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| 1931 Bentley 8 Litre |
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Original 1931 Numbers
Chassis No. YR5099
Engine No. YR5099
Registration No. GN 82
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This car - updated
Chassis No. YR5099
Engine No. YR5099
Registration No. GN 82
(Updated with information from RM Sotheby's. - August 2014) |
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Found on RM Sotheby's website
RM Sotheby's - Monterey 15 - 16 August 2014
1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sports Coupe Cabriolet by Barker
$3,750,000 - $4,750,000
Chassis No. YR5099
Engine No. YR5099
Registration no. GN 82
- The only original two-passenger roadster built on an 8-Litre chassis
- A one-off, bespoke “boattail” design by Barker
- Matching-numbers chassis, engine, and gearbox
- Authenticity verified by vintage Bentley authority Clare Hay
- Powerful, beautiful, and absolutely unique—the ultimate 8-Litre
200–230 bhp (44.9 RAC hp), 7,983 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder engine with twin SU H08 carburetors, four-speed sliding-pinion manual gearbox, solid front axle and live rear axle suspension with half-elliptic leaf springs and double-acting dampers, and four-wheel Dewandre mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 144 in. |
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Source:
RM Sotheby's
Posted: May 04, 2020 |
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RM Auctions Monterey,
August 2014 |
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Source:
Flickr, posted by user 'Beetlebomb Pohutukawa'
Posted: Mar 26, 2015 |
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| 2006 |
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USA in 2006 / Owned by a BDC member |
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Source:
Retro Classics
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 |
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Source:
Free Base
Posted: Feb 09, 2009 |
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Source:
Blackhawk Collection
Posted: Dec 09, 2006 |
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Source:
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 |
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Source:
Corvette World (DE)
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 |
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RROC Yosemite
Inter Regional Hill Climb Meet, 1999
YR5099 (1931 8-Litre Barker
boat-tail tourer) Owner: F. Miller
"From his home in Scotland the
original owner, Sir P. Malcolm Stewart,
ordered this '31 8 liter boattail
tourer to add to his impressive collection
of motorcars. YR5099 was very similar
to the Speed Six that was built for
the 1930 Olympia Car Show. At some
point the car was converted to a drophead
coupe and it wasn't until sometime
in the 70's and early 80's that it
was restored by James McHarg to its
original splendor. Teardrop front
wings cleanly point toward the pontoon-style
running boards, making a very stylish
art deco tourer." — From
the article 'Ultimate Hill Climb:
Yosemite Inter-Regional', Text by
Martin Mayer, CA and photos By Harold
Pope, CA& Richard Murray, CA |
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Source:
The Flying Lady, March-April 1999
Posted: Jun 28, 2013 |
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Source:
The Coys Complete Collectors &
Investors Car Value Guide: 1986/87 Edition,
Coys of Kensington, 1986
Posted: May 24, 2007 |
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This photograph is
from an advertisement by Coys in "Thoroughbred
& Classic Cars" magazine,
July 1983.
Text in ad reads: 1928 W.O. Bentley
8 Litre. Boat tailed 2-seat tourer |
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Source:
"Thoroughbred & Classic Cars"
magazine, July 1983
Posted: Sep 13, 2008 |
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| EARLIEST
RECORD OF HISTORICAL FACTS & INFORMATION |
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| Chassis No. |
YR5099 |
| Engine No. |
YR5099 |
| Registration
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GN 82 |
| Date of Delivery: |
Jul 1931 |
| Type of Body: |
CABRIOLET |
| Coachbuilder: |
Barker |
| Type of Car: |
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Stewart Sir P M |
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More Info:
Michael Hay, in his book Bentley:
The Vintage Years, 1997, states:
"F/8076. Body converted to drophead
coupe - now rebuilt to original pattern." |
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Posted: Mar 01, 2007 |
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