8 litre Bentley Chassis. no. YF5003, UK Reg. no. GN 1869 fitted with Sedanca Deville body by Thrupp and Maberly no. 5330.

2nd owner Iain R. Hilleary (1936 to 1939) of Sandford Manor, Woodleigh, Berkshire.

"I recently came across the above photo of the Bentley in the files of my dear old friend Henry A. Stonor (deceased) which depicts YF 5003 apparently on tour in Dubrovnik in 1937. On the rear of the photo in Henry's own handwriting is "Iain Hilleary standing next to the spare wheel with his 8 litre Bentley".

Knowing Henry so well I cannot imagine he would have been interested in such a photo if the car did not have some close connection with him. At first I thought it might be a family connection, possibly an uncle, but this proved negative. It has now dawned on me, the other possibility might be that Henry knew Iain's son Ruaraidh, maybe army service in WW2. Henry was commissioned in the Welsh Fusiliers and ended up in Burma.

As a matter of further interest, Henry who I first met in Singapore/Malaya in 1956 (together with Paul Gibbs Pancheri) was a keen vintage enthusiast and amongst other cars, he had three Bentleys — two 3 litres ch. nos. 890 and AX1665 and a Speed Six ch. no. KK2683."