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1930 Bentley 6½ Litre |
Chassis No. LR2776
Engine No. KR2698
Registration No. GH 1517 |
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2006 |
In
Hong Kong in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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1930 Bentley Speed
Six H. J. Mulliner Drophead Coupé
Chassis number LR2776, Engine number
KR2698
This stunning H. J. Mulliner drophead
coupé is one of only a handful
of Speed Sixs still retaining
its original body. Beautifully restored,
finished in black with red hides,
this Speed Six won Best of Show in
1992 at the Louis Vuitton in Paris
and was an award winner at the 2002
Pebble Beach Concours.
Although the six cylinder 6½
litre was announced as early as 1925,
it was not until 1928 that the Speed
Six, W. Os favorite model, was
introduced. The turbine smooth engine
was progressively improved culminating
in the remarkable Le Mans victories
in what were in fact only mildly developed
cars straight off the production line.
Considering the 6½ litre was
originally conceived as a touring
car and a direct competitor with Roll-Royces
New Phantom, the sporting achievements
were all the more remarkable.
The all conquering Bentley Speed Six
made motoring press headlines in 1929
and 1930 with its high point the glorious
Barnato/Kidston victory at Le Mans
in 1930, with Clement/Watney close
behind in second position, surely
one of W.Os proudest moments.
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Source:
Hageman Motorcars
Posted: Jul 28, 2007 |
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Source:
1MotorMart
Posted: Oct 08, 2011 |
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1930 6 1/2-Litre
Bentley Speed Six Drophead Coupe.
Coachwork by H.J. Mulliner. Chassis
No. LR 2776. Engine No. KR 2698. UK
Reg. No. GH 1517.
"It was obvious from the very
first that the 6 1/2-litre Bentley
would revolutionise big car performance.
Not only did it possess all the good
qualities of the 3-litre magnified
a thousandfold, but would carry the
heaviest coach-built bodies with ease..."
A.F.C. Hillstead, 'Those
Bentley Days', Faber & Faber,
London, 1953.
This magnificent vehicle is a fine
example of arguably the most significant
of all Bentley models, and one which
was a particular favourite of the
legendary Walter Owen Bentley himself.
This particular 6 1/2-litre was first
registered in July 1930 to a Miss
H. Bingham, and it is still fitted
with its original body.
W.O. Bentley and his co-directors
had realised as early as 1924 that
a new and more powerful model was
necessary to augment or supersede
the 3-litre. They had introduced a
1 1/2in. longer 'Long Standard' chassis
to the 3-litre range but customers
simply had even more lavish and heavier
coachwork fitted which again severely
limited the finished cars' performance.
Experience with a prototype 4 1/2-litre
car persuaded Bentley to enlarge the
6-cylinder engine still further to
6,597 c.c. One such chassis was ready
in time for the 1925 London Show and
the first production cars were delivered
in March 1926.
The model was well received and subsequent
development progressed until 1928
when the Speed Six model was introduced.
It was W.O.'s personal favourite and
also became the most successful of
all the vintage period racing Bentleys.
The Speed Six was recognisable by
its massive parallel-sided radiator
and 'green label' enamelled badges
instead of the Standard Six's 'blue
labels'. Beneath the bonnet the big
6-cylinder engine carried two SU HVG5
carburettors, and while the standard
engine engine delivered a claimed
160 b.h.p or 180 with the single-port
block the 1929-30 Team cars
offered c. 200 b.h.p.
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Source:
Christie's Auction of Jaguar, Aston
Martin, Lagonda and Bentley Automobiles
in Monaco catalog, May 3, 1989
Posted: Dec 27, 2006 |
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1930 Bentley 6½
litre Speed
Coachwork By H. J. Mulliner, London
Reg. No. GH 1517; Chassis No. LR 2776;
Engine No. KR 2698 S
Engine, six-cylinder, overhead-camshaft,
monobloc, bore 100mm., stroke 140mm.,
capacity 6,597 c.c.: magneto and coil
ignition: four-speed gearbox, right-hand
change: spiral bevel final drive:
foot-brake on four wheels, handbrake
on rear wheels: suspension semi-elliptic
front and rear: suspension semi-elliptic
front and rear: wheelbase lift. 9
1/2 in.: tyre size 7.00 x 21: price
new in England (chassis) £1,800.
FOURSOME DROPHEAD COUPE
The Speed Six won Bentley their last
two Le Mans victories (1929 and 1930).
177 of the type were made, many of
these with elegant closed and drophead
coachwork, though unfortunately a
goodly proportion of these have been
transformed into open 'replicas' of
one kind and another. This car, however,
carries its original two-door, two-light
four-seater drophead coupe body with
cycle type wings. Early history is
unknown, but it was in one owner's
hands from 1950 to 1958, by which
latter year it had covered only 118,000
miles. In 1960, the chassis and engine
were rebuilt, and in 1961 the bodywork
was reconditioned by Mead of Maidenhead.
Only a modest mileage has been covered
since, and general condition is described
as excellent.
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Source:
From a sales catalog dated July 10,
1975
Made available by Michael J. Immecke
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 |
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Style personified.
A Speed Six Drop Head Coupe.
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Source:
Wim Kamper
Posted: Feb 23, 2007 |
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EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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Chassis No. |
LR2776 |
Engine No.
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KR2698 |
Registration
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GH 1517 |
Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1930 |
Type of Body: |
D/H Coupe |
Coachbuilder:
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H J Mulliner |
Type of Car: |
SP3 |
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First Owner: |
BINGHAM Miss H |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"Accident 2/31 - new frame fitted.
Still fitted original body." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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