These are standard specifications for the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter, not necessarily specifications for the vehicle(s) in the photo(s).
Transmission:
4 Manual
![Sportsman Coupe](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR 5088
Engine # YR 5088
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Auction entries : 1
![Convertible Victoria](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR5085
Engine # YR5085
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![Touring Car](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YX5119
Engine # YX5119
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Chassis # YR5097
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![Open Tourer by Harrison](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR5076
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Auction entries : 2
![Tourer](../images/filler.png)
![Corsica Tourer](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YX5115
Engine # YX5117
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![Sports Tourer](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR5095
Engine # YR5095
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Auction entries : 1
![Tourer](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR5086
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Auction entries : 3
![Sports Coupe Cabriolet](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YR5099
Engine # YR5099
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Auction entries : 1
![Tourer](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YF5013
Engine # YF5013
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Auction entries : 2
![Sport Saloon](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YX 5113
Engine # YX 5115
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Auction entries : 2
![Roadster Special](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YF5006
Engine # YF5006
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Auction entries : 2
![Sports Tourer](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YF5011
Engine # YF5011
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![Sports Tourer (Style of Vanden Plas)](../images/filler.png)
Chassis # YX 5109
Engine # YX5109
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Auction entries : 1
Features
Engine Location : | Front |
Drive Type : | Rear Wheel |
Hypoid bevel final drive | |
Body / Chassis : | Aluminium |
Production Years for Series : | 1930 - 1932 |
Coach Work : | Gurney Nutting, Lancefield, Murphy, Vanden Plas, Harrison, Corsica, Mulliner, Wallis, Barker, Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilders, Sutherland, James Pearce |
Introduced At : | 1930 London Motor Show |
Performance
Top Speed : | 100 mph | 160.9 km/h |
Engine & Transmission
Inline 6 | |
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Displacement : | 7983 cc | 487.2 cu in. | 8.0 L. |
Power : | 220 BHP (161.92 KW) @ 3500 RPM |
Bore : | 110.0 mm | 4.331 in. |
Stroke : | 140.0 mm | 5.512 in. |
Valvetrain : | 24 OHC (4 valves per cylinder) |
Construction : | Cast-iron block and head |
Dual carburetors |
4 Manual
Production Figures
8 Litre Production (1930-1932) : | 100 |
1931 Bentley 8-Liter | |
Convertible Victoria (by Murphy) : | 1 |
Sportsman Coupe (by Gurney Nutting) : | 100 |
Dimension(s)
Sportsman Coupe by Gurney Nutting
![Sportsman Coupe](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31_Bentley_8-Ltr_Sportsmn_Cpe_DV-06-ARM_08-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR 5088
Engine # YR 5088
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Coachwork : | Gurney Nutting |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Sportsman Coupe by Lancefield
Coachwork : | Lancefield |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Convertible Victoria by Murphy
![Convertible Victoria](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31_bentley-8-ltr-mrphy-dv-19-pbc-dt021-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5085
Engine # YR5085
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Coachwork : | Murphy |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Touring Car by Vanden Plas
![Touring Car](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr-yx5119-dv-19-pbc-dt030-200.jpg)
Chassis # YX5119
Engine # YX5119
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![Touring Car](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr-J202_dv-23-pbc-dt1-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5097
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Coachwork : | Vanden Plas |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Open Tourer by Harrison by Harrison
![Open Tourer by Harrison](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-Bentley_8-Ltr_368-DV-08_MB_0016-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5076
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Auction entries : 2
Coachwork : | Harrison |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Tourer by Gurney Nutting
![Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-Bentley_8Lter_GNutting_348_DV-08_MB_05-200.jpg)
Coachwork : | Gurney Nutting |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Corsica Tourer by Corsica
![Corsica Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-Bentley_8-Liter_303-DV_08-MB_01-200.jpg)
Chassis # YX5115
Engine # YX5117
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Coachwork : | Corsica |
Seating Capacity : | 2 |
Doors : | 2 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Tourer
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Sports Tourer by Vanden Plas
![Sports Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-litre-vdp-dv-19-pbc-02-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5095
Engine # YR5095
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Auction entries : 1
Coachwork : | Vanden Plas |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 144.0 in | 3658 mm. |
Weymann Paneled Saloon by Mulliner
Coachwork : | Mulliner |
Seating Capacity : | 5 |
Doors : | 4 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 144.0 in | 3658 mm. |
Tourer by Wallis
![Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-Bentley-8_litre-DV-10-GCA_a002-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5086
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Auction entries : 3
Coachwork : | Wallis |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Sport Saloon by Mulliner
Coachwork : | Mulliner |
Doors : | 4 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Sports Coupe Cabriolet by Barker
![Sports Coupe Cabriolet](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr-mc10-dv-19-pbc-dt021-200.jpg)
Chassis # YR5099
Engine # YR5099
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Coachwork : | Barker |
Doors : | 2 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Tourer by Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilders
![Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-Bentley-8-Litre-DV-16-RMA_02-200.jpg)
Chassis # YF5013
Engine # YF5013
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Coachwork : | Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilders |
Seating Capacity : | 5 |
Doors : | 2 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 134.0 in | 3404 mm. |
Sport Saloon by Vanden Plas
![Sport Saloon](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr-vdp-dv-19-pbc_dt030-200.jpg)
Chassis # YX 5113
Engine # YX 5115
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Coachwork : | Vanden Plas |
Seating Capacity : | 5 |
Doors : | 4 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Roadster Special by Sutherland
![Roadster Special](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31_bentley-8-ltr-spcl-dv-18-rma-01-200.jpg)
Chassis # YF5006
Engine # YF5006
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Auction entries : 2
Coachwork : | Sutherland |
Seating Capacity : | 2 |
Doors : | 2 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 135.0 in | 3429 mm. |
Sports Tourer by Gurney Nutting
![Sports Tourer](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr-gn-dv-19-pbc-019-200.jpg)
Chassis # YF5011
Engine # YF5011
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Coachwork : | Gurney Nutting |
Seating Capacity : | 7 |
Doors : | 4 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Sports Tourer (Style of Vanden Plas) by James Pearce
![Sports Tourer (Style of Vanden Plas)](https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Bentley/31-bentley-8-ltr_dv-24-MM-2-200.jpg)
Chassis # YX 5109
Engine # YX5109
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Auction entries : 1
Coachwork : | James Pearce |
Doors : | 4 |
Exterior | |
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Wheelbase : | 156.0 in | 3962 mm. |
Handling
Suspension | |
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Semi-elliptic leaf springs |
Tires / Wheels | |
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Tires : | 21-inch |
1931 Averages
Avg. Car Cost : | $640 |
Avg. Household Income : | $1,850 |
Avg. Home : | $6,790 |
Avg. Gallon of Gas : | $0.17 |
1931 Bentley 8-Liter FAQs (show)
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What are the dimension and mechanical specifications of the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter?
Q: How fast is the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter? A: The 1931 Bentley 8-Liter has a top speed of 100 mph. Q: What is the wheelbase size of the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter? A: The 1931 Bentley 8-Liter has wheelbase sizes of 134.00-, 135.00-, 144.00-, 156.00-inches.Q: What were the bodystyles of the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter? A: The 1931 Bentley 8-Liter was offered as a Convertible Victoria, Corsica Tourer, Open Tourer by Harrison, Roadster Special, Sport Saloon, Sports Coupe Cabriolet, Sports Tourer, Sports Tourer (Style of Vanden Plas), Sportsman Coupe, Tourer, Touring Car, Weymann Paneled Saloon.Q: What tires did the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter have? A: The 1931 Bentley 8-Liter had 21-inch tires.Q: How many 8 Litre were produced? A: Bentley produced 100 examples of the 8 Litre from 1930 to 1932.Q: What engine did the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter have? A: The engine powering the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter was a Inline 6 (7983 cc | 487.2 cu in. | 8.0 L.) with 220 BHP (161.92 KW) @ 3500 RPM. Q: What transmission did the 1931 Bentley 8-Liter have? A: The 1931 Bentley 8-Liter had a 4 speed Manual gearbox.