"The car has been sold to Dick DeLuna of Woodside, CA."

Sold: Feb 22, 2016

Year: 1925
Chassis no: 1078
Engine no: 1106
Registration no: No UK reg. US only
Asking price: $595,000 US dollars

Extra Information: 1925 Bentley 3/4½ liter tourer with original 3 liter motor including a large amount of spare parts. Well known car. Good history.

This car was owned by Don L. Hinmon from 1997 to 2010.

"Car sold by me in 2010 to John Romano, Mass. USA. BDC and VSCCA member."

This car is for sale as of November 2009. Given below are the specifications / information received from the current owner, Don Hinmon.

Chassis No. 1078 Speed Model
Original Engine* No. 1106
Current Engine*: 4½L Block and top end, Ex- AB3369*. (See specs below)
Current Engine* No. (BDC crankcase)
Coachwork: Original Van den Plas body 1156
Registration no: No UK Reg., US only

Delivered: July 1925 Guarantee date; Direct to U.S.A.
Original owner: H. D. Grant, UK Export Agent.
Shipped directly to Miranda Brothers Inc. 132 Nassau St. New York City.
Subsequent owner: Louis S. Juillerat Rocky Point, (Long Island) NY; 1950
Complete disassembly and restoration carried out from 1997 to 2001.

Specifications for Chassis 1078, Speed Model (Red Label) 4 seat tourer:
Wheel Base: 9 ft. 9½in.
Overall Length: 13 ft.
Track: 4 ft. 8 in.
Overall width: 5 ft. 9 in.
Total weight: 2800lbs. (approx.)
Tire size (street): 5:50 X 21
Racing Tires: 6:00X18 Michelin (Full set of 5 included)
Wings: Came with the car, are period, however not original to this car.
Headlamps are period American, probably for ease of bulb replacement.
Original head lamps, which came with the car, needing restoration, are included.
Body is same specification as raced by Bentley Motors at Le Mans.
Gearbox: Original A type gearbox and ratios, Very good condition.
Rear axle: 15/53; 3.533:1. As used at Le Mans. New crown wheel and Pinion.
Bearings renewed in gearbox, axle shafts and rear axle.
Alfin brake drums to front, original drums and hubs included.

Engine Specifications:
	Original crank case and crankshaft were damaged and lost.
	A BDC club crank case was acquired as a basis for a re-build.
	All other original 3 Liter engine No. 1106 parts available are included with car.
	A Phoenix 3L crankshaft, balanced , was fitted to crankcase with shell bearings.
	Phoenix forged racing rods with shell bearings were installed.
	A 4½L engine, less crankcase, came with the car (AB3369).
	This block and associated components were used in the re-build.
	Arias Light Weight Racing pistons were installed.
	Overhead camshaft, new, forged, by Reece Cams in UK.
	Phoenix Roller Rockers and all new racing valves and guides installed.
	All bearing surfaces line bored and renewed.
	Renewed vertical drive gears from D. Day in UK. Rebuilt Magnetos from UK.
	Lightweight flywheel installed, original flywheel included.
	All engine re-build work was done by Leydon Restorations, Lahaska, PA, renowned for vintage race car engine restoration work.
	Larger old type sand cast twin SU carburetors, 2 inch throat, installed.
	Dual SU electric fuel pumps as used on later Le Mans cars installed.
	Accusump oil accumulator installed for racing.
	Four valves per cylinder; Overhead camshaft.
	Engine Bore: 100mm (original 4½L)
	Stroke: 149mm (Original 3L crank stroke)
	Engine Capacity (actual): 4.75 Liters.
	Compression ratio: 7.5:1 approx.
	Horsepower: 170 (Estimated)
	Torque: 250 ft./Lbs. (Estimated)
	Maximum RPM: 4.000+
	Top speed: 115 mph (Estimated)

In 1927 the Bentley factory built a car for the Le Mans 24 hour race using the standard 3L Speed Model chassis with Van den Plas touring body like Ch 1078. They installed the new 4½L engine. It was much faster than the other 3 liters they entered. However, unfortunately, it crashed. The next year, for 1928, they entered several 4½L cars, including the one from 1927. The 'old' 1927 car won the 1928 Le Mans race. Bentley went on to win another two times, for a total of five Le Mans wins up to 1930.

Chassis 1078 is The culmination of nearly 40 years of Vintage Bentley ownership. The owners first Vintage Bentley was purchased and re-built while living in the UK in 1970. This car embodies experiences gained in re-building, touring, showing and racing vintage Bentley and XK Jaguar cars over those years.

If you want to do the Peking to Paris Rally, the Le Mans Retrospective and/or the Monaco Vintage Races, this is the car for you. If you just want reliable high speed continental touring, Alaska to New York Rallying or anything in between, no problem. Or, just a great week end family car you can also take to a concourse and win a prize.

The car has performed well in a limited number of VSCCA sponsored Vintage Races. These include the 2001 Vintage Fall Festival at Limerock, Ct., the 2003 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix and the 2003 VIR VSCCA Vintage Races. Racing activities have been rather limited, particularly in the last 5 years due to the owner's physical inability to participate (principally back problems).

Concours awards have been won at the Radnor Hunt Concourse in Malvern, PA, whenever the car was presented for judging.

Chassis 1078 represents the history and the romance of an original Vintage Bentley updated mechanically for modern highway driving while sympathetically restored to original appearance and specification. The ultimate classic pre-war sports car for all seasons.

Asking price: US$340,000

Chassis no. 1078 is a finalist in The New York Times, "2008 Collectible Car of the Year Contest". (Winner to be declared on February 21, 2009)

Make: Bentley; Model: 3 litre; Year: 1925; Mileage: 2000; Location: Ambler - Pennsylvania; Engine Type: 4 Cylinder; Transmission Type: Manual

"Bentley (Vintage), 1925, 3 / 4½ Liter. Original Van den Plas Touring body. Complete restoration by current owner completed in 2003 (The first phases of the major restoration were completed in about 2000... Further work followed until 2003, with even more work in the years through 2007, as competition and use revealed needed upgrades. - Owner, Don Hinmon). Similar to models Bentley Motors raced, and won, in the Le Mans 24 hours races in the late 1920s. These cars were also raced with great success at the Brooklands track in England in the 1920s. This car was originally shipped new to New York City in 1925. The car has raced at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix and the VIR Vintage Races. It has won Best Bentley and Peoples Choice awards at The Radnor Hunt Concours."

"Interesting that it is the only Vintage Bentley (in the contest)." - Owner, Don Hinmon — Jan 15, 2009

Photographs were taken during 2007 Radnor Hunt Rally and Concours in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The car was awarded Best British Car at this event.

Identified as being Chassis no. 1078 by owner Don L. Hinmon. — Jan 10, 2009

Photographs were taken during 2004 Radnor Hunt Rally and Concours in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Identified as being Chassis no. 1078 by owner Don L. Hinmon. — Jan 10, 2009

Photographs were taken during 2003 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.

At Virginia International Raceway, VSCCA event , 2003.

The car was named "Peoples Choice 2001".

Engine at Leydon Restorations, Lahaska, PA. . Engine no: 1106 4 1/2L conversion

"Over four years spent on complete restoration. New Club (BDC) crank case and 4 1/2 block on Phoenix 3L stroke crank and new rods. (Makes for about 4 3/4 Litre). Arias pistons, Reece cam, assembled by Leydon Restorations. Original windscreen retained."

The car as it was when Don L. Hinmon originally acquired it in 1997. "Original Body, 2 front axles, 2 transmissions and boxes of engine and body parts near by... loaded on a trailer, many more bits in the back of the truck!"

"The car was acquired by me from Gerry Lettieri, who acquired the car from the Charlie Low collection, when he acquired a 4½L car, Chassis No. RN3028."