Information on all Vintage Bentley cars ever produced  
HISTORY BY CHASSIS REFERENCE MATERIALS RESTORATION INFO UNIDENTIFIED BENTLEYS
Home Articles Bentley Clinic Galleries Newsletter Subscribe to Newsletter Advertisements Links  Submit Info Contact
HISTORY BY CHASSIS
All W.O. Bentleys with original Chassis nos.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
1919-1931

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
3 Litre 6½ Litre
4½ Litre 4½ Litre S/C
8 Litre 4 Litre
CLUB TALK

Vintage Bentley
PRODUCTION NOS.

Where To Look For
CHASSIS & ENGINE NOS. on Vintage Bentley cars

LOOK FOR SPECIFIC
VINTAGE BENTLEY CARS

Bentley Specials
& Special Bentleys

UNIDENTIFIED BENTLEYS
Help us IDENTIFY these cars
Vintage Bentley
Chassis numbers


Vintage Bentley
Engine numbers


Vintage Bentley
Registration numbers
 
 
A R T I C L E S
 
Index
Bentley Car Club tours Midcoast, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Firefly Restorations
By Chris Wolf and Holly S. Edwards
Published in "PenBayPilot", May 21, 2014
 

From left, Camilla Brauer, Sandra Massman and Darby Wathne talk at Marshal
Point Light Sunday before resuming their tour of the area. (Photo by Chris Wolf)
 

MIDCOAST — The North American Vintage Bentley Meet kicked off May 18 at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. Around 30 vintage Bentley cars, ranging from 1921 to a more modern 2014 model, adorned the tarmac at the museum while club members toured the museum and eventually took turns in a driving skills test. This was the starting point for the club’s North American Tour and they were to continue to roam around New England from here.

The members of the club began their visit at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, and toured the area around Rockland, Port Clyde and the Marshal Point Lighthouse before returning to Owls Head and the museum. They then headed to Hope, where they met with Andy Swift and toured his antique fire engine restoration business, Firefly Restorations, before hitting the road for a drive to Mount Desert Island and a stop in Bar Harbor.

Vintage Bentley automobiles are some of the most prestigious cars in the world. Bentley cars at the meet were brought in from California, Arizona, Missouri, Texas and New York. Though not driven to Owls Head, the cars were shipped in and driven around the area.

 
Click for larger view
 

Steve Brauer from St. Louis waves from his
1931 Bentley at the Samoset Resort.
(Photo by Chris Wolf)

An antique Bentley parked outside Firefly
Restorations in Hope Monday, May 19.
(Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

A vintage Bentley awaits its turn
at the driving skills test.
(Photo by Chris Wolf)
     

Three Bentleys line up at OHTM.
(Photo by Chris Wolf)

Bentleys at Marshal Point.
(Photo by Chris Wolf)

Bentley cars on the tarmac at OHTM.
(Photo by Chris Wolf)
     

Bentley club members inside Firefly
Restorations in Hope May 19.
(Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

The Bentley car club members gather
with Andy Swift (seated) and his wife,
Kathy, during their visit to Swift’s
Firefly Restoration barn in Hope.
(Photo by Holly S. Edwards)

Andy Swifts tells the Bently car club
that one of the apparatus in his shop,
the steam fire engine named Kearsarge 3,
helped battle the Great Boston Fire of
1872 and save the Old South Meeting
House, the church in the Downtown Crossing
area of Boston that is famous as the organizing site
     
 

John Lee of Brunswick said the cars would drive all day at 60 mph on the highway and are very comfortable. They are detailed in fine leather and wood veneer to accentuate the meticulous detail and the craftsmanship that went to each and every car.

A 1926 Bentley would cost as much as $5,000 at the time. To put it in perspective, a new Ford Model A of the same year would set you back $300.

Andy Parris, aftersales manager for Bentley, is based out of Boston. He explained why two very new 2014 Bentleys were at the vintage Bentley meet.

“Part of out DNA is based on heritage,” he said. “Part of what we build is based off these cars. What we have done, is try to look at the lines, the features, and try to incorporate them into the modern look. We like to bring in these cars to show how the old mixes with the new. And a lot of the owners here also experience the newer Bentleys. Heritage is a very big part of our business.”

“These cars are very, very solid. They are fast, nimble and quiet. And the heritage is here. The younger drivers go more for the modern cars. A Bentley is something you are born into. You have an understanding of it and you grow with it. Many of the owners have been around this brand for many, many years.”

From Owls Head and MDI, the Vintage Bentleys continued their tour of the Northeast. The event was a rare opportunity to see classic, vintage Bentley cars from all over the United States and meet some of the friendly people who own and drive them.

 
 
 
First published in "PenBayPilot", May 21, 2014
Posted here on May 27, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439
Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147
Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651
Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg for his Chassis No. KL3590
Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207
Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165
[More]

October 2019 issue
Subscribe :: Archives
CLUB TALK
Upcoming Vintage Bentley Events
FOR SALE/WANTED
C A R S
For Sale    Wanted
P A R T S
For Sale    Wanted
L I T E R A T U R E
For Sale    Wanted
 
 
 
 
 
 

About | Privacy Policy | Copyright & Disclaimer | Sitemap | Contact

Founder: Robert McLellan ~ Editor: Mona Nath

 
 
VintageBentleys.org :: info@vintagebentleys.org

Copyright © 2006-2020