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B132LS - 1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Liter Vanvooren Coupe. First registered in Paris 1937 for Lucie Vogt, who was born into a wealthy French Mining family. She owned many different cars, including a Bugatti T57. After recieving the car from the Parisian Bentley dealer - Franco-Britannique. The car was hidden away during the war and in 1945 she sold it to Maurice Baumgarten. Five years later he sold it to Alfred Tissieres also of Switzerland. The car next came to the States with the new owner being Russel Peck of Massachusetts. He kept it for over 44 years before selling it to Richard Gorman of North Florida in 2004. Sold by the Auto Collections in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chassis & Sales

1938 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre de Villars Fixed Head Coupe - did not sell for $198,000 Both the interior and exterior are in very presentable condition. The car appears to have been driven regularly yet benefitted from a favorable climate. B-1-LE still carries its original engine number T6BT. For the enthusiast fascinated by beautiful and rare pre-war British automobiles, this undeniably elegant Bentley will be a great temptation. It is certain to attract attention at any Rolls-Royce or Bentley gathering and bring its new cu... more
Gallery: 2010 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction

1936 Bentley 4¼ Litre Drophead Coupé B155HM - sold for €76,816 According to Rolls-Royce Foundation and Bentley Drivers Club archives, B155HM was ordered by Rootes Ltd., of Devonshire House, Piccadilly, W1 on 30 July, 1936 for stock. It was, however, redirected to the Birmingham agent, George Heath, for a retail customer, G.H. Downing. The chassis was dispatched on 11 November and delivered by road from Lille Hall to Thrupp & Maberly one day later. It was fitted with a four-seat closed four-door saloon bod... more
Gallery: 2010 Automobiles of London by RM Auctions

1938 Bentley 4¼ Litre Cabriolet B125LE - sold for €170,081 Guaranteed by Bentley Motors on 15th September, 1938, chassis B125LE was dispatched to Switzerland to receive coachwork by Carrosserie Worblaufen of that city, in the Canton of Bern. The firm had been opened in 1929 by Fritz Ramseier, who had learnt his craft in a small workshop run by his father. After apprenticeships in France and with Gangloff in Geneva, Ramseier returned home and joined with his brothers Hans and Ernst in the new company. ... more
Gallery: 2010 Automobiles of London by RM Auctions

1939 Bentley 4¼ Litre Vanden Plas Tourer - sold for €241,500 The car was delivered to its first owner, Sir Arthur Cory-Wright, on 16th June 1939 and is one of only nine with this style of Vanden Plas coachwork, which in this case is distinguished by a black radiator shell and the absence of running boards. 'B105MX' is featured in Mervyn Frankel and Ian Strang's authoritative work, 'Bentley: The 1938/1939 Overdrive Cars' (page 183) and we are advised that The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain c... more
Gallery: 2011 Automobiles d'exception au Grand Palais by Bonhams

1937 Bentley 4¼ Litre Hooper Disappearing Hood Sports Tourer B190L - sold for €147,089 Delivered new to Sir John Jarvis Bt. M.P. Known history from new, ex-Nethercutt Collection. Featured in several books on the marque. Handsome Derby Bentley with unique Hooper coachwork.
Gallery: 2011 Salon Privé Auction by RM

1937 Bentley 4¼ Litre Sedanca Coupe - did not sell for $220,000 This lovely Gurney Nutting Bentley is an excellent up-and-running example of an elegant Derby. The 30-year-old restoration is showing its age, but the car remains a usable tour car and, as a Full ClassicTM, the Derby Bentley is an ideal collector car or a great addition to any significant collection. Featured in Johnnie Green’s Bentley: Fifty Years of the Marque as well as Michael Ellman Brown’s Bentley: The Silent Sports Car, B70KT would be a... more
Gallery: 2011 Pebble Beach Auctions by Gooding & Company

1936 Bentley 4¼-Litre James Young Drophead Coupé B74JD - sold for €82,200 Registered 'DXK 2', the Bentley was delivered in April 1937 to its first owner, the Hon R K S Stonor. The car had had only three owners since 1945, the last of whom acquired it in 1973, when it was purchased at auction by the current vendor in June 1992. Since acquisition 'DXK 2' has been exhibited at the Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum at Halland, East Sussex, and will require gentle re-commissioning before returning to the road after this le... more
Gallery: 2011 Goodwood Revival Sale by Bonhams

1938 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Vanden Plas Coupé B199LE - sold for €120,750 The Bentley was purchased by the current vendors in 1991 from Porters of Kensington and is now finished in dark blue with grey interior (leather and carpets). Although in fine mechanical condition and regularly serviced by LMB, the car will be re-commissioned by these respected specialists of Antwerp, Belgium immediately prior to the sale at a cost of around €20,000. Work proposed includes repairing the hinge area and woodwork retaining the do... more
Gallery: The Paris Sale 2012 by Bonhams

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