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This Bentley chassis was delivered to coachbuilder Vanden Plas on September 17, 1935, where it received touring coachwork. It was then sent to the United States by Long Island-based coachbuilder Brewster & Company Inc. and displayed at the 1936 New York International Auto Show. It was acquired by Francis V. du Pont, Esq., of Wilmington, Delaware who sent the car to Derham Body Company located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Derham reworked the coachwork as a Drophead Coupe with raised doors, chrome side trim, and roll-up windows. After the work was completed, the car was shipped back to Bentley in England for maintenance. Due to the onset of hostilities in Europe, Bentley was unable to complete the work or return it to the U.S.
In June of 1939, the car was sold to Thomas Nightingale of North Birmingham, UK, and received registration FXE 9. The car survived the war and passed through several English owners, subsequently acquired in September of 1965 by Lt. Commander G.H. White, USN, and returned to the US.
By the time the car arrived in the United States, it was in deteriorated condition. Mr. White commissioned a professional restoration. It would pass through several more caretakers before being acquired by Peter Hageman who commissioned a bare-metal repaint in 2000 and finished in the color scheme it currently wears. The current owner acquired the car in 2003. Since then, the car has received a new tan top, tan interior, and polished aluminum wheels.
In March of 2006, the car was shown at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. In June 2017, it won a First Place concours award at the 66th Annual Rolls-Royce Owners' Club Meet in French Lick, Indiana.By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2020
In June of 1939, the car was sold to Thomas Nightingale of North Birmingham, UK, and received registration FXE 9. The car survived the war and passed through several English owners, subsequently acquired in September of 1965 by Lt. Commander G.H. White, USN, and returned to the US.
By the time the car arrived in the United States, it was in deteriorated condition. Mr. White commissioned a professional restoration. It would pass through several more caretakers before being acquired by Peter Hageman who commissioned a bare-metal repaint in 2000 and finished in the color scheme it currently wears. The current owner acquired the car in 2003. Since then, the car has received a new tan top, tan interior, and polished aluminum wheels.
In March of 2006, the car was shown at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. In June 2017, it won a First Place concours award at the 66th Annual Rolls-Royce Owners' Club Meet in French Lick, Indiana.By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2020
2020 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $325,000
Sale Price :
USD $302,000
1935 Bentley 3.5 Liter Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bentley 3.5 Liter
(Data based on Model Year 1935 sales)
1935 Bentley 3½ Liter Park Ward Sports Saloon Chassis#: B73DK Sold for USD$50,400 2024 Broad Arrow Auctions : Amelia | |
1935 BENTLEY 3 1/2 LITRE DROPHEAD COUPE Chassis#: B5EJ Sold for USD$302,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Estate of Mark Smith Auction | |
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 |
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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