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1931 Bentley 8 Litre |
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Original Numbers
Chassis No. YR5086
Engine No. YR5086
Registration No. (Not available)
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This car - updated
Chassis No. YR5086
Engine No. YR5086
Registration No. MMG 329
(Updated with information from RM Sotheby's. - October 2010) |
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November
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1931 Bentley 8-Litre
Tourer YR5086
The car presented here, an 8-Litre
Bentley, chassis number YR5086 was
delivered new to Mr. A.V. Bustard
of Antrim, Northern Ireland on 1 April,
1931. It was built on the 13-foot
wheelbase chassis, with engine number
YR5086 and an F-type
gearbox, numbered 8083. The chassis
left the Cricklewood works on 7 January,
1931 to be bodied by Thrupp and Maberly,
also of Cricklewood, with an enclosed
limousine body.
Little is known of YR 5086s
subsequent history, but it is known
to have been owned by one Mr. Dale
in the late 1950s. During Mr. Dales
ownership, the engine was rebuilt,
and it is then believed to have had
a succession of UK-based owners, until
it was re-bodied in the mid-1960s
with a Vanden Plas-style, dual-cowl
touring body by Wallis. The car is
pictured in Johnnie Greens book,
Bentley: Fifty Years of the Marque,
on pages 111 and 113. Here, it states
that the car is owned by Scott Appleby,
Esq. The book was first published
in 1969, so it can be assumed that
it was Mr. Appleby who commissioned
the new coachwork. YR 5086 has been
in the United States since 1966, and
it was last recorded with the Bentley
Drivers Club in 1976, until
registered with them by the previous
owner in 2008.
Sold for
€422,489 on October 27th 2010,
Battersea, London. |
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Source:
SuperCars
Posted: Nov 22, 2010 |
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March
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1931 Bentley 8
Litre Tourer
On January 7, 1931, a 156 wheelbase
fitted with an F-type gearbox and
identified as chassis no. YR5086,
left Bentleys Cricklewood production
facility destined for coachbuilders
Thrupp and Maberly, who adorned the
prodigious 8 Litre chassis with a
typically elegant and stately enclosed
limousine body. On April 1, the completed
car was delivered to its first owner,
Mr. A.V. Bustard of Antrim, Northern
Ireland. Original service records
indicate that Mr. Bustard retained
ownership of his august 8 Litre through
1933.
The known history of YR5086 resumes
in the late 1950s, when ownership
can be traced to a Mr. Dale in the
UK. Mr. Dale commissioned a complete
rebuild of the cars stout engine
and was the first in a succession
of British owners that, in the mid-1960s,
had this Bentley fitted with a Vanden
Plas-style dual cowl touring body
courtesy of coachbuilder Wallis. Some
experts speculate that Scott Appleby,
Esq. was responsible for commissioning
the new coachwork, as he is credited
as the owner in the photograph of
the re-bodied 8 Litre found in Johnnie
Greens seminal 1969 book, Bentley:
Fifty Years of the Marque. With the
addition of this open body, YR5086
not only assumed a sportier exterior
visage more becoming of the 8 Litres
race bred engineering, but it also
joined the small minority of cars
that were originally draped with unclosed
coachwork, widely thought to number
approximately 25 examples.
It is believed that this magnificent
8 Litre has been in the US since 1966.
The car was entered in the Bentley
Drivers Club registry as late
as 1976 before disappearing from record
until 2008, when its current owner
resumed such recordkeeping. The current
owner of this rare 8 Litre has embarked
on a thorough mechanical restoration
to bring the car to its superior pre-war
standards. Renowned specialist Brian
Joseph of Classic and Exotic Service
in Troy, Michigan, was retained to
perform the work.
Finished in 2008, Mr. Josephs
work is said to have included a complete
engine rebuild and proper servicing
of other drivetrain components, including
the clutch, brakes and rear axle.
In addition, Mr. Joseph thoroughly
evaluated and refreshed all aspects
of the electrical system, resulting
in a Bentley that operates as smoothly
one would expect of the marques
high standards.
The Bentley 8 Litre occupies an elite
status among Europes finest
pre-war automobiles. Its combination
of performance-oriented engineering,
luxurious style and powerful output
endows it with a reputation equivalent
to the finest Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suizas
and possibly even a Bugatti Royale
of that period. Of the cars tested
by The Autocar during the period from1930
to1939, only Alfa Romeos 8C
2300 posted a higher top speed than
the 8 Litre Bentley. Until the arrival
of the R-Type Continental in 1953,
the 8 Litre remained Bentleys
fastest production car for over 20
years. It was the ultimate expression
of Bentley company values, the last
model to be produced before the companys
acquisition by Rolls-Royce. Appropriately,
the historical significance of the
8 Litre was recognized last year by
Bentley Motors during its 100th anniversary
celebration. At a commemorative presentation
on the awards platform of the Pebble
Beach Concours dElegance, the
manufacturer presented an 8 Litre
once owned by W.O Bentley himself.
Chassis YR5086 is entrenched in the
proud Bentley heritage, showing a
wonderful patina due to many years
of enjoyment and sporting strong and
reliable mechanicals. As pleasurable
to drive as it is to admire, this
exceptional 8 Litre Tourer will be
an unparalleled acquisition for any
collector, especially a discriminating
Bentley enthusiast, and is a massive
example of W.O. Bentleys genius
and serves as a testament to Bentleys
reputation for creating motorcars
that represented the finest cross-section
of daring motorsports triumph and
aristocratic elegance.
(This car is for sale at Gooding
Company as of Mar 08, 2010) |
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Source:
Gooding Company
Posted: Mar 08, 2010 |
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July
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The car presented
here, an 8-Litre Bentley, chassis
number YR5086 was delivered new to
Mr A.V. Bustard of Antrim, Northern
Ireland on April 1st, 1931. It was
built on the 13-foot wheelbase chassis
and had engine number YR5086 and an
'F' type gearbox, number 8083. The
chassis left the Cricklewood works
on January 7th, 1931 to be bodied
by Thrupp and Maberly, also of Cricklewood,
with an enclosed limousine body. Cost
new, was £3,055. It is known
that Mr Bustard kept the car until
at least 1933 when the service records
finish. Interestingly his brother,
R.L. Bustard bought an 8-Litre Bentley
at the same time. Chassis YR5025
was bodied by Freestone and Webb and
was destroyed by fire in 1932 after
being hit by an Austin Seven.
The next time that YR5086 is known,
is when it was owned by a Mr Dale
in the late 1950s. During Mr Dale's
ownership of the car it had its engine
rebuilt and is then believed to have
had a succession of UK owners until
it was rebodied in the mid-1960s with
a Vanden Plas-style dual cowl tourer
body by Wallis. The car is pictured
in Johnnie Green's book, 'Bentley
Fifty Years of the Marque', page 111
(and 113). Here it states that the
car is owned by Scott Appleby, Esq.
The book was first published in 1969
so it could be assumed that it was
he that commissioned the new coachwork.
YR5086 has been in the United States
since 1966 and was last recorded with
the Bentley Driver's Club in 1976
until registered with them by the
current owner in 2008.
YR5086 is truly an impressive car.
It received a major mechanical rebuild
by well-known specialist Brian Joseph
of Classic and Exotic Service in Michigan.
The car is described as being thoroughly
reliable, on the button and an absolute
pleasure to drive.
Only one hundred 8-Litre Bentleys
were built which is why the model
is so coveted. These race-bred, high-speed
and highly evocative motorcars are
very rare to the market place. This
car YR5086 is ready to be entered
into the very best historic events
around the world - or just driven
- for the fun of it.
Click here
to view video of this 1931 Bentley
8-Litre Tourer |
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Source:
RM Auctions Inc.
Posted: Jul 28, 2008 |
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2006 |
In
USA in 2006 / Owned by an RROC member |
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Chassis no: YR5086
Coachbuilder: Thrupp & Maberly |
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Source:
Pipo Aymamí
Posted: May 09, 2014 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
YR5086 |
Engine No. |
YR5086 |
Registration
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(Eire) |
Date of Delivery: |
Apr 1931 |
Type of Body: |
Limousine |
Coachbuilder: |
Thrupp & Maberly |
Type of Car: |
13 |
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First Owner: |
A.V. Bustard |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"F/8038. T&M Body no. 5336. Registered
OI 22 Now MMG 329. 4 seater by Wallis." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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