vanvooren Chassis#: B-132-LS Sold for USD$341,040 2018 Artcurial : Retromobile | ![]() ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Sportsman's Coupe by De Villars Chassis#: B8MR Sold for USD$181,176 2017 Coys : Thoroughbred & Vintage at Fontwell House | |
1938 BENTLEY 4¼ LITRE MR OVERDRIVE Chassis#: B28MR Sold for USD$112,990 2017 Coys Blenheim Palace | |
1938 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE 'HIGH VISION' COUPÉ Chassis#: B83LE Sold for USD$146,259 2015 Bonhams : The December Sale | |
1938 Bentley 4.25 Litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: B145KU Sold for USD$58,626 2013 H & H Auctions - Chateau Impney | |
1937 Bentley 4¼-Litre Concealed Head Coupe by H.J. Mulliner Chassis#: B92LS Sold for USD$341,000 2013 RM Auctions - Monterey | ![]() ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre 'High Vision' Sports Saloon Chassis#: B28MR Sold for USD$104,716 2013 Bonhams - The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre All-Weather Tourer by Thrupp & Maberly Chassis#: B137LE Sold for USD$225,500 2013 RM Auctions - Amelia Island | ![]() ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4 ¼ litre Chassis#: B125LE Sold for USD$213,136 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia at Goodwood | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé Chassis#: B199LE Sold for USD$145,066 2012 Bonhams - Paris, La Halle Freyssinet Motocars | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Cabriolet Chassis#: B125LE Sold for USD$234,888 2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre All-Weather Cabriolet Chassis#: B190LS Sold for USD$137,500 2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | ![]() |
1938 Bentley 4¼ litre MX Vanden Plus Open Tourer Chassis#: B117MX Sold for USD$235,842 2008 Coys Auction -Brands Hatch | |
1938 Bentley 4 ¼ Brougham Semi Razor Edge Saloon Chassis#: B162 KT Sold for USD$86,278 2006 Coys Auction - True Greats |
Bentley 4.25-Liters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1938 Bentley 4.25-Liter's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé Coachwork by Vanden Plas | B118LS | 2025 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé Coachwork by Park Ward | B78MR | 2025 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Disappearing Hood Sports Tourer | B190LS | 2025 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupé | B8MR | 2020 Bonhams : Goodwood Speedweek | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1938 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE CABRIOLET | B154LS | 2020 Bonhams : The Bonmont Sale | $300,000 | $500,000 | |
1938 BENTLEY 4¼-LITRE FOUR-DOOR CABRIOLET | B125LE | 2020 Bonhams : The Bonmont Sale | $240,000 | $300,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Boattail Speedster | B161LE | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Riyadh Auction | |||
1938 Bentley 4.25 Litre James Young Sedanca Coupe | B72MR | 2017 H & H Auctions Imperial War MuseumDuxford | $180,000 | $220,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Coupe by De VillarsLot | B-8-MR | 2015 Silverstone Auction Classic Sale | $115,000 | $135,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4.25 Litre Sports Saloon | B145KU | 2014 H & H Auctions Chateau Impney | |||
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Drop Head Coupe | B153LE | 2012 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction | $150,000 | $250,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Coupe | B8MR | 2011 Bonhams The December Sale | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Fixed Head Coupe | 2010 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auctions | $250,000 | $325,000 | ||
1938 Bentley 4 ¼-Liter Derby Special | B183KU | 2005 Bonhams RollsRoyce, Bentley Motor Cars and Related Automobilia | $40,000 | $50,000 | |
1938 Bentley 4 ¼-Liter Derby Special | B183KU | 2005 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia | $40,000 | $50,000 | |
1938 BENTLEY 4 1/4 LITER CABRIOLET | 2003 Bonhams MOTOR CARS | $140,000 | $170,000 |
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