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1930 Bentley 4½ Litre
Chassis No. DS3561
Engine No. DS3560
Registration No. CW 9415 / BF 4973
 
March 2015
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Mar 23, 2015: Sold

The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on March 23, 2015:

"1929 BENTLEY 4½ LTR LE MANS
Registration Number: CW 9415 Chassis Number: DS 3561 Engine Number: DS 3560

FULLY RESTORED MATCHING NUMBERED WITH CONTINUOUS HISTORY.(TOP DRAW)
FROM NEW ALWAYS BEEN AN OPEN 4 SEATER SPORTS TOURER (THIS IS RARE)
PERFECT IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
COMPLETE HISTORY FROM NEW ,LARGE FILE WITH PICTURES AND INVOICES.
STILL ON HER ORIGINAL UNCUT CHASSIS.
TOP TOP QUALITY 3 YEAR RESTORATION
ENGINE FULLY REBUILT,WITH BULLET PROOF PHOENIX CRANK AND RODS AND JUST 7000 MILES SINCE.
SO FULLY RUN IN AND READY FOR BLAST ANYWHERE.
THIS IS A VINTAGE BENTLEY WITH NO ISSUES.
THE BEST OF BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP"

 
     
     
  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Mar 23, 2015
 
     
August 2013
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Sold: Oct 4, 2013

The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on Aug 27, 2013:

"1929 Bentley 4½ ltr Le Mans matching numbers
Registration Number: CW 9415; Chassis Number: DS 3561; Engine Number: DS 3560
Price: £ Classic quality professionally restored

1929 Bentley 4½ Ltr Le Mans
Registration CW 9415
Chassis DS 3561
Engine DS 3560

Perfect in every department. Still on her original uncut chassis. Fantastic history to this, fully matching numbered, Bentley 4½ Ltr Le Mans. This is a fresh, top quality restoration which took over 3 years and it is the best, fully restored, Le Mans currently on offer. Colour british racing green

The engine has full phoenix crank and rods, fully balanced. Because this is such a special car please phone for more details - there is plenty to talk about.

This is the model every vintage Bentley driver would love and it is just run in, so no waiting 4-5 years for a rebuild, just drive away.

A perfect Vintage Bentley with a great performance."

 
     
     
  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Aug 27, 2013
 
     
November 2012
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The following advertisement text by Stanley Mann was found on the Stanley Mann Racing website on Nov 30, 2012:

"1929 Bentley 4½ Ltr Le Mans Spec MATCHING NUMBERS
Registration Number: CW 9415 Chassis Number: DS 3561 Engine Number: DS 3560
Price: £PLEASE CALL

1929 BENTLEY 4½ LTR LE MANS
REGISTRATION NO CW 9415
CHASSIS NO DS 3561
ENGINE NO DS 3560

FANTASTIC HISTORY TO THIS FULLY MATCHING NUMBERED BENTLEY 4½ LTR LE MANS.
THIS IS A FRESH, TOP QUALITY RESTORATION WHICH TOOK OVER 3 YEARS AND WITH BILLS TO MAKE YOUR EYES WATER, WHICH COME TO THINK OF IT, MAKES IT THE BEST FULLY RESTORED LE MANS CURRENTLY ON OFFER SO DON’T BE SURPRISED BY THE PRICE. YES IT WILL HURT BUT THAT’S ALL YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL CAR PLEASE PHONE FOR MORE DETAILS."

This car is for sale as of Nov 30, 2012

 
     
     
  Source: Stanley Mann Racing
Posted: Nov 30, 2012
 
     
2011
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BDC Silverstone, 2011

 
     
     
  Source: Russell Browne
Posted: Jul 29, 2013
 
     
August 8, 2009
 

Stanley Mann has this body for sale as of Aug 8, 2009. Description offered: "1929 VDP open touring body ex vintage Bentley... This is an original body and almost certainly by Van Den Plas which was fitted to a 4½ litre Bentley... This body has been recently restored and is excellent condition. Also for sale (and included in the price) with this body comes wings and running boards which are also recently restored... So what am I bid? £19,500?"

 
     
     
  Posted: Aug 8, 2009  
     
2009
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  Source: Flickr, photos posted by user 'RedRose'
Posted: Aug 4, 2009
 
     
February 2009
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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Open Tourer
The Bentley 4½ Litre presented here was originally owned by Mr. E. Rawlinson of Carr House, Rawstenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. The factory appears to never have recorded details of the original coachbuilder that clothed chassis DS3561, although today it wears what is believed to be its original Vanden Plas 4-seater open tourer style body with long wings. Not a great deal is known of this Bentley's early life although records show that it was delivered to the coachbuilders with a 15/53 axle ratio and 'C' Type gearbox. It was maintained in its early days by A. Ramsbottom of Heathersands Garage near Manchester and known to the Bentley Driver's Club throughout the 1950s.

It was imported to the United States at the end of the 1950s where it is understood to have seen very little use at all in the ownership of Parker Snyder of Celina, Ohio, where it remained for almost 50 years prior to being purchased by the present owner and shipped back to England earlier this year. The present owner describes his discovery as being a good solid car which was largely complete and had clearly been in storage for some considerable length of time as can be seen from the photographs taken at that time. With only a new windscreen and a few other minor components needing to be sourced prior to its sympathetic restoration, the finished motor car presented today represents an unmolested example of a most desirable marque. Inspection showed that the engine was in good general order, the magnetos were completely overhauled and the engine and carburetters fully serviced. The seats were completely re-trimmed in dark blue leather, a new set of carpets and a new hood were made, brightwork re-plated, brakes and wiring checked and new tyres fitted.

Today, fresh out of restoration and finished in the very stylish and handsome Oxford Blue this matching numbers 4½ Litre Bentley presents very nicely indeed and due to the long length of time hidden away in storage it is in mostly original condition. It is of course also very fresh to the market having been under the same ownership for much of the past 50 years. While a certain amount of recommissioning is to be expected after such long-term storage, the result is sure to be magical — the chance to experience a vintage Bentley so recently roused from a lengthy slumber. This Bentley is perfectly suited for continued touring and enjoyment and just crying out to have the cobwebs blasted off during an enthusiastic drive around the English country lanes on a crisp, sunny, autumn morning. The daring Bentley Boys would have expected no less.

 
     
     
  Source: Coys
Updated: Feb 09, 2009
Updated: Jan 12, 2009
Posted: Nov 03, 2008
 
     
September 2008
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1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Open Tourer
110hp, 4,398 cc single overhead camshaft inline four-cylinder engine with four-speed manual transmission, front suspension via beam axle and semi-elliptical leaf springs, rear suspension via live axle and semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 130.5" (3,315mm).

The Bentley 4½ Litre presented here was originally owned by Mr. E. Rawlinson of Carr House, Rawstenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. The factory appears to never have recorded details of the original coachbuilder that clothed chassis DS3561, although today it wears what is believed to be its original Vanden Plas 4-seater open tourer style body with long wings.

Not a great deal is known of this Bentley's early life although records show that it was delivered to the coachbuilders with a 15/53 axle ratio and 'C' Type gearbox. It was maintained in its early days by A. Ramsbottom of Heathersands Garage near Manchester and known to the Bentley Driver's Club throughout the 1950s.

It was imported to the United States at the end of the 1950s where it is understood to have seen very little use at all in the ownership of Parker Snyder of Celina, Ohio, where it remained for almost 50 years prior to being purchased by the present owner and shipped back to England earlier this year.

The present owner describes his discovery as being a good solid car which was largely complete and had clearly been in storage for some considerable length of time as can be seen from the photographs taken at that time.

With only a new windscreen and a few other minor components needing to be sourced prior to its sympathetic restoration, the finished motor car presented today represents an unmolested example of a most desirable marque. Inspection showed that the engine was in good general order, the magnetos were completely overhauled and the engine and carburetters fully serviced. The seats were completely re-trimmed in dark blue leather, a new set of carpets and a new hood were made, brightwork re-plated, brakes and wiring checked and new tyres fitted.

Today, fresh out of restoration and finished in the very stylish and handsome Oxford Blue this 4½ Litre Bentley presents very nicely indeed and due to the long length of time hidden away in storage it is in mostly original condition. It is of course also very fresh to the market having been under the same ownership for much of the past 50 years. While a certain amount of recommissioning is to be expected after such long-term storage, the result is sure to be magical - the chance to experience a vintage Bentley so recently roused from a lengthy slumber.

This Bentley is perfectly suited for continued touring and enjoyment and just crying out to have the cobwebs blasted off during an enthusiastic drive around the English country lanes on a crisp, sunny, autumn morning. The daring Bentley Boys would have expected no less.

 
     
     
  Source: RM Auctions
Posted: Sep 23, 2008
 
     
2006
In USA in 2006 / Owned by an RROC member
EARLIEST RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION
 
Chassis No. DS3561
Engine No. DS3560
Registration No. CW 9415
Date of Delivery: Jul 1929
Type of Body: No info
Coachbuilder: No info
Type of Car: No info
   
First Owner: RAWLINSON E
 
     
  More Info: Michael Hay, in his book Bentley: The Vintage Years, 1997, states: "Last heard of in USA in 1959. 4 seat body."  
     
     
  Posted: Mar 01, 2007  
     
 
 
 
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