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Amelia Island Auction 20131928 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Semi-Le Mans Sports Tourer
Coachwork by Vanden Plas
SOLD $2,750,000
Estimate
$2,000,000 - $2,500,000
Chassis
MF3153
Engine
SM3905 Registration No. UV 6520 Body No. 1457
Car Highlights
Exceedingly Rare Original-Bodied Example
Boasting Many Original Le Mans-Specifications Components
Exceptional Provenance with Prominent Bentley Owners
Recent and Exacting Restoration by Noted Marque Specialists Graham Moss and Richard Cresswell
2005 BDC Concours Best of Show
Documented by Bentley Historian Clare Hay
Ideal International Event Entrant
An Important, Highly Regarded, and Desirable Vintage Bentley
One of the Finest Vintage Bentleys Extant
Technical Specs
4,398 CC SOHC Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
Twin SU “Sloper” Carburetors
Estimated 130 HP
4-Speed Non-Synchromesh D-Type Gearbox
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
Semi-Elliptical Leaf-Spring Suspension with Friction-Plate Shock Absorbers